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Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 7, 2004
Muslim intellectual Dr. Abdel Azim Al-Mata’ani said the Azhar is playing a vital role in the confrontation against deviant thought that views itself as innovation, adding the Azhar is not entitled to confiscate any works of art.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 22, 2004
“Al-Horriya Al-Deeniya fi Al-Islam” [Religious Freedom in Islam] is the most important book of Sheikh Abdel Mota’al Al-Sa’eedy, a senior sheikh at the Azhar. Sheikh Al-Sa’eedy reached the conclusion that whoever abandons Islam should not be killed. He believes that what has been previously said...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 5, 2004
Dr. Ibrahim has provided positive comments for both sides of this controversial issue. In an article entitled "Reclaiming Democracy ... the Participation of Muslim Brotherhood in Egyptian Political Life," published in El Hayat newspaper on Oct. 7, 2004; Dr. Ibrahim noted that the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 27, 2004
Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi expressed her anger over the decision of the Islamic Research Institution to confiscate her famous novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [the fall of the Imam] which was printed for the first time 20 years ago. The novel was translated into 14 languages. The new battle between the Azhar and...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 22, 2004
Safwat Hegazi is the focal point of fierce criticism because he does not only introduce himself as a preacher or an orator but he also acts as a mufti entitled to give religious opinions about a myriad of issues.
For Hegazi, the Azhar is not the only entity that issues fatwas for the people. Hegazi...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2005
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested the opinion of the Azhar pertaining to cloning. It is expected that the United Nations will discuss the issue next September. Religiously, it is acceptable to grow organs for medical purposes. But it is forbidden to clone a full human being from which an...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2005
Are we really serious about having
genuine reform in our country? Or are we going to wake up one day on the marching of Marines roaming our streets to overhaul
things their own way?
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 9, 2005
Several chants and slogans in the
history of Egypt and the world affirm that demonstrations are an art of politics and a means to bring pressure on the
decision-makers and those in authority.
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 2, 2005
Dr. Murad
Wilfried Hofmann converted to Islam as a result of what he witnessed in the Algerian War of Independence. He authored several
books on Islam, including Journey to Makkah and Islam: The Alternative. Many of his books and essays focus on Islam’s place
in the West and, after September 11...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 4, 2005
A Christian citizen brought suit against the grand Shaykh of the Azhar on the pretext that he lured his
daughter to convert to Islam and to leave her family’s house and stay with a Muslim.
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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.