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Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Nīvīn Mus'ad writes that there were posters raised on the day of the constitutional referendum saying that voting for 'yes' is a religious duty. These posters had the sign of the Muslim Brotherhood but they deny having anything to do with it.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Grand Sheikh of the Azhar Ahmad al-Tayīb said no one can impose on Muslims anything that runs counter to their faith, adding the issue of homosexuality should not fall within the concepts of freedom.
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Egyptian Christians say they voted on Saturday to reject proposed constitutional amendments in a referendum because they fear hasty elections to follow may open the door for Islamist groups to rise to power.
Copts would like to see a civil state created where religion is not a basis for legislation...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Text spoken at the Missio-organized Parlamentarischer Abend in Berlin, March 15, 2011. The meeting was well attended. Seven members of parliament from different political parties participated, along with assistants of other members in parliament and diplomats of the Foreign Ministry. Dr. Otmar...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Editor AWR: Both Cardinal Patriarch Antonius Naguib (Cardinal of Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt) and AWR editor-in-chief Cornelis Hulsman were asked to give presentations about the place of Christians in Egypt today on occasion of "The Parlamentarischer Abend" (informal evening meeting of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 17, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali writes a press review on three main issues that are currently occupying the pages of newspapers: the second article in the constitution that states: "Islam is the Religion of the State. Arabic is its official language, and the principal source of legislation is Islamic Sharī...
Date of source: Thursday, March 17, 2011
Egypt's Grand Muftī Sheikh 'Alī Jum'ah yesterday rejected revoking the second article of the Constitution pertaining to the official religion of the country, saying he would resign if the article were scrapped.
The article states that Islam is the religion of the state, Arabic is its official...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Ahmad Abū Zayd believes that the second article is the soul of the constitution, and it needs to be activated and applied in all aspects of life.
He insists that this article will include safety for both Muslims and non-Muslims, assuring that this article is the most important one in the whole...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2011
[Reviewer: The title of Sayyid al-Qimnīs blog is of course meant sarcastically]
In his blog Sayyid al-Qimnī argues, that the reason behind the events in 'Ātfīh is a love relationship between a Christian man and a Muslim girl. This should be considered as normal, because love does not know religion...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2011
Dr. Sayyid al-Qimnī, Egyptian writer and Thinker, writes a special article about the revolution, and how the second article in the constitution is affected by the political Islam.
The following article was taken from his blog at http://quemny.blog.com
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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.