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Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999 to Friday, May 28, 1999
Fundamentalists are now spreading the slogan "The veil is a duty equal to prayers" by stamping it in red on 50-piaster notes.
Date of source: Saturday, May 22, 1999 to Friday, May 28, 1999
In Alexandria, Mohammed Ibrahim Mahfouz, an ex-chairman of an Alexandria maritime company and the holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, claims to be God and the prophet Mohammed. He says people should pray towards him, and that the Hajj can be made at his apartment instead of going to Makkah...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 1999
Clearly expressing his views about three Muslim sects, a sheikh from Al-Azhar is accused of speaking irreverently of them. Angry reactions from the followers of these sects range from calling for apologies to the taking his life ’as the only decent reply to his disrespect of their beliefs.
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 1999
Three MPs submitted an interpellation about information published in a number of newspapers indicating that a group led by Dr. Sa’ad Eddin Ibrahim, Director of the Ibn Al-Khaldoun Center for Development Studies, has compiled a book recommended to be taught as part of religious syllabus at pre-...
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 1999
Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud’s reply to the angry reactions to his understanding concerning the intercession of the Prophet Mohammed for Muslims on the Day of Judgment. [He doesn’t believe that the Prophet Mohammed can intercede for believers.]
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 1999
Dr. Mahmoud argues that there cannot be any form of intercession on the Day of Judgment because if it happened it would be a form of injustice and favoritism, and this is impossible taking into consideration the justice of Allah. The Azhar scholars have criticized him for this view.
Date of source: Friday, May 14, 1999
Dr. Mustafa Mahmoud recently provoked the anger of many Muslim scholars and the general public, by his recent denial of the concept of the Prophet Mohammed’s intercession on behalf of believers on the Day of Judgment.
Date of source: Friday, May 14, 1999
The intercession of the Prophet Mohammed is confirmed by the Holy Qur’an and the Sunna. Two references from the Qur’an are given in support of this matter.
Date of source: Friday, May 14, 1999
The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Dr. Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi was asked if the Qur’an specifically indicated the intercession of the prophet Mohammed on behalf of Muslim sinners. His answer is given.
Date of source: Friday, May 7, 1999
The author discusses globalization and its impact on the Islamic world and suggests that rather than being fearful on the one hand, or fully accepting new trends uncritically on the other hand, Muslims should make the most of the new economic, political and cultural opportunities that globalization...
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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.