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Date of source: Thursday, November 9, 2006
The proposal of the National Council for Human Rights
(N.C.H.R.)
for reviving religious dialogue and reform of the educational curricula of the Azhar University has evoked
different reactions from religious and educational circles at the university.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Safā’ Mustafá
warns about the spread of new private Islamic institutes which are not supervised by either the Azhar or the
Ministry of Awqāf. She believes that these could promote false teachings of Islām with their emphasis
on less educated preachers.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The author reviews the history of the Azhar University. He argues that the university still exists in the world of knowledge.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
In an
interview with a senior official from the Azhar, the author asks about the
education system and whether there had
been any attempts to ‘westernize’ it.
Date of source: Thursday, July 20, 2006
Members of Qur’ān anti- Christian group, led by a professor from the
Azhar University, were arrested by Egyptian authorities.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2006
In this interview the Vice President of the
Azhar
University, ‘Abd al-Dāyim Nusayr, discusses problems impeding the Azhar from assuming
its role as
a "ka‘ba of science" and called for amendments of laws to improve Azhar
professors’
salaries. He also confirms that the university accepts...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 23, 2003
The article is an interview with Nabil Abdel Fattah, assistant manager of Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, on the issue of renewing the religious discourse. He comments on the attempts of some intellectuals to associate the concept of renewing the religious discourse with the...
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2003
The US Administration accused religious schools in many Arab and Islamic countries of promoting terrorist ideas and graduating generations of terrorists. Acquainted sources in Washington said that the Secretary of Defense and his deputy have lately raised a very sensitive issue, which is whether...
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
Al-Liwa Al-Islami published the first part of an interview with Dr. Ali Gomaa, Mufti of Egypt. This part discusses the role of Dar Al-Ifta´, the uniform of Al Azhar, the various bases for making a fatwa, and the relations between the Dar Al-Ifta´ and Al Azhar.
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2003
The author reports that the Open American University (in Cairo), which is an independent academic institution, has a section for Islamic studies. The author wonders what the US has to do with Islam? Does the US want to have preachers that promote what can be called an American Islam? He adds that...
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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.