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Date of source: Wednesday, July 30, 2014
In an interview conducted by al-Tahrīr newspaper and Azhar representative, Dr. ‘Abbās Shūmān, revealed several interesting details regarding the institution’s role in society, as well as its opinion on the current state of affairs.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Dr. Tal'at 'Afīfī, Minister of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), said that when he was an imām, he would encourage people to vote in elections but not to direct their votes to vote for someone in particular.
He added that in the coming elections, he would allow that mosques direct people to choose the...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, issued a Fatwa prohibiting the defamation on Prophet Muhammad's companions and mothers of the believers. The Fatwa was welcomed by various Azhar scientists such as Dr. Abd Al-Mawty Bayyoumi who called it "respectful" coming from Shiite Iran, who is believed to...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2010
Mohamed Raafat Othman called the Grand Mufti's comments on the Kamilia Shehata case "contradictory" as the Grand Mufti once said it was permissible for Kamilia to be handed over to the Church, and then later on said it was unacceptable. Islamic Philosophy Professor Amina Nasr added that what...
18. Dr. Muṣṭafá al-Shak‘ah: Mubarak’s regime is not based on Shurá and we do not accept it
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Shaymā’ ‘Abd al-Laṭīf interviewed Dr. Muṣṭafá al-Shak‘ah, member of the Islamic Research Academy, on Islamic-related issues such as his opinion on the recent controversial Fatwás, the role of the academy in censoring books, and the recent calls to purify religious books from weak Ḥadīths.
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.