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Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 20, 2005
In her research on the second article of the Egyptian constitution, researcher Yustina Saleh argues that this article contradicts other articles guaranteeing equal opportunities and rights to all Egyptians.
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2005
Legal battles between Shaykh Yousuf al-Badrī and human rights activists continue over the case of the priest’s wife, Wafā’ Costantine, who converted to Islam.
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 3, 2005
The muftī of Egypt speaks about human rights in Islam, arguing that Islam was the first to establish a constitution to protect man’s life and property and to grant him the right to freedom of belief and expression.
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 11, 2005
The author argues that the word jihād was mentioned in the Qur’ān in the sense of exerting utmost efforts in all fields of life, not only the battlefield, whereas Christianity has a long history of holy wars between the Protestants and the Catholics.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2004
Some Western thinkers believe that the conflict between Islam and the West is mainly a civilization-related conflict due to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sunna and because Islam obliges Muslims to practice jihad against non-Muslims. That is why the West adopts an attitude of hatred and bigotry...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 2, 2004
The prominent preacher Dr. Al-Ahmadi Abu Al-Nour, former Egyptian Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments] stressed that Muslims are the enemies of no one and that over the course of history Muslims have maintained a policy of co-existence and dialogue with ‘others’ [non-Muslims]. Abu Al-Nour said...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 2002
The author believes that the recommendation of the Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute that the apostate is to be given a lifetime chance to renounce his apostate ideas is not a renewal in the Islamic fiqh. The recommendation has been made only because of the...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2002
The Qur’an does not order killing as a punishment for apostasy. Accordingly, scholars should not have taken into account the hadith saying: “Kill him he who renounces his religion,” because what the Qur’an says has priority over hadiths. In addition, the Prophet could not have said something that...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 23, 2003
We are glad to welcome Prof. Dr. Zaghloul R. El-Naggar in the AWR Board of Advisors. Dr. el-Naggar is a member of the board of directors of the Islamic Academy of Sciences, and a founding member and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Committee on Scientific Signs in the Holy...
Date of source: الأحد, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2004
The article
discusses the issue of the punishment for apostasy from Islam. The author explains the opinion of
the Grand Imam of the Azhar, which he expressed while in a visit to Germany.
Dr. Tantawi
explained that a Muslim who commits apostasy is not punished until he sets himself as an enemy...
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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.