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Date of source: Monday, April 17, 2006
The author focuses on conditions in Egypt during the time of the Fatimid Dynasty, a group of Shi’ite Muslims who descended from Fātima al-Zahrā’, the daughter
of the Prophet Muhammad and wife of ‘Alī Ibn Abī Tālib, the prophet’s cousin and fourth Orthodox caliph.
Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2005
When Dr. Amīna Wadoud designated herself as an Imām, leading the “American” Muslims who followed her, in a Friday prayer in New York, the Arabic and Islamic world flamed up with rage. The ulemas flared up and their appetites for issuing fatwas increased.
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.