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Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2002
Some Muslim scholars believe that Inter-religious dialogue is a way to create religious tolerance and peace among nations. Others believe it is a crime that should be banned or it will lead to religious sedition among all faiths. They refuse inter-religious dialogue claiming that there is no other...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 5, 2006
Abu Zayd, the Egyptian intellectual who was declared an apostate, claims that Egyptian universities are intellectually stagnant and that modern ways of thought must be introduced.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 8, 2005 to الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 14, 2005
A law to ban female circumcision is posed for discussion and the ‘Ulamā’ seem to differ in their views on the issue.
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2004
Dr. Hamdy Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments], has lately issued a list including thirty-four scholars and men of religion who are allowed to appear in the Egyptian television channels. This list includes senior trustable scholars and thinkers, yet some questions remains. What is the...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 2, 2004
Three Muslim scholars issued a strange fatwa that was published in Al-Haqiqa [the Truth] newspaper. The three scholars object to the appointment of Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali as Minister of Finance because, according to them, a non-Muslim must not preside over the Bayt Al-Mal [public treasury] of...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 20, 2005
Egyptian intellectuals support President Mubārak’s call on youth and preachers to reflect that Islam came for the good of Muslims and the enlightenment of the world.
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 6, 2005
Woman’s rights from the Islamic perspective is a controversial issue. This issue was misused by fanatics who want to prevent her to go to work. They also belittle her natural and intellectual faculties.On the other hand, the secularists exploited this issue, calling for the emancipation of women...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 10, 2004
The phenomenon of the new preachers who were imposed on us as muftis is worthy of thorough examination. We need to know where those preachers received their training and how many accredited books each of them has authored? We need to know whether a preacher is able to give fatwas. Everybody has the...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 19, 2001 to الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 25, 2001
Nawal Al-Sa’adawi sent a letter to Rose El-Youssef to defend herself against the apostasy charges directed at her. She said that when she talked about going on pilgrimage and kissing the black stone, she spoke out of Sufi philosophy, which her father adopted and which gives priority to the core of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2001
Many intellectuals were asked about their opinion regarding the return of Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid to Egypt. Essam Al-Erain said that he would welcome Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid back to Egypt because the case had been transformed from a disagreement on scientific research and points of view into a...
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Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.