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Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2004
The annual report issued by US State Department has criticized
religious freedom in Egypt. The report accused Egypt of religious discrimination against Baha’is
and Copts concerning recruitment in the public sector and preventing Christians from joining the
Azhar University. Many Islamic scholars...
Date of source:
The Council of Scientific Research at the Azhar University recommended a few
days ago that Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [The Fall of the Imam] be banned after
being released in Cairo seventeen years ago. The imam [in the novel] served as the central
symbol representing patriarchal...
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2004
Holding the conference on freedom of expression at the same time of the second annual
conference of the National Democratic Party is a mere coincidence. The difference between the
official view of reformation and what the Arab intellectuals aim at, is clear. Each view seems as
if it is related...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Generally, non-Muslims living on Arab Muslim lands are radically denied the dignity of
the citizen. They are excluded from the process of decision making at all levels. Their rights
are denied, or at least severely restricted, in occupying positions of senior (’sovereign’)
ministries or prime-...
Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
Egypt’s long history is full of incidents of stifling the freedom to think, to choose,
and to be different. Stifling freedom of expression is justified by religion, morals, or the
public good. These are all masks for political interests and short-term gains. We live in a tribe
controlled by one...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2004
Dr. Moussa Hawamda, a
Jordanian poet, has become very famous in the last five years after the recent campaign against
his collection of poems My Trees Are Higher issued in fall 1999. Moussa Hawamda who was brought
before the Jordanian court five years ago and then sentenced to six months...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
AWR’s work to develop an electronic archive of everything pertaining to relations between Muslims and Christians in the Arab-World in general and Egypt in particular is impressive. The index developed thus far is based on the material AWR has collected thus far and is an excellent tool for research...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
The leader of the Jihad organization, Aboud Al-Zomor, currently incarcerated for attempting to overthrow the regime and the assassination of former President Sadat, rejected the involvement of the Jihad group with the Taba bombings. He confirmed that leaders and members of both national and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
The Gama’a Al-Islamiya [Islamic Group] in Egypt strongly condemned the Sinai
bombings, describing them as arbitrary and inapt. The statement came at a time where both public
and official opinion renounced the act, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Research
Institute. The latter...
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 2004
The issue of “freedom of expression” has resurfaced after [Egyptian] writer Usama Anwar Okasha attributed to Amr Ibn Al-’Aas, one of Prophet Muhammad’s Companions, some traits disagreeing with honesty and exemplary behavior. Religious scholars in Egypt were disturbed, and decided to take the issue...
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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.