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Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author says that al-Qā‘ida is witnessing major changes that are negatively affecting the movement. Al-Zarqāwī has managed to spread his control over all strategic, intellectual, regulatory and financial aspects of al-Qā‘ida and nothing left for Bin Lādin and al-Zawāhrī except spiritual...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
The author ascribes the unprecedented success of Hamās in the recent parliamentary elections to several factors, most notably its Islamic thrust.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
‘Abd al-Qādir Yāsīn stresses that victorious Hamās faces many challenges, such as cooperation with the chairman of the Palestinian authority and reform of Palestinian institutions
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
Mahmoud al-Touhāmī explains that the current confusion in analyzing the situation in Palestine is due to the assumption that Hamās will turn their electoral campaign slogans into policies. He believes that this is not necessarily true, because these slogans are just a gateway to power.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006
Muhammad Habīb, the deputy murshid of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, congratulates Hamās for its win of the legislative elections, saying this indicates a mature political awareness and stresses the people’s option of resistance against Israel, as well as a weariness of Fath’s poor progress in...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
William al-Mirrī presents two different explanations for the growing influence of Islamic movements in the Arab world.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author argues that the success of Hamās and the Muslim Brotherhood in parliamentary elections in both Egypt and Palestine poses challenges to both groups. Both groups are faced with a reality that will not allow them to apply their well-established slogans, which appeal to the feelings of...
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
In this interview, renowned intellectual and philosopher Murād Wahbā expresses his belief that Hamās has two alternatives; either to succeed in destroying Israel or to change its policy and accept negotiations with Israel. He says that the existance of a strong secular movement is the solution to...
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2006 to Friday, February 10, 2006
The author states that Hamās has the right to rule Palestine but asks whether such movements can ever accept the principle of the circulation of power. The author stresses that opposing and criticizing these movements is not equal to criticizing and opposing Islam, because these groups do not...
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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.