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Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2004
There is a substantial difference between Shura and Democracy. This difference is summed up in the fact that divine law is the source of power in Shura while in democracy the source of power lies in the hands of people.
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2004
A laundry shop owner once inquired about whether he should continue ironing women’s trousers. The fatwa came as shocking as the question is: if these trousers are worn outdoors then the laundryman should not iron them because in that case he is aiding the wrongdoing of tabaruj [make-up and other...
Date of source: Saturday, December 22, 2001 to Friday, December 28, 2001
Reforming the religious discourse is a must. Reforming Islamic jurisprudence requires interpretation based on reason not the text, and modernization not traditional ways, so that jurisprudents and Islamic scholars can find in Islam new rules and modern principles to motivate the reason and inspire...
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2001
Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin explained that he agreed with Sheikh Al-Qaradawi’s fatwa that allows non-Muslim women who have converted to Islam to stay with their still non-Muslim husbands. He said that fatwas that make people afraid of converting to Islam should not be issued and that converting to...
Date of source: Thursday, July 12, 2001
Coptic societies have been dedicating all their efforts to an international media campaign claiming they are persecuted despite the support they receive from the Egyptian government, the rejection of the Egyptian public of the article in al-Nabaa and the trial of its editor-in-chief in the court of...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2001
Coptic writer Sadeq Aziz expressed the opinion that the Islamic Shari’a does not contradict Christianity and that most of what it contains agrees with Moses’ law. He added that Christianity does not have any positive laws and that the teachings of Jesus Christ cannot be applied as laws governing a...
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2001
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on application of Shari’a in Sudan and Iran.
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood stated that the group is not seeking power but only wants the Islamic Shari’a [law] to be enforced. He added that the aim of their activities in professional syndicates is not a matter of control. It is a democratic thing to have if the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2001
The article explains how religious freedom is a basis of Islamic Shari’a [law]. It mentions many Qur’anic verses which show that the Islamic Shari’a disregards every act done under force, for this does not agree with the Islamic principle of free consideration and choice.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, April 6, 2001
The hair cover of the Muslim woman has different shapes and several names that have to do with the local cultures rather than the rules that had been set by the Islamic Shari’a [Islamic law]. Wearing the hijab [hair cover] is still one of the controversial issues in the Islamic world. This...
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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.