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Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
Egypt’s long history is full of incidents of stifling the freedom to think, to choose,
and to be different. Stifling freedom of expression is justified by religion, morals, or the
public good. These are all masks for political interests and short-term gains. We live in a tribe
controlled by one...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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Islamic Research Institute recommended the confiscation of a book entitled Muhammad…Founder of
Islam and Muslim Empire by George Bush, the grandfather of the current U.S. president.
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 2004
The Minister of Justice issued the confidential decree to give the sheikhs of the Azhar the right to “judicial seizure.” That means they will be able to attack any publishing house and search it for banned books at any moment.
Whoever has “judicial seizure” authority has the right to break into a...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
I profoundly disagree with the recommendation issued by the inspection committee of the Azhar Al-Sharif [Noble Azhar] to ban a book on Islam by George Bush named “The Life of Mohammed: Founder of the religion of Islam and of the empire of the Saracens.”
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Muslim intellectual Dr. Abdel Azim Al-Mata’ani said the Azhar is playing a vital role in the confrontation against deviant thought that views itself as innovation, adding the Azhar is not entitled to confiscate any works of art.
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
Dr. Nawal Al-Sa’adawi expressed her anger over the decision of the Islamic Research Institution to confiscate her famous novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [the fall of the Imam] which was printed for the first time 20 years ago. The novel was translated into 14 languages. The new battle between the Azhar and...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
The Grand Imam attempted to calm the worries [of the public] concerning the decision to give jurisdiction of judicial confiscation to Al-Azhar’s inspectors.. He explained that the publications that are outlined in this decision do not fall under the category of creativity, but rather conflict with...
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2005
Did the Grand Imam of the Azhar, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, give the green light to US
Christian organizations to practice the freedom to Evangelize in Egypt and the Muslim world?
Date of source: Sunday, March 20, 2005
The Islamic state? A contradiction in terms. Jihad? Far too much emphasis these days on military action. A requirement that women wear a veil? A quaint leftover from pre-Muslim times that is not mandated by Islam.
These and other observations by Gamal Banna, an 84-year-old Egyptian author, have...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2005
It would be difficult for any serious pundit to read al-Sa‘dāwī’s books outside her stature as a socio-political activist that played a vital role in breathing a fresh life into the stagnant issues of Arab women.
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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.