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Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
During the celebration of his appointment to a full professorship at the University of Leiden, the president of the university delivered a speech in which he described (Dr.) Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid as the silent intellect. However, “there is a historical moment when the intellect breaks his silence and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 29, 2004
Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid does not like to be presented as the oppressed or the exiled
intellectual. In his writings, he confirmed that the aim of his discussions and questions is “not
doubting the validity but attempting to understand.” He untiringly calls for “the freedom of
research, discussion and...
Date of source: Thursday, February 19, 2004
Almost two weeks ago Anthony Weiner, a member of the American Congress, submitted a
draft of an urgent project in which he requests that American military assistance to Egypt and
all forms of economic cooperation between the countries be halted unless the issue of Copts is
dealt with.
The...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2004
The decision to form the National Council for Human Rights is a step forward on the road to achieving freedom and justice in Egypt. The whole of the Egyptian society divided into two parts, the first part is strongly enthusiastic about the decision and believes that it would solve all...
Date of source: Thursday, February 19, 2004
Colin
Powell wants his administration to convince the leaders of the Islamic world that the education
offered by schools in the Muslim world does not suit our times and undermines peace and security.
He claims that such education teaches students the worse terms in religion and the most hateful...
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2004
Robert Donan, Republican candidate for the US House of Representatives claimed “The Qur’an is a book about war and terrorism, it should be re-written and [Qur’anic] texts preaching violence should be deleted.” These words reveal the level of arrogance and impudence the US reached in dealing with...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Muhammad Mahdi Akef
rejects the projects of change that come from abroad, stressing that change that is effected by
force or top level decision will have a limited effect. “Solutions imported from abroad will not
solve our problems,” Akef said.
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2004
It appears that there is a plan
by the authorities to crack down on the members to restrict their participation in meetings
abroad. The rate of the bans on travel of Brotherhood members increased dramatically since
Muhammad Mahdi Akef was appointed supreme guide of the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2004
The “secret division” or the military wing of the
Brotherhood was founded by Hassan Al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. The secret
division was meant to defend it [the group] against competing parties and to counter the British
occupation of Egypt at the time. But Abdel Rahman El...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The Grand Imam of Al Azhar Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi
confirmed that the veil is an Islamic obligation and whoever denies it is considered an apostate.
During the meeting of the head authority of the International Islamic Council for Da’wa and
Relief, he said that dealing with the French veil ban...
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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.