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Date of source: Thursday, July 7, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, writes that Islam assures political rights for the individuals. There are four main political rights in Islam: first the right to choose the ruler; second, participation in issues that concerns the general public, which is the concept of the shūrá; third,...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Reviewing a book by a Lebanese writer on whether or not "Islām is the answer."
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author criticizes calls made by Islamic writer Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra for the return of an Islamic caliphate under the Muslim Brotherhood. He cites opinions by some scholars who argue that the caliphate belongs only to the history books and can never be applied in contemporary times.
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
The author criticizes the Muslim Brotherhood’s
slogan
"Islam is the Solution" and describes it as being deceptive. He believes it does not reflect the ideology of
the group and calls for a new form of Islamic discourse.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
To revive the
Azhar, many professors and
scholars advocate choosing the shaykh of the Azhar by election
instead of appointment.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
In an interview Dr. Mahmoud Ismā‘īl explains the reasons behind his strong convection that calls for establishing Islamic religious state are not part of the genuine Islamic teaching, rather they are politically-motivated.
Date of source: Saturday, June 25, 2005
Throughout their history, Muslims have never encountered what is now called women’s issues regarding work, political participation or any other aspect, neither during the age of Islamic glory, nor during the stages of weakness, said Mufti of the Republic ‘Alī Jumca in an interview
Date of source: Thursday, June 16, 2005
One of the most serious problems facing Arab nations is the imaginary Islamic identity, namely the inclination of some political Islam groups to invent an Islamic identity which they want to see replacing the Arab, or even the moderate Islamic, one.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Majdī Khalīl criticizes Muslim extremists who he believes are leading the Arab and Muslim world to backwardness and preventing them from keeping up with modernization.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
Intellectual Fahmī Huwaydī criticizes in an interview ailing political practices and blames political parties that fail to rise up to people’s expectations due to their frail partisan performance and internal disputes and power struggles.
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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.