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Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Grand Sheikh of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayīb said no one can impose on Muslims anything that runs counter to their faith, adding the issue of homosexuality should not fall within the concepts of freedom.
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2011
Editor: AWR received this text before President Mubarak announced he would step down. Nothing in the media indicated that this could happen tonight, yet it did.
Ever since the demonstrations began on January 25, men of religion have been stressing the importance of them not being transformed from...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2011
With the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak today, pro-democracy protestors, Muslims and Christians, are celebrating in the streets of Cairo and other cities around the country. Power was handed over to the Egyptian military.
According to Open Doors, a Christian organization founded...
Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2010
A lawsuit was filed against Minister of Information, Grand Imām, Grand Muftī, and a number of responsible parties that approved airing (Yūsuf al-Sidīq) series on the Egyptian Satellite (NileSat).
According to Islamic Sharī‘ah, prophets can’t be represented by any actor in any cinematic way because...
Date of source: Sunday, December 19, 2010
Mustafá talks about Shaykh Qaradāwī’s controversial comments on Shiites during a television interview, saying that they should not live amongst Sunnīs.
He says that the danger in Qaradāwī’s remarks lies in his huge influence on the Islamic world. Mustafá also says that Qaradāwī’s comments on the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2010
This article outlines the issue of religious veils in Europe and the supposed danger they pose to the society.
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: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In 2000, after violent protests against it, the anti-Islamic book translated as A Banquet for Seaweed was banned in Egypt. The widespread nature of the protests reflects the domination of religious thought in Egypt; however, the book was defended by Syrian author Hilmī al-Nimnim. According to al-...
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Khalīl continues highlighting a piece of research entitled “Education and Citizenship” which was presented at the second Conference for Egyptians Against Discrimination.
Date of source: Monday, January 4, 2010
Dr. Ahmad Sūkārnū writes about superficial religiosity in Islamic societies.
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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.