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Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
Muftī of the Republic Shaykh ‘Alī Jumca said he has never issued a fatwa [religious edict] about demonstrations, stressing that if demonstrations were meant to peacefully express opinion, which is a constitutional right, then there is nothing wrong.
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
The involvement of mosques in politics is not only a mistake but a sin as well, because the congregational Muslim prayer unites all Muslims but political ideas disunite as each one has his own vision.
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Demonstrations that start from mosques with copies of the Qur’ān held high just make us recall the past when the supporters of Mu‘āwiya Ibn Abī Sufiān, the founder of the Umayyad Dynasty that ruled an Islamic empire for nearly 100 years, hoisted copies of the Qur’ān high on spears to urge their...
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2005
“We are all aware of our stifling economic problems, security threats by Israel, US pressures, large disparities between the classes, the emergency law and corruption. Those problems of course prompt the emergence of true popular movements that target real reforms,” said Egyptian intellectual...
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
The state is the sole beneficiary on the long run of making peaceful organized demonstrations a common practice.
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2005
It is obvious that the political Islamic tide—mainly the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood movement—is no longer content with the occasional show of power on street level, such as popular support for the Palestinian cause or against the American presence in Iraq. Instead, Islamists have clearly decided...
Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2005
The issue of demonstrations was not on the
agenda of the four-day National Democratic Party (NDP)’s 4th session that included representatives of 15 parties. The meeting
saw a split as some parties were of the opinion that demonstrations give the impression of unrest and embolden foreign...
Date of source: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Several chants and slogans in the
history of Egypt and the world affirm that demonstrations are an art of politics and a means to bring pressure on the
decision-makers and those in authority.
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
President Husnī Mubārak responded to this call by amending the article 76 of the constitution to allow for multi-candidate presidential elections. However, in order to proceed with the elections in an incorrupt fashion, the Egyptian press must regain its freedom, which it had lost ever since the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Teach your people democracy!
In order to establish a sound democratic system and the creation of constitutional institutions, is it good enough to attempt to hold free, impartial, and honest elections, without political, cultural, or democratic awareness ingrained in the society? Are the polls...
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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.