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Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2007
In his article, Ismā‘īl Ḥusnī discusses certain issues concerning secularism in the Arab and Islamic world.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2007
97% of Egyptian women are circumcised. The Fatwá of the Egyptian Muftī prohibiting female circumcision, the official rejecting stance of legislative institutions in the country, and the highlighted dangers of the operation seem to have little influence on the conservative traditional opinions of...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2007
The author discusses the Islamists’ relationship with the idea and practice of democracy.
Date of source: الجمعة, حزيران (يونيو) 29, 2007
Religious, medical, and social milieus in Egypt witness heated discussions about the legitimacy of female circumcision. The Muftī of the republic considers it H...
15. Aḥmad Zaki al-Yamani, the head of the Center of Studying the Intentions of Islamic Shari‘ah
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 20, 2007
The establisher of the Cultural Charity Foundation and the Chief of the Center of Studying the Intentions of the Islamic Sharī‘ah, as well as the former Saudi Petroleum Minister Ah...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 19, 2007
Muḥammad al-Badrī comments on the recent Fatwá issued by Shaykh
Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī concerning Misyār marriage. He questions the justifications used behind the
issuance of the Fatwá, and the contradictions that it presents.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 22, 2004
According to officials in Athens, the number of Muslim women participating in this year’s Games is the lowest since 1960. Several Muslim countries have sent no women athletes at all; others, such as Iran, are taking part with only one, in full hijab. (Editor’s Note: Egypt sent three women; all in...
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The issue of females leading Islamic prayers “female imām” triggered a number of reactions in the Muslim world. Dr. Yousuf al-Qaradāwī views it as American Islam. He says that Islam does not allow women to lead prayers, attend the prayers unveiled or menstruating, or even pray shoulder-to-shoulder...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آذار (مارس) 22, 2005
Last Friday, Amīna Wadoud, an associate professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, led about 150 men and women in prayers in New York City, amid growing opposition from several Islamic organizations.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 16, 2007
Muḥammad al-Dusūqī Rushdī reports on the Islamic opinion of Murtadds. Dr. Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī believes that Riddah is one of the most serious dangers that threaten Islam. “Riddah threatens the spirituality of Muslims,” al-Qaradāwī said. He also differentiated between two kinds of Riddah: the heavy...
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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.