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Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
A Shaykh who enjoys considerable public support declares that a woman is a dwarf that must be under the authority of a man, and thanks God for blind men having been saved from the fatal sedition of women.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The article discusses the issue of international terrorist groups working in Egypt and provides information on the group, its leaders and its policies.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
The writer talks about the political role of Islamic groups in
the Arab Muslim world in an attempt
to answer the question: Is Arab democracy possible without Islamists?
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...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 23, 2002
The fact that the Muslim leaders were called caliphs or the Amīr of the believers gave the political authority in Islām a religious and a legal dimension. Islām did not know the meaning of Ummah except in the time of the Prophet. All the Islamic authorities after the time of the Prophet were...
Date of source: Saturday, December 2, 2006
The
writer, Minister of Endowments, clarifies the real meaning of
terrorism and Islam’s innocence from it, using parts
of the Qur’ān to prove his words.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2006
Scholars have rejected calls to amend the second article of the constitution which stipulates that the principles of Sharī‘ah are the mainstay of Egyptian legislation as they believe it would transform Egypt into a secular state.
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Mu‘taz Billāh ‘Abd al-Fattāh discusses the difference
between liberalism and
secularism.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik suspects that certain articles of the Egyptian constitution will be amended while others will be left untouched. He believes that a whole integrated constitution has to be established to follow a unified political philosophy that respects the rights of all citizens, especially...
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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.