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Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2005
The author explores the historic and political context into which the text naming Islamic sharica as the main source of legislation within Egypt was introduced.
Date of source: Friday, June 24, 2005
The last century witnessed the Christian-Islamic talks aiming to establish cooperation between the two religions and preserve religious and moral values in society.
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2004
The previous article offered a brief review of the mission and activities of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood during the last couple of decades, without delving into their past history. The Islamic movements in the Arab countries are variations of the Muslim Brotherhood, and would probably follow its...
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2002
Egyptian Muslim scholars disagree on whether it is lawful under the Shari´a to celebrate New Year´s Day. Some scholars say it is not in the Islamic sunna and thus is forbidden. Others say it is lawful and not an imitation of non-Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2002
A court in Cairo gave a ruling to an airline agency to compensate a pilot who was dismissed for wearing a hejab. It decided to cancel the dismissal of the female pilot and ordered her re-instatement and payment of her salary for the period she was suspended.
Date of source: Sunday, March 17, 2002
Muhammad Abdel-Qodos is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He had once interviewed Watani´s Editor-in-Chief for the weekly Afaq Arabiya (Arab Horizons) on Watani, its mission, focus, and stance regarding national issues. The aim of the interview is to confirm the unity between all Egyptians.
Date of source: Saturday, February 9, 2002 to Friday, February 15, 2002
The Grand Imam speaks about the agreement the Azhar signed with the Anglican Church. He said that there would be more agreements with other churches in the future. He added that the most important thing is that the dialogue should not focus on creeds. It should focus more on supporting the...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
In an exclusive statement to al-Dustour, the general guide of the Muslim Brotherhood has announced that "the group sees no problem with building churches." Member of the Irshād [guidance] Office, Dr. Mahmoud ‘Izzat has argued that "People of the Book" are entitled to have their own houses of...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The article discusses the need for changes in the Arab educational curricula. It calls for focusing on this objective and considers Western interference in this respect just a stone thrown into stagnant water.
Date of source: Monday, February 13, 2006
The Jihād Group repudiated statements made by their imprisoned leader ‘Abboud al-Zumor, who is serving a term in jail for involvement in the assassination of President Anwar al-Sadāt in 1981, in which he admitted the right of the Bahā’ī faith to express itself.
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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.