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Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2001
Sheikh Khalid Al-Gindi said that he was proud of the fact that he made many former actresses wear the veil, stressing that there was no contradiction between the veil and acting as the veil is a religious duty, and acting is not a sin. He added that it was not strange to send his daughters to the...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2001 to Friday, July 20, 2001
A lady wondered why attacking Sheikh Amr Khalid if God had guided thousands through him. A researcher in Islamism said that Khalid was trying to penetrate the elite class and the rich, and attract them to Islam, especially after the failure of political violence, which concentrated on attracting...
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2001
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar was asked whether the scientific interpretation of the Qur’an was against Shari’a. He answered that he did not mind if a scientist studied the Qur’an and found indications of scientific facts but scientific explanation of the Qur’an was not explanation.
2. Controversial fatwa of mufti prohibiting phone-based competitions results in outpour of responses
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2001
The article gives a list of the articles published in relation to the controversy resulting from the Mufti’s fatwa prohibiting competitions like "who is going to be a millionaire" on the basis that paying money for entering the competition is a form of gambling.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi expressed the opinion that giving fatwas to Muslims, regarding their personal and general affairs is not limited to the Mufti and that all scholars share this with him. The Mufti believes that all Muslim scholars are allowed to give fatwas, but there are guidelines. He said...
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s wife wrote in the New York Times that President Mubarak was angry with Ibrahim because he expressed his frustration when the President was late for a meeting Ibrahim participated in. It was also written that the President was angry about what Ibrahim wrote about Copts and his...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2001
Psychiatry professor Dr. Ahmed Ukasha said that the expelled monk is a psychopath who has the ability to deceive society. The woman with whom he had a sexual intercourse is a character who can be deceived. The journalist is a hasty person who just wants to reach his aims but without considering...
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2001
Al-Nabaa crisis makes the author believe that the Mossad is trying to bring destruction to Egypt’s one people. An Egyptian chat room was found to be established by a group of people one of whom is a Mossad agent. Another step was taken by people who claimed to be Egyptian intellectuals or...
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2001 to Friday, July 13, 2001
Dr. Mohammed Emara said that Islamic thinkers are excluded from being granted the state award of merit because those who are in charge of granting the award are Dr. Younan Labib Rizq, Dr. Mourad Wahba, and Dr. Milad Hanna [they are all Christians]. In effect, these three represent only 10% of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 3, 2001
The crisis of Al-Nabaa shows the fact that Egyptians are targeted and that damaging their national unity is a historical issue. Egypt has a wide range of media influence to make something a matter of concern. Many regional and international powers are looking with worry at Egypt’s national unity....
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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.