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Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2006
A student of higher
studies at the Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] Faculty, al-Minūfīyah branch
of the
Azhar University, wrote a PhD thesis deeming that the Rose al-Yūsuf periodical and
founder
were Kāfir. In week 50, AWR presented a series of reactions published in
Rose al-
Yūsuf. The...
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
The Supreme Administrative Court set the date of December 16, 2006 to release its final verdict on the issue of registering the Bahā’ī faith in official documents in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The following
lines review an interview with the Azhar Shaykh Dr. Sayyid
Tantāwī in which the Shaykh
expresses his complete ignorance of the
Takfīr of Rose al-Yūsuf, and asks his interviewer
to refer to other people or
claim a file against the person.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
A group of Azhar scholars declare their opinions on the Azhar
researcher’s thesis
that deemed Rose al-Yūsuf Kāfir. All scholars denounced the
Takfīr; however some
approved the negative stance on the periodical.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The review depicts the corrupted atmosphere of the ManūfīyahBranch of the AzharUniversity, namely the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] where the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-Yūsuf was recently discussed. The review also states Ahmad al-Tayyib’s opinion on the matter.
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
The
writer records some arguments over some religious texts including al
Ahād hadīths,
Ḥijāb and circumcision. Also she discusses the question of right
hadīths and what is
called scarified hadīths.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Scholars have rejected calls to amend the second article of the constitution which stipulates that the principles of Sharī‘ah are the mainstay of Egyptian legislation as they believe it would transform Egypt into a secular state.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
In the drama that followed the republishing of the Danish cartoons across several European nations, the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, and also the Danish Consulate in Beirut, were all burnt down. These incidents prompted those foreign ministers to advise their people to leave Syria...
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2000
After President Mubarak appointed Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi in the parliament, rumors claimed that his appointment is aimed to oppose the Muslim Brothers in the Parliament. Dr. Bayoumi believes that his rivals are behind such rumors. The General Guide of the Brotherhood said that Bayoumi is not a...
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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.