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Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001 to Friday, April 20, 2001
Scientific interpretation of the Qur’an and explaining the scientific facts it includes has received wide popularity. Verses from the Qur’an talking about the cosmology of this world were interpreted by non-specialists in the field of astronomy and space, to the extent that some wrong...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2001
Members of the Islamic Research Institute demanded Sheikh Abdel-Met’aal Al-Sa’idi’s book "Religious freedom in Islam," be confiscated. Al-Saiidi wrote in his book that an apostate should not be killed. It was only Prof. Mohammed Ragab Al-Bayoumi who defended the book.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
This is not just an interview. It is an attempt to break the silence and conspiracy over Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid being sent into exile. How long will Nasr Abu-Zeid remain in exile? Who has benefited from changing an intellectual and researcher into a "cultural refugee"? Why does his leaving Egypt now,...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 27, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt said that Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi disapproves of religious matters while being fully aware of it, maintaining and insisting on her disapproval and obscenities. Thus according to the Shari’a [Islamic Law], she steps out of the area of Islam and leaves Muslim society.
Date of source: Friday, March 9, 2001
The religious television show "Nour Ala Nour" [part of a verse from the Qur’an. Lit: light on light], presented many religious figures, such as, Mahmoud Shaltout and Mohammed Mitwalli Al-Sha’arawi, who was discovered by Ahmed Farrag, the show’s host. Farrag discovered another scholar, namely Prof....
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2001
The secretary and preacher of the Muslim Brotherhood was one of the people who called for reconsideration of the priorities of Islamist activity. He said that the Brotherhood’s strategic goal is founding an Islamic state to be classified outside secularism and that the priorities of the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The Taliban movement destroyed ancient Buddha statutes in Afghanistan. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi said that not every statue is an idol and it is not right to demolish statues even if they were previously worshipped. Abdel Shafie Mohammed said that what happened is an unnecessary frantic act. Dr. Abdel...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
The director of the Markfield Institute for high studies in Britain interprets the verses of the Qur’an using his scientific knowledge about astronomy. He believes that this approach suits Westerners, owing to the fact that their mental references are logic and reason. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi says...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
The article narrates the story of a former fundamentalist who used to ask a paper seller about pornographic magazines and books in order to overcome his sexual impotence. The article went into every detail of the fundamentalist sex life and strongly criticized their approach to sexual education,...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
The author opened fire on the extremist sheikhs and the Islamic fundamentalists for their obsession with sex and their open way of dealing with it in their sermons and meetings. He criticized their rejection of writers who dealt with sex in their publications and asked them to look at themselves...
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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.