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Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
On Friday, both Rose al-Yūsuf and al-Ahrār boasted major front-page stories on the Azhar’s decision to freeze its religious dialogue with the Vatican.
Under the banner headline “Azhar Freezes Dialogue with Vatican Indefinitely,” the former reports, “The Islamic Research Academy, in clear,...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2010
Nāhid al-Nabarāwī writes that al-Ruqqīya is alive and well in Egypt.
Studies show that people with high educations are often the ones participating in these practices, which implies the existence of religious ignorance, the article says.
The article cites various religious scholars who blame the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Islamic thinker ‘Abd al-Fattāh ‘Asākir has said that Takfīr Fatwás represent a violation of Islam because belief in God is a personal choice.
He added that the group that poses the most danger to a ruler are not unbelievers, but hypocrites, because it is Muhammad al-Barād‘ī's right as an Egyptian...
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2010
Shaykh Gamal Kotb and Dr. Amina Noseir requested the National Council for Human Rights protect all religious converts in Egypt. Dr. Noseir added that the Church's detention of converts to Islam should be challenged. She also said that apostasy in Islam is not punishable by death, while Abdel Moaty...
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 2010
Nāhid al-Nabarāwī examines various perspectives opposing a proposed new law which would allow for free religious conversion in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 27, 2009
The author sheds light on the issue of establishing political parties with religious background and different opinions around a Coptic party.
Date of source: Friday, November 6, 2009
Najīb Jibrā’īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, proposes a draft law for adoption and the Azhar views it as a source of fitnah.
Date of source: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Nāhid al-Nibrāwī reports about the celebrations of the Jewish Abū Hasīrah to be held in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2008
The under-secretary of the People’s Assembly Dr. Zaynab Radwān has called for the fatwás of Imām Mālik to be avoided as they pervert society.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
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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.