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Date of source: Saturday, December 23, 2006
The author opposes a party or a state based on religion, and uses Iraq as an example of a country cursed by religious state and parties.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Martin Accad argues that there are many misunderstandings about certain realities in the Middle East, the first of which has to do with the use of the term "terrorist." He also discusses apocalyptic forms of Islam and Christianity, and how people can help the situation.
Date of source: Sunday, August 10, 2003
The writer gives a brief overview of a book titled “Al-Gafar” about the truth of the expected mahdi. He believes that the establishment of Muslim self-power is more important than waiting for a person who will come at the end of the age…Judgment day.
Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2003
The magazine approaches many Muslim scholars for comments on the reality of the awaited Mahdi and when he will appear, if he is a real figure.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2003
The author believes that there is no convincing reason for stopping the TV program "Ro´a” [Revelations] which hosts Muslim scholars and psychiatrists to interpret dreams. The program is said to have prompted the imminent coming of the Awaited Mahdi.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
A sheikh told people that the Masseikh El-Daggal [anti Christ] and the Awaited Mahdi are born. When people know that the end is coming, they tend to forget their problems and crises because they have a ready solution [the end] which will sweep away all economic, political and social crises.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
Azhar scholars say that the Awaited Mahdi is just a myth. Sheikh Youssef El-Badri says the opposite. He backs his opinion with Qur´anic verses and hadiths. He forecasts that a dark man will appear one day as the Awaited Mahdi.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
Interview with Sheikh Mahmoud El-Hanafi, who is said to have interpreted a woman´s dream on the TV program "Ro´a" as to mean the imminence coming of the awaited Mahdi
Date of source: Thursday, February 27, 2003
A TV program “Ro’a” [visions] hosts men of religion who interpret dreams for the members of the audience over the phone. It was said that one of the dreams was interpreted as an indication of the imminence of the awaited Mahdi and the Day of Judgment.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The author reports on Egypt’s muftī’s statements about the concept of the Mahdī in Islamic belief.
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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.