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Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
After
Mahmūd ‘Āmir’s attacks on the Shī‘ah, Dr. Ahmad Rāsim al-
Nafīs responds, rejecting ‘Āmir’s attacks and suppositions. [AWR reviewer: Dr.
Rāsim is a former Muslim Brotherhood member who adopted Shī‘ah beliefs in the mid
eighties.]
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Kifayah is experiencing internal conflict
between its leaders and youths for change.
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2006
The vice president of the Egyptian Council for Human Rights, Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, presented a list of constitutional amendments. In response, many voices in and outside the council claimed that these demands were not of the council’s authority. The Egyptian press described the council’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The vegetables market established on
the sidewalk of the Press Syndicate prevented, the day before yesterday, the Minister of Education Dr. Yusrī
al-Jamal from attending a celebration held for praising the journalist’s outstanding students sons.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Egyptian police confiscate a book allegedly upon the Azhar’s request. The book criticizes "modern
shaykhs" and supports woman’s leadership in prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This article reviews the book, ‘Listening to Islam,’ an attempt to present Islam objectively through the eyes of four very different people, two Christian and two Muslim. The author asserts that the book is a very useful and thought provoking introduction to the problems of Christian/Muslim...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
The review discusses the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hasan al-Bannā, the founder and first guide of the Muslim Brotherhood organization, and counterarguments that al-Bannā was not angry about the 1940s assassination of Judge al- Khāzindār. It also describes the parliamentary battle between...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The niqāb is stirring controversy in different parts of the World. An Egyptian university professor is to be sued for criticizing it; the Egyptian muftī advises that women don’t wear it and students wearing it will be barred from accessing a university hostel. In Western countries it is regarded as...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006 to Friday, October 20, 2006
Karam Jabr asserts the importance of limiting
mosques’ role to worship and supports the
recent law banning demonstrations from being held in mosques.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 17, 2006
In an
attempt to symbolize their financial difficulties and unemployment, dozens of journalists protested against
the
government’s decision to close Muslim Brotherhood affiliated newspaper, Āfāq
‘Arabīyah by posing as vegetables and drinks sellers on the sidewalk of the Press
Syndicate.
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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.