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Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2005
According to Sawt al-Umma sources, the Minister of Information, Anas al-Fiqī, stated in a closed meeting with some of his assistants that they are about to present a new TV preacher who is capable of attracting a wide ranging audience. In fact, Al-Fiqī’s words reveal the Egyptian political...
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2005
Al-Līwa’ al-Islamī interviewed Muhammad Abu Layla, professor of Islamic studies at Azhar University. Many issues concerning Islam were discussed.
Date of source: Saturday, November 2, 2002 to Friday, November 8, 2002
A crisis arose between the American Embassy in Cairo and the Ministry of Waqfs because preachers and Qur´an readers were not able to travel to the US with Ramadan. Officials in the embassy said they informed the ministry to officially provide them with a list of nominated preachers, but...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2002 to Friday, November 1, 2002
Rose El-Youssef´s special file for this week tackles the conflict erupted between the governor of Al-Gharbia and the Muslim Brotherhood because of Al-Geel Al-Muslim schools. It comments on a recent study by Specialized National Councils that calls for deepening religious beliefs in the minds...
Date of source: Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, September 20, 2002
One of the main characteristics of the universality of Islam is that it respects the intellect and opens the door of knowledge for Muslims. Human beings could not be God´s successors on earth unless they seek knowledge and make effort to gain knowledge. The knowledge God calls for is a...
Date of source: Saturday, August 31, 2002 to Friday, September 6, 2002
New Islamic preachers are not Azhar graduates. They have not studied religion as it should be studied. Yet, they turned into social stars with the help of the media. The question is: why could the Azhar not generate preachers who would be welcomed by the public and who would lecture the youths in a...
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2002 to Friday, August 23, 2002
Microbus drivers force their passengers to listen to audio-tapes that contain extremist religious material, while passengers have no right to raise any objection against their contents or their loud volume. If any passenger dares to raise any objection, he would be accused of unbelief for refusing...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 14, 2005
Nabīl Zakī believes that Egypt is now at a crossroads between a religious and a civil state.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Many people believe that Azharite professors should be our only source of knowledge, accusing other scholars of being unqualified to deliver the same religious message. An Azharite professor, Dr. Abdel Sabour Marzouq, asserts that it is not right to confine preaching to a specific category. “There...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
Since September 11th, the US has specified a number of conditions on Azhar imams who visit the Muslim community in Ramadan. Having passed a test in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) and Shari’a (Islamic law), the Azhar selects the imams who receive the highest marks to preach to the Muslim community in...
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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.