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Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
What has happened to Egyptian society and led to the catastrophe of religious extremism, which has claimed the lived of many innocent people and tarnished the image of Islam and Muslims in the world? I believe there are three major factors that contributed to the spread of religious extremism in...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 7, 2004
Fundamentalists are very active on the Internet. They master the World Wide Web to their advantage in many cases. It is very easy to search for a book on fundamentalism on the Internet, and you may find the whole book available for free. The only thing you need is to know how to search the Internet...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Awqaf [endowments], stressed that there is no plan to stop building Azharite institutes or to cancel religious education in Egypt. “These are all rumors, because Azharite education cannot be abolished. It is merely a process of regulating the building of...
Date of source: Thursday, July 8, 2004
After we brought up the issue of stopping building Azharite institutes according a decision by the Council of Governors, we are following up on this issue.
The decision triggered many reactions on all levels from people who reject the decision and doubt its motives by linking it to the so-called...
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2004
I think that the Prime Minister Dr. Atef Ebeid did not consult the Grand Imam of the Azhar before making his decision that orders stopping the building of Azharite Institutes and bring some of them under the authority of the Ministry of Education.
The Azhar graduated thousands of renowned scholars...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
Finally, one year after the United States of America announced the so-called renewal of religious discourse, Mr. Bush was able to achieve what he wanted. Our Prime Minister, God forgive him, surprised us with a shocking decree which he dictated to governors in their last assembly. The decree, which...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
When New York and Washington were attacked on September 11, 2001, anti-Islamic groups--which control the mass media, especially in America--used these attacks to spread the false concept that terrorism is a product of Islam. This accusation was spread widely in an attempt to link Islam with...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
In this interview, the Grand Imam of the Azhar expresses his point of view on a variety of issues, at the fore of which comes the so-called Al-Furqan Al-Haq [The True Qur’an]. Other issues discussed in this interview include means to deal with those who offend Islam, the beheading of hostages, and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
A heated dialogue between Arab intellectuals was convened in Cairo by the Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue. The dialogue revolved around the state of religion [in Egypt], democracy and reform. The significance of this dialogue lies in the way it linked issues and concepts such as...
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2004
All Christian denominations have been able to create a theological discourse in which they recognize Islam as a religion and a civilization. There are Christian thinktanks that focus on observing and analyzing Islamic religious thought.
The relation between Islamic thought and Christian thought in...
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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.