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Date of source: Friday, April 23, 1999
The fatwa of Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, the Grand Mufti, published lately in one of the papers stating that pilgrimage of actresses is not halal (not religiously permissible) caused a big fuss and much ado. Then the Grand Mufti denied that he released such a fatwa. Dr. Wasel wanted to stop the media...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 1999
Over the past few years, Al-Azhar has been the venue of very serious confrontations between hard-liner and moderate sheikhs and scholars. This confrontation reached a peak during a seminar where professor Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, Dean of the School of Theology at Al-Azhar, presented his new theory of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 1999
Fathi Al-Ibiari is one of the big names in the cultural arena whose creative talent became known to the public in the early 60s. His writings took several turns, but lately he has been leaning towards sufism with its sublime thought and pursuit of the absolute truth.
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 1999 to Wednesday, April 21, 1999
A Cairo court has granted a woman a divorce from her husband said to have beaten her for objecting to his "un-Islamic" gold earring, court sources said on April 7.
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 1999 to Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Muhammed Sayyid Tantawi, the sheikh of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious religious institution has called on Muslim leaders to declare jihad (holy war) in support of their Muslim brethren in war-torn Kosovo.
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
The Prince of Egypt is a Biblical epic about the Exodus in which God casts his wrath on Egypt, and Moses takes his Israelite people out of bondage to the Promised Land. The producers claim they consulted 700 Biblical scholars, Egyptologists, and religious leaders to ensure that the story would not...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
The Council of the Ministers recently agreed on canceling article 291, which states that the kidnapper should be exempt from punishment if he legally marries his victim. The Minister of Justice said the cancellation of this article is for the benefit of the society because this article will...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
Certain modifications could be made and if these modifications do not satisfy the requirements of the society, then they should be canceled.
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
Dr. Nasr Farid Wassel, the mufti of Egypt, confirmed that the marriage of the rapist with his victim should not prevent him from being punished.
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Under the existing law, a rapist has the choice of either facing criminal charges or marrying his victim. Article 290 of the Penal Code stipulates that rape is punishable by death, but Article 291 states that if a rapist offers to marry his victim and she agrees, criminal charges are dropped and...
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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.