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Date of source: Monday, October 17, 2005
Debates continue over article two of the Egyptian constitution, which makes Islam the religion of state and Islamic jurisprudence the principle source of legislation.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, lawyer and politician Mukhtār Nouh speaks about the role of arts and literature in the Islamic state.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Ayman al-Zawāhrī, has allegedly written to Abu Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī, the Jordanian-born chief of the al-Qā‘ida organization in Iraq stating that the organization’s goal must be to set up an Islamic caliphate in Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Though there were claims that the book itself was authored by prominent members of al-Qā’ida, it is actually a compilation of handpicked speeches, written and TV interviews and statements translated from Arabic into French.
Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2005
The Brotherhood’s insistence on using the slogan "Islam is the Solution" mainly aims to garner as many votes in the elections as possible, proving that they do in fact seek to establish a religious-based state.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Jordan’s capital, Amman, hosted a four-day conference organized by the Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue.
Date of source: Saturday, October 1, 2005 to Friday, October 7, 2005
The author suggests that extremists twist religious texts to suit their own aims.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
In an interview with al Arabiya satellite news channel, ‘Umar al-Sharīf said he is against applying the Islamic sharī‘a in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Salāh ‘Īsa believes that the increasing popularity of political Islam currents has become an obstacle to political and democratic reform in the Arab world.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
The most disturbing matter is the state’s two-faced position, opting for the state-religion combination in defense of its power, and calling for separation when it addresses political opposition.
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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.