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Date of source: Friday, February 26, 1999
Dr. Nasr Farid confirmed that the call for the renewal of [Islamic] jurisprudence is a useless call because since is no need for that. He said that Islamic jurisprudence is flexible and can deal with all the issues of the age.
Date of source: Thursday, February 18, 1999 to Wednesday, February 24, 1999
Many young people are coming to believe that Urfi marriage is the only legitimate alternative to premarital sex, which is condemned as sinful. Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, called upon the government to ban Urfi marriages at a Fair seminar last week, saying that "these...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 1999 to Wednesday, February 17, 1999
The well-known director of the Ibn Khaldoun Institute sees the government has taken a few positive steps to improve the situation of the Copts.
Date of source: Monday, February 1, 1999
After the passage of more than 20 years since the first attempt at issuing a unified Personal Status Law binding all Christian denominations, an agreement has finally been reached in the last couple of days. Rose al-Yūsif obtained the full text of the Personal Status Law for the Copts and describes...
Date of source: Monday, February 1, 1999
Dr. Abd Al Mo`ti Al- Bayoumi called for establishing a new jurisprudence that can cope with the requirements of the age. The author disputes the need for this.
Date of source: Thursday, September 24, 1998
Should women, according to Islamic law, be allowed to travel abroad alone with the permit of her husband, father or brother or not? That’s the issue addressed in this article.
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 1998
The author, director of the Institute of Strategic Studies at Al Ahram criticizes Arab states for their double standards.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 28, 1998
The supreme guide of the Brotherhood remembers the founder’s definition of this organization.
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 1998
On June 18 two Shiite clerics were killed in the holy city of Najaf in Iraq. Concerns are expressed that this could have been part of an official attack on the country’s Shiite community.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 25, 1998
A review of the role of Muslims in Indian politics.
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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.