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Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005 to Friday, November 11, 2005
Many Muslims and Christians enter each other’s places of worship in order to condole friends over the death of relatives or to congratulate them on the occasions of weddings. The author states that the proximity between churches and mosques has no bearing on sectarian tensions.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
A law to ban female circumcision is posed for discussion and the ‘Ulamā’ seem to differ in their views on the issue.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Well-known Muslim dā‘īya, Khālid al-Jindī, has said that exporting goods from Egypt to Israel is harām [unlawful according to Islamic sharī‘a].
Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2005 to Friday, October 7, 2005
Azharites are entitled to a privilege because study at the preparatory stage continues for four years, one year more than in ordinary education. Moreover, students in the Azhar have a heavy curriculum load, since they study the Azhar subjects as well as all of the education ministry curricula.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Today, many unqualified sheikhs are issuing fatwas [Muslim religious opinions or decrees given by a Mufti or another Muslim scholar. Based on Islamic Law and logical measurement] for purely personal purposes. They sometimes even issue contradictory fatwas that really reflect their deep ignorance.
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq was able to embarrass his opponents when he presented the statement issued by the Egyptian Grand Mufti, Dr. Ali Goma’a, in which he emphasized that unifying the Azan is lawful according to Shari’a and that the great four Muslim imams permitted performing a singe Azan for a...
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
An Internet site was established to advise women and inform them of their duties toward their husband and children. The main objective of these sites is to rob women of their autonomy and make them subordinate. The Internet sites run by these extremists focus on the role of women as mother and wife...
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 2004
Dr. Youssef Al-Qaradawi, head of the World Islamic Council for Fatwa stated that killing American civilians in Iraq is halal [lawful according to Islamic Shari’a]. Sheikh Al-Qaradawi explained that American military men and civilians invaded Iraq to occupy it and exploit its wealth. In order to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
The Azhar takes over the responsibility of clarifying the true image of Islam and correcting misconceptions about it. The Azhar sends envoys to different countries world-wide in order to carry out the responsibility of preaching true Islam, which is why it chooses those envoys very carefully.
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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.