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Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
The Muslim Brotherhood’s demonstrations in support of the independence of the Egyptian judiciary have posed many questions over the group’s respect for the current “positive laws,” Mustafa Bayyoumī writes.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
The author tackles the main reasons that lead to the appearance of terrorism
and the role played by the state to protect citizens.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
Islam prescribes death penalty
for murder to alleviate the anguish of the relatives of the murdered person, the grand imām of
the
Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī says, explaining the reasons behind the
harsh
penalties imposed by Islam.
Date of source: Friday, April 21, 2006
An interview
with Pope Shenouda III to find out the reasons why he rejected the judicial ruling enjoining the church to
grant
remarriage permits to Copts who obtain divorces through the courts.
Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
The
author tackles so-called
‘Islamic life insurance’, which he considers a recent heresy made by some Islamic
banks, since it does
not differ at all from regular life insurance.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
[The RNSAW received this text from Dr. Abu Zayd for placement in the RNSAW. The text was first presented during a conference in June in Berlin, Germany]
Since the occupation of Egypt by Bonaparte in 1798 Muslims have had to address the issue of secularization. Some Muslim thinkers believe Islam...
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
An article about the Muslim Brotherhood’s intent to establish a state that has a religious, and not civil nature, and the attitude of the Muslim Brotherhood towards the Copts.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The author thinks that having a unified personal status law could solve the problem of thousands of Copts who have divorce court verdicts but are waiting for having a re-marriage license from the Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Dr. Thanā’ Fou’ād ‘Abd Allāh discusses the issue of improving the conditions of women in Saudi Arabia. Although there is trend that asks for the liberation of women, there is also another stream that opposes what they call ‘westernizing’ Saudi women.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The author suggests a draft unified personal status law that could be applied to both Muslims and Christians, but which respects their unique characters at the same time.
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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.