The following two Reform Project reports are now available at http://www.memri.org/reform.html
Leading Progressive Qatari Cleric: By Permitting Suicide Operations, Al-Qaradhawi and His Ilk Have Caused a Moral Crisis in Islam
In a recent article in the Qatari daily Al-Raya, former dean of the Shari'a and Law Faculty at Qatar University, Dr. Abd Al-Hamid Al-Ansari, criticized sheikhs such as Dr. Yousef Al-Qaradhawi who, he said, had created a breach in the jurisprudent rulings on Jihad by permitting suicide operations in Israel and Iraq – thus causing an ideological and moral crisis in Islam.
To read this document visit: Leading Progressive Qatari Cleric: By Permitting Suicide Operations, Al-Qaradhawi and His Ilk Have Caused a Moral Crisis in Islam .
Egyptian Author Tarek Heggy: The Muslim Brotherhood's Goal Is to Establish a Militarized Religious State as a Base for Waging War on the "Infidel" West
In an article in the Egyptian weekly Roz Al-Yousef, Egyptian author and intellectual Tarek Heggy responded to recent indications that Washington is ready to accept the risk of having the Muslim Brotherhood in power. In his article, Heggy points to the organization's fundamentalist, anti-democratic character, and asserts that while democratic reforms are necessary, they should not be made in a hasty manner that would allow the opponents of democracy to take power.
To read this document visit: Egyptian Author Tarek Heggy: The Muslim Brotherhood's Goal Is to Establish a Militarized Religious State as a Base for Waging War on the Infidel West .
Other Reform Project Reports From This Summer
Special Dispatch Series - No. 965 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, August 22, 2005 "Arab Intellectual: Why Has There Been No Fatwa Against Bin Laden?"
Arab Intellectual: Why Has There Been No Fatwa Against Bin Laden? .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 956 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, August 12, 2005
"Moderate Senior Saudi Cleric Sheikh Al-'Abikan in Lectures and Writings: Jihad in Iraq is Illegitimate; The Muslim Brotherhood's Ideology is the Cause of Terrorism"
Special Dispatch Series - No. 952 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, August 8, 2005
"Iraqi Politician Iyad Jamal Al-Din: 'My Freedom as a Shi'ite and as a Religious Person Will Never Be Complete Unless I Preserve the Freedom of the Sunni, Christian, Jew, Sabai, or Yazidi'"
Iraqi Politician Iyad Jamal Al-Din: "My Freedom as a Shi'ite and as a Religious Person Will Never Be .
Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 232 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, July 28, 2005
"Fighting Terrorism: Recommendations by Arab Reformists"
Fighting Terrorism: Recommendations by Arab Reformists .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 942 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, July 26, 2005 "Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi Criticizes Iran's Regime"
Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Shirin Ebadi Criticizes Iran's Regime .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 941 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, July 26, 2005
"Former Kuwaiti Education Minister: All of Al-Qaida's Terrorism Started from the Ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood"
Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 228 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, June 24, 2005
"The Public Debate on the New Amendment Granting Kuwaiti Women Political Rights"
The Public Debate on the New Amendment Granting Kuwaiti Women Political Rights .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 924 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, June 17, 2005
"A Tribute to Assassinated Lebanese Journalist Samir Qasir: A Brief Political Profile"
A Tribute to Assassinated Lebanese Journalist Samir Qasir: A Brief Political Profile .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 922 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, June 13, 2005
"Reformist Egyptian Writer Critiques Islamist Education and Propaganda"
Reformist Egyptian Writer Critiques Islamist Education and Propaganda .
Special Dispatch Series - No. 921 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, June 10, 2005
"Arab Criticism of Muslim Extremist Activities in the West"
Arab Criticism of Muslim Extremist Activities in the West .
Inquiry and Analysis Series - No. 224 - Reform in the Arab and Muslim World, June 2, 2005
"The Public Debate on Kuwait's School Curricula: To Teach or Not to Teach Jihad"
The Public Debate on Kuwait's School Curricula: To Teach or Not to Teach Jihad .
