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Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
‘Abīr Salāh al-
Dīn
discusses a recent fatwá concerning the wife’s right to prevent her husband from
traveling.
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2006
This review, in the context of ramifications from the culture minister’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb, discusses various opinions on whether the Ḥijāb is a religious obligation and how such controversial discussions should be tackled by society, religious and political bodies...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Some preachers came out of the blue and gave themselves
the right and authority to
passjudgment against well-known Muslim scholars solely because of the
fact that theydisagreed with
their opinions. The writer condemned these preachers, and their
demands to shed Muslim blood over a disagreement...
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Transcript of a speech presented by William Dalrymple at the American University in Cairo, highlighting his experiences traveling to Christian Holy sites throughout the Middle East, as well as his personal interpretation of political Islām. He includes references to both historical and present day...
Date of source:
The Prosecutor
General ordered the freezing of the judicial investigation of
Nawal al-Sa’adawi, concerning the
notification, lawyer Nabih al-Wahish introduced against her. After the
investigation he ordered her
acquittal because nothing in the notification indicated that she had committed an...
Date of source:
The General
Prosecutor declared that Nawal al-Sa’adawi will be tried on June 18. al-Sa’adawi said that her expected
trial was
biased and wronged Islām and Egypt in general. She added that it was not plausible that she was
going to be tried
because of a misinterpreted interview.
Date of source:
Azhar
scholars rejected
Prof. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi’s Fatwá that allows a couple not able to bear children to
implant their zygote in the
womb of another woman. They announced him a deviant from true Islām. Bayoumi
said he is ready to turn from this
fatwa if any medical discovery proved that...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
In the light of al-Ghad’s
publication of the
"offensive" supplement which attacked the Prophet Muhammad’s companions and wife, the author of
the
article stresses the need for a consistent application of the law which criminalizes insulting religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Europe’s rejection to Turkey’s entry into the European Union because of its Islamic values.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
The controversial draft law
banning demonstrations inside mosques, recently
submitted by the Ministry of Endowments to the Council of
State, was the main focus of al-Ahrām’s recent
interview with Dr. Mahmūd
Hamdī Zaqzūq, the minister of endowments.
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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.