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Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The article criticizes the backwardness Arabs suffer in
comparison to Western
advancement.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
A
fatwá issued to Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah
regarding smoking and if it annuls
al-Iḥrām sparks controversy among scholars and the public alike.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
A new Islamic satellite channel
launched five
months ago is said to be successful with the people, but is also criticized by scholars for promoting
extremist salafist ideas.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
Hafīz Sa‘d writes about a recent
document entitled ‘Al-Ikhwān wa-al-Dīmūqrātīyah’ [Reviewer: Muslim Brotherhood and
democracy], written by Dr. Mahmūd Ghazlān, a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s
executive office who is also known as the number three man in the group’s leadership...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Salīm
al-‘Awa criticizes the
abilities of the Shaykh of al-Azhar in drawing up
fatwás, since he is not a specialist in Islamic
jurisprudence.
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2006
Ayman al-Hakīm traces the
incident of takfīr a Yemeni
poet after he published extremely controversial works.
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2006
The Egyptian Football Federation seeks to implement a betting system for the Egyptian football
league, but
the Muftī says betting is forbidden and a form of gambling.
Date of source: Friday, June 16, 2006
Muhammad Rabī‘a discusses the growing phenomenon of ‘militias’ of men
and women accusing
people of unbelief and criticizing their dress on the public transport system.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author says that the return of Muslim actresses who retired and have put on the hijāb to acting has sparked controversy on the religious legitimacy of acting while wearing the Muslim headscarf. Two camps of Islamic thinkers differ on the issue.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
The author argues that fatwas need to take into account the present time in a way that should make people’s lives better, stressing the need to develop religious discourse and focus on the sublime values and ethics that all religions and beliefs call for.
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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.