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Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
A French law banning niqāb in public has led to Muslim clamor as well as a collapse in French president Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity; recent polls now predict his failure during the next elections.
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
This article deals with the issue of the burqa in non-Muslim countries, more notably, and the focus of this article, within Belgium. The burqa is said to be a security risk to many, because faces cannot be seen, but it is also a personal rights issue. Recently, there has been discussion of a draft...
Date of source: Saturday, January 2, 2010 to Friday, January 8, 2010
Rose al-Yūsuf wonders whether niqāb will spread in Egypt in the future or not.
Date of source: Monday, January 4, 2010
Dr. Ahmad Sūkārnū writes about superficial religiosity in Islamic societies.
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
This article deals with the delicate issue of the wearing of the Niqab in France. Most in France disagree with the wearing of this certain veil because they fear it is a forced wearing by Islamic society, but is not actually the choice of the women wearing. The disagreements are fierce, and even...
Date of source: Sunday, August 30, 2009
Heading in the opposite direction to France, some British local councils hold swimming sessions restricted to those wearing the ‘Burkini’ Islamic swimming costume.
Date of source: Monday, November 16, 2009
The head of the Dutch Freedom Party, Geert Wilders, has announced that he will visit Turkey as part of a parliamentary delegation next year. In the past Wilders’ other foreign visits have caused considerable controversy.
Date of source: Sunday, July 5, 2009
al-Faris writes of the isolation of Copts in Society, the need for more churches, and the controversial 'Master Yacoub'.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Al-Dustūr published a two-page file on niqāb in Egypt. About 17 percent of Egyptian women wear niqāb. Authors of the files tried to point out the reasons behind the phenomenon.
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
Shaykh Mustafá Muhammad Rāshid says that although the hijāb or head coverings are not mentioned in the Qur’an, a group of scholars assert that they are not only compulsory, but the most important pillar of Islam.
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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.