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Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
The mufti of Egypt said that the Palestinian resistance operations are martyrdom operations and even more elevated than this. He added that the religious discourse should be reconsidered, not to satisfy America but because it has been very superficial for long time.
Date of source: Sunday, December 1, 2002
Muslim intellectual Sayyed Al-Qimni believes that considering Islam as the official religion of the State implies the existence of other informal religions, a situation which signifies the exclusion from all citizenship rights of holders of other religions. Whenever a sectarian problem arises,...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi believes that President Mubarak is the master of national unity in Egypt and that the problems of Copts are domestic problems that should be solved internally without any foreign intervention. He said that there is no religious persecution in Egypt as some people claim.
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2003
The article is an interview with the Egyptian Minister of Endowments about the religious discourse in Egypt. He denied what has been reported lately about the intention of the ministry to unify the Friday sermons. He stressed that renewing the religious discourse is needed and that the ministry has...
Date of source: Monday, August 11, 2003
The Minister of Endowments denied that Egypt listened to American pressures regarding unifying Friday sermons in all mosques. Still, his denial does not deny the fact that the US plays a role in that concern.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 6, 2003
The Minister of Endowments denied all reports by international news agencies and papers concerning the interference of Egyptian authorities. This is in regard to specifying the subject matter to be preached in Friday sermons as a result of foreign pressure.
Date of source: Monday, August 11, 2003
“Islam on line” web site reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments decided to unify and specify the subject matter to be preached in Friday sermons. This is to avoid “destructive and extremist” sermons that urge hatred for the US and Israel.
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2003
The writer criticizes the orders and instructions given to interfere in and change any single item related to religion.
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2005
The notion of renovating the religious rhetoric is important after the standard of art of addressing the public decreased to the lowest levels. The Qur’ān promoted the supremacy of the mind and allowed room for utilizing the mind’s capacities to run one’s life.
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2003
The author believes that the Ministry of Endowments started to apply the US plan concerning the renewal of the religious discourse. An essential part of the plan is training courses for preachers and imams. They will be taught new expressions for the new discourse. He believes that reality...
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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.