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Date of source: Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Ahmad Abū Zayd disagrees with Yahyá al-Jamal's statements on the possibility to remove the two Arabic letters [Alif] and [Lām] [equivalent to 'The' in English] from the second article in the constitution which states that the Islamic sharī'ah is the principal source of legislation.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Ahmad Abū Zayd believes that the second article is the soul of the constitution, and it needs to be activated and applied in all aspects of life.
He insists that this article will include safety for both Muslims and non-Muslims, assuring that this article is the most important one in the whole...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
[Reviewer: The original from which this summary is derived was on the op-ed page of the newspaper. The author is not identified other than by his name].
"Sincere voices have been raised calling for the activation of article two of the constitution, which confirms Egypt’s Islamic identity and...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
According to the article, Islam is a religion that God intended to reform the universe, and thus it cannot be restricted to worshipping and praying but must encompass the state and politics.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Muslim immigrants abroad are looked upon by the West as a group whose culture calls for violence and terrorism. Immigrant group’s adherence to the Islamic dress and their tendency to reside in closed residential areas so as not to mix with the natives [Europeans] enhanced this belief in the minds...
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
The recent events that could have led to a sectarian sedition wreaking havoc on the stability of the Egyptian society should not pass unnoticed. It was not a transient crisis as some parties including the security authorities, the national media, and the Coptic Church clergymen who escalated the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 1999
Press freedom in some Arab countries is exposed to restrictions which have sometimes included violence. The use of these measures has caused anxiety among cultural circles and among parts of the general public since press freedom is a reflection of the levels of freedom existing within society as...
Date of source: Friday, May 14, 1999
Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud recently provoked the anger of many Muslim scholars and the general public, by his recent denial of the concept of the Prophet Mohammed’s intercession on behalf of believers on the Day of Judgment.
Emerging Perspectives on Intercultural and Interreligious Relations
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