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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: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, Head of the Evangelical Community Council in Egypt, believes that it will be very dangerous to amend article 189 in the constitution.
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
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2011
On March 8 Muhammad al-Barād'ī insisted on keeping the art. 2 of the constitution unchanged. I was horribly disappointed.
(Image: courtesy Munich Security Conference, Photographer Harald Dettenborn)
When I read al-Qimnī's article [Click here to read al-Qimnī's article] my disappointment...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Political parties and figures are still divided on the Army's proposed constitutional amendments, on which the Egyptians are to vote next week.
The Muslim Brotherhood announced it backed the constitutional changes, urging the people to vote for them as a “first positive step, but not enough”.
The...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2011
AWR was pleased to cooperate with Encounter, a program of ABC radio, Australia. For the interviews and transcript of ABC please check this address: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/stories/2011/3147651.htm#transcript
Date of source: Monday, March 7, 2011
My fifteen years living in Egypt has given me a lot of connections, including Egyptian diplomats, who are now providing me with stories about current developments in Egypt. It is very common among diplomats that they are ready to give visitors an off the record insight in what is happening in their...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood has announced in a statement that it plans to form a political party after the amendment of the constitution and the unrestricted formation of political parties is permitted.
It has also asked the armed forces to set a timetable for the constitutional amendments and for...
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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.