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Date of source: Thursday, March 30, 2006
The Azhar has agreed in principle on the new amendment that allows the Egyptian judiciary to sue those who scorn religion abroad.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
In an interview with Subhī Mujāhid from Rose al-Yousuf, Shaykh Ibrāhīm ‘Atā al-Fayyoumī, secretary-general of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, explains the real role of the Azhar and clarifies its judicial authority to confiscate books.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The review examines different opinions about the visit of Muslim dā‘īya [a person who calls for Islam] cAmr Khālid to Denmark and his conference there to establish dialogue with the Danes about Islam and the need to reach an understanding between the West and Muslim nations.
Date of source: Thursday, March 16, 2006
This press review tackles the issue of the crisis of the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad published by Jyllands-Posten and the support by a Jewish organization in the United States for the campaign to denounce the publication of the cartoons.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
The article reports on a modern Islamic study that demands applying capital punishment on anyone who offends the prophet, based on a fatwa issued by the grand imām of the Azhār.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Views in the Muslim world have differed over the proper reaction to the controversial Danish cartoons. However, most Muslim scholars have stressed the need for drawing clear lines between freedom of expression and irresponsible freedom that insults religious beliefs.
Date of source: Thursday, December 11, 2003
The Azhar directed a fierce criticism to organizations in the Egyptian state that “open the doors of immorality and moral weakness before disadvantaged youth who cannot afford the cost of marriage.” This harsh criticism was written in a report released by the Islamic Research Institute. The report...
Date of source: Saturday, December 6, 2003 to Friday, December 12, 2003
The Azhar decided to ban Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid´s book “Al-Khetab Wa Al-Ta´weel” [Discourse and Interpretation], allegedly because it challenge two main pillars of Islam: monotheism and the [divine] preservation of the Qur´an. The author comments that this argument indicates accusing Abu Zeid of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Dr. Abd el-Mon´em Abu Al-Fotouh, Muslim Brotherhood member, denied that the group has any intention to escalate the campaign against poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi´s book “Commandments on Loving Women.” He asserted that the issue is now being handled between the Azhar and the Ministry of Culture,...
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The head of the Egyptian Book Organization emphasized that his organization will not draw copies of the book “Commandments on Loving Women” in spite of the request of the Islamic Research Institute to do so. He stated that the recommendation of the Islamic Research institute is not obligatory to...
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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.