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Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2004
Al-Wafd continues discussing the attitude of Islamic movements towards the issues of democracy, the disavowing of violence and turning to peaceful action. During the last few years, attempts to establish two Islamic political parties, Al-Islah Party [Reformation Party] and Al- Sharia Party [Sharia...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
The article reports about the current attitudes of the Gama’a Al-Islamiya towards the
issues of democracy, Hedud [Sharia-based penalties and parliamentary council. The article is
based on the latest ideological revision carried out by the Gama’a which were included in the
book “Nahr Al-Zekrayat…...
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2004
Some political experts are of the opinion
that the revisions of the Gama’a did not change on key issues such as the application of Shari’a,
[the status of] Coptic Christians, multiple-party system and the freedom of opinion and belief.
Those experts claim that the revisions of the group were...
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2004
In total secrecy, the Ministry of Interior released 100 prisoners and detainees from the Gama’a Islamiya, who have completed their prison sentences and detention periods. The Ministry made the released members sign a written promise that they will rejoin the trend within the group that believes in...
Date of source: Saturday, February 26, 2005
An example of how the murder of the Armanious family had been received in the US Coptic community. With a comment of the AWR editor.
Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2005
In his book Shāhid ‘Ala Waqf al-‘Unf: Tahawwulāt al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya fī Misr [A witness to halting violence: shifts of al- Jamā‘a Islāmīya in Egypt], writer ‘Abd al-Latīf al-Manāwī detects the inspiration of al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya.
Date of source: Friday, February 4, 2005
Al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya’s rejection of violence and terrorism has been the main topic of discussion at the Cairo International Book Fair. Editor-in-chef of al-Musawwar, Makram Muhammad Ahmad, followed up on the debates later recorded and published by al-Jamā‘a al-Islāmīya in four books.
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2005
For the first time Muntasir al-Zayyāt [lawyer of the Jamācāt al-Islāmīya] states reasons behind the defeat of fanatic groups in Egypt. In his book Al-Jamācāt al-Islāmīya…Ru’ya min al-Dākhil [the Jamācāt al-Islāmīya …A look from within], he explains the causes of peace reigning over Egypt whilst...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Al-Wafd starts a series of articles on the future of movements of political Islam in Egypt, their attitude towards democracy, participation and circulation of authority. In this article it reviews the most important Islamic movements that adopted violence in order to reach power and their attitude...
Date of source: Sunday, December 9, 2001
The article is a comment by Montasser Al-Zayyat on the criticism Ayman Al-Zawahri leveled against him in his recently found memoirs "Fersan taht rayet el-nabiy" [Knights under the Flag of the Prophet]. He said he was surprised, like others, at the text of the initiative being read in the Military...
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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.