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Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
‘Abd al-‘Azīm Ramadān states that an outlawed group is now acting as if it were legitimate, and is imposing itself on the people and the state.
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Ahmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī argues that the application of the hudoud [Islamic penal code] must be proceeded by social reform, and that its application has only led to great suffering.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
In preparation for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Minister of the Awqāf, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq announced that mosques would not be a stage for electoral campaigns.
Date of source: Monday, October 24, 2005
The long tradition of female circumcision seems to be coming to an end, as a law banning the practice has been passed. Some members of the religious establishment have, however, expressed their reservations over the need for such a law.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005
Studies of brainwave patterns has demonstrated that Qur’ānic recitation affects even the hearts of non-Arabic speaking people and non-Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005 to Friday, October 28, 2005
Khomeini’s Iran, the Taliban’s Afghanistan, Nimeiri’s Sudan and several other countries have claimed to be ruled according to Islam. Yet such ’Islamic’ rule merely led to backwardness and oppression. The elite in Egypt are terrified by the idea that a theocracy Egypt would bring a whirlpool of...
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2005
The Azhar has rejected a book, taught at the American University in Cairo, after it was found to contain many insults to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār has again interpreted the Pakistan earthquake as a divine wrath.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
Two pieces of research, both by African scientists have stated that circumcision of both men and women protects from HIV.
Date of source: Saturday, October 8, 2005 to Friday, October 14, 2005
A law to ban female circumcision is posed for discussion and the ‘Ulamā’ seem to differ in their views on the issue.
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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.