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Date of source: Monday, January 22, 2007
In a series of articles, entitled ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Dr. Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture, warns against the dangers of Islamic theocracy.
Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2007
In a series of articles, entitled, ‘The Perils of a Religious State,’ Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Culture, examines the first calls for the establishment of a religious state and warns of its dangers.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2006
The article praises the legal procedure taken against ‘Brotherhood Militias’ that
appeared in the Azhar University
as a step forward to separating the state from religion.
Date of source: Saturday, December 23, 2006
The author opposes a party or a state based on religion, and uses Iraq as an example of a country cursed by religious state and parties.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The author rejects enforcing political
systems that early Muslims
followed in contemporary society because this could prevent the country from
modernizing. He paints a fanciful
picture of how society would be if such political systems were applied.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The veil
crisis has deeply exposed the
crisis of the Egyptian ruling system and of the Muslim Brotherhood who
represents the opposition in the parliament
and in the street.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
A discussion about a conference on human rights, the innovation of religious speeches, the
relationship between religion and the state, the economic progress of non-Arab Muslim countries in Asia, and
problems of applying Islamic laws with regard to marriage, divorce, and inheritance in non-Muslim...
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006
The author discusses national unity in the Arab world.
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
The author wonders whether Egypt is a civil state or a religious one and calls on the government to
be
clearer in its stance on this issue.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
In a
sarcastic style,
Mustafá Bayyūmī criticizes the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-
Yūsuf for not being up to par with academic research. He also criticizes the supervisors and
regrets that
the deep-rooted Azhar recognize such works, calling on all men of intellect to face the
Takfīr...
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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.