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Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2010
CIDT Intern Vanessa Panaligan analyzes the role and effectiveness of a new breed of religious authority--the Islamic telepreacher....
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Egyptian blogger Dalyā Ziyādah says she won the Anna Lindh Euro-Med Prize for writing an article in English criticizing the large number of women wearing niqāb and blaming it on the Azhar. The article says that the Anna Lindh foundation is considered suspicious for its relations with Zionism and...
Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2010
Legal bodies question Muslim women’s rights to wear the niqāb during university exams.
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2010
This article outlines the issue of religious veils in Europe and the supposed danger they pose to the society.
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
This article deals with the issue of the burqa in non-Muslim countries, more notably, and the focus of this article, within Belgium. The burqa is said to be a security risk to many, because faces cannot be seen, but it is also a personal rights issue. Recently, there has been discussion of a draft...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article describes a conference held in Sharm al-Sheikh organized by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services. The director of the CEOSS, Nabil Abadir, stated that the purpose of the conference was to discuss “the tragic cultural dilemma Egypt is living through, hoping to build...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article celebrates the life and work of Sheikh Mohamed Sayad Tantawi. The Grand Imam died recently on a trip to Saudi Arabic. He was a very moderate and fair individual. Sheikh Tantawi was a moderate at a time when hard-line views were swiftly gaining ground.
Date of source: Monday, January 4, 2010
Dr. Ahmad Sūkārnū writes about superficial religiosity in Islamic societies.
Date of source: Saturday, December 26, 2009 to Tuesday, December 29, 2009
An press review of recent articles about the growing tide of Islamophobia in Europe and the West, noting the example of the Swiss ban on minaret construction and an Italian call for a similar referendum. It also reports on an Egyptian artist’s response to the anti-niqab posters he saw on a recent...
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
This article deals with the delicate issue of the wearing of the Niqab in France. Most in France disagree with the wearing of this certain veil because they fear it is a forced wearing by Islamic society, but is not actually the choice of the women wearing. The disagreements are fierce, and even...
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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.