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Date of source: Tuesday, August 30, 2005
A senior Muslim cleric in London issued a fatwa saying that suicide operations are halāl [religiously permissible], according to Islamic sharīca. He even said that they are a religious obligation. However, following the bombings on the London Underground that killed scores of people and has led to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Islam set clear guidelines for human rights hundreds of years prior to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Islam respects human rights regardless of creed, sex or color.
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2005 to Friday, August 12, 2005
An answer to Tāriq Hajī’s letter to the Minister of Endowments, published in Rose al-Yousuf, issue no.4018, entitled "How to let al-Shaf‘ī and Abu Hanifa triumph over Ibn Taymia?"
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005 to Friday, July 29, 2005
The book Jawāz Imāmit al-Mar’a [the legality of women leading prayers], by Jamāl al-Banna, raises many questions for the reader.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
The book Al-Islām wa Usoul al-Hukm [Islam and the fundamentals of rule] by ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rāziq, which was published in 1925, offers a comprehensive analysis arguing that Prophet Muhammad was not a king, and that Islam does not have a system of governance under the banner of belief.
Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2005
The letter sent by Eric Edelman, former US Ambassador in Turkey, to the Turkish minister of religious affairs, Muhammad Eden, about Turkish anti conversion tactics, opened a hot debate about the protestant encroachment into the society and the dilemma of identity versus benefits of the European...
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: Saturday, November 20, 2004 to Friday, November 26, 2004
The problem is that everybody is talking about the correct version of Islam without really knowing what correct Islam is, in other words an Islam that goes in line with the manners of our age and the latter’s way of thinking.
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.
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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.