Displaying 881 - 890 of 1051.
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2004
The contemporary Islamic movement is losing the sound vision when it announces, “the Qur’an is our constitution” because this involves a suspension of the Muslim mind and blocking it from coming up with a human constitution from the spirit of the Qur’an to be in harmony with the socio-political...
Date of source: Saturday, March 19, 2005
Fatwa stars lock horns on satellite stations
Cyber fatwas have become an enchanting theme as to know what is right and what is wrong.
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2005
I would like to examine the issue and the consequences of the states that do not apply the Islamic penal laws, Hudud, for adultery, wine drinking or slandering. Are they Islamic countries or not? This issue explains the significance of executing penalties in Islam, because the malpractice of...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2005
The Suggestions and Complaints Committee of the People’s Assembly discussed a draft law that would amend the criminal law with regard to the crime of extramarital sex. They referred to the unconstitutionality of the laws, currently in effect, as they are no longer conforming to the second article...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2005
Religious fatwas are being aired everywhere on both local and satellite channels to the extent that the Muftī of the Republic Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘a termed the whole thing as “an unhealthy phenomenon” that is threatening the very well-being of the society.
Date of source: Saturday, March 5, 2005
Sometimes I am carried away by the supposed idea that the Islamists’ scenario succeeds and that Usāma Bin Lāden, or others, are able to get the West, particularly the US, leave the lands of Muslims and ending the rule of the incumbent heads of states. In the eyes of Bin Lāden and his likes, they [...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
Jurisprudence in Canada, a country that prides itself for its progressive human rights positions, took a hit in December when former Attorney General Marion Boyd released her long- awaited report on the permissibility of sharīca law under the Arbitration Act of the Province of Ontario. To the...
Date of source: Friday, February 18, 2005
Many non-specialists have infiltrated the field of fatwas, especially by airing their opinions on satellite channels. Dr. ‘Alī Jumca, the Muftī of the Republic, warned against the spread of non-specialists in the field of the fatwa who have often appeared on the screens of satellite channels...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
In a meeting with a delegation from the Egyptian-German Dialogue committee, Minster of Endowments [Awqāf], Dr. Muhammad Hamdī Zaqzouq, contended that terrorism is an international phenomenon that has nothing to do with religion.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Any state as a political innovation is primarily a state and follows a certain religion secondarily. The misunderstanding of this dichotomy is the prime reason for the emergence of traditional extremism and the active extremists (terrorists) in the Arab region.
Pages
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.