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Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2011
Muná Hilmī believes that a person’s religion does not matter when it comes to human relations.
Date of source: Saturday, March 22, 2008 to Friday, March 28, 2008
The author expresses her happiness with the National Council of Human Rights’ declaration that 2008 is the year of citizenship.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
In a response to a severe attack by Nājih...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2006 to Friday, May 12, 2006
Dr. Muna
Hilmī expresses her astonishment at the reaction to her initiative to give the child the
surname of his/her
mother, besides the father’s name, and comments on some of these opinions.
Date of source: Saturday, July 16, 2005 to Friday, July 22, 2005
The author read the Administrative Court’s ruling permitting three presenters from the Alexandria television channel to appear on screen wearing hijāb [veil covering a woman’s hair]. The court’s judgment considered the decision taken by the Minister of Information a violation to the principle of "...
Date of source: Saturday, December 14, 2002 to Friday, December 20, 2002
The author criticizes the fact that mosques use loudspeakers for preaching all the time. She believes that using loudspeakers is one of the results of the Islamist religious expansion and a form of religious fanaticism.
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2002 to Friday, November 22, 2002
The author asks whether the concept of "Religion is for God and the nation is for everyone" is merely a motto. Limiting religion to the relationship between man and God is a condition for the realization of this concept. Every one has the right to choose his/her religion as long as he or she does...
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2002 to Friday, October 18, 2002
President Bush supports a project to prohibit mixing of sexes in American schools. Some people wonder how that could happen in America. Members of Bush´ administration hold dogmatic and retrospective ideas. They call for the preservation of traditions. Bush´s support for the segregation...
Date of source: Saturday, May 11, 2002 to Friday, May 17, 2002
The sexual misconduct of some Catholic priests brought to the surface the issue of marriage and celibacy in Christianity. St. Paul advocated celibacy and virginity because of his belief in the coming of Jesus Christ, which needs man to be free from this world. It was also believed that sex keeps...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2002
The tragedy of Muslim societies is that religion is not separated from life, in a way that serves human progress nor is it part of life, in a way that makes of religion an intellectual and enlightened energy against whatever suppresses man, whether political or economic or religious authorities.
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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.