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Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
The decision taken by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Awqaf [Religious endowment], to unify the call to prayer in state mosques by way of a radio broadcast, has caused much debate. Al-Midan put the question to various specialists.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
When the Prophet created the first Islamic state, he was cautious to set up civil structures with a religious core for this state. The authority of the Prophet was a civil authority with civil institutions. So, the government of the Prophet was a civil government that protected the right of any...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
Despite the fact that security campaigns mainly target those affiliated with the Islamic movement, you will find that many religious people are not enthusiastic about civil rights. Many of them see democracy as heresy and look suspiciously upon the multi-party system.
• See art. 4: Criticism of...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
The inclusion of movements of political in the process of democratization is one of the main points of discussion on issues of reform in the Arab world, especially as the political discourse reluctant to start political reform linked between democratization and the possibility of peaceful Islamic...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
Indeed, not all Muslims are terrorists but regrettably most terrorists around the world are Muslims. [Muslims] have a bad record. Does that not say something about ourselves and our societies and culture? This is a very harsh situation. What we have to do is to acknowledge those acts and not deny...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
American researcher Cheryl Benard has recently published a report on the current condition of Islam with the Rand Corporation, which is considered the strategic mind of America. The researcher said with surprising forthrightness that “The West should interfere – using a well-set plan - in...
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 2004
During my summer vacation, I spent some time reading a book titled “Al-Islam wa Al-Dimocratiya fi Ma’raket Al-Binaa Al-Hadari” [Islam and Democracy in the battle of Building Civilization” by the Iraqi author Muhammad Abdel Gabbar. Abdel Gabbar says that Islamic civilization started when Islam...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
We have to make a clear distinction between the problems our Muslim nation and culture have been suffering for centuries and the western demands regarding our religious education and Islamic discourse. Genuine renewal allows us to keep religious fundamentals as they are while developing a new...
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2004
The literature and the slogans of the Brotherhood imply their hostility towards democracy. But today the highest Brotherhood juristic reference Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi announced a new interpretation that can be summed up in Al-Qaradawi’s words “democracy is the spirit of Islam.” Al-Qaradawi’s...
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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.