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Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author writes about Sūfism,
asserting that claims that it is responsible for Muslims’ backwardness are untrue.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘a reports on the spread of Sufism in Europe, particularly
in Austria, noting that many Europeans believe Sufism is the heart of Islam and the way to get rid of
terrorism.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The administrative judiciary’s refusal to file the lawsuit establishing the “Al-Safawīyya Al-Naqshabandīyya,” a Shī‘i organization, provoked controversy. This article links Shī‘i activities in Egypt to Iranian political influences. Religion and politics are never far apart.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
Ahmad Abu
al-Hassan presents Colonel Qadhāfī as the leader of the new war between
the Sufist and the
Salafist movements. Qadhāfī’s war is one in which all possible
weapons are to be employed.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
Husām Tammām investigates the phenomenon of new preachers and Sufism in Sudan portraying their rites and what he calls “Modern Sufism.”
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2003
Sout Al-Umma devotes a special file to the status and thoughts of Sufis in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
The author discusses a conference hosted by the Azhar on calls by Sufis to internationalize Muslim sanctities and bring an end to the Wahābīs’ control over them.
Date of source: Thursday, December 1, 2005
In an interview, Shaykh Hasan al-Shinnāwī, the grand chief of the Egyptian Sufis elaborates on the number of Sufis in Egypt and their relation to the government and the American embassy, after the U.S. ambassador attended the al-Sayyid al-Badawī moulid.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Sufis have recently begun to emerge on the Egyptian political scene. Immediately before the presidential elections, the chief shaykh of Sufism in Egypt, Shaykh Hasan al-Shinnāwī issued a statement in which he declared his full support for the incumbent president, Muhammad Husnī Mubārak. Observers...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
A large number of continuities can be found in beliefs and traditions in Egypt dating back to Pharaonic times, and to understand Sufism, Jamāl al-Ghitānī argues that one must understand Egypt’s past.
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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.