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Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
The crisis of the Takfīr
thesis caused by an Azhar researcher resulted in serious
discussions about the reality of academic life in
Egypt. The author of the article criticizes the Azhar’s
passiveness before the facility of judging people’s
faith.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
In a
sarcastic style,
Mustafá Bayyūmī criticizes the Takfīr thesis against Rose al-
Yūsuf for not being up to par with academic research. He also criticizes the supervisors and
regrets that
the deep-rooted Azhar recognize such works, calling on all men of intellect to face the
Takfīr...
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
Al-Sinbillāwīn city in Daqahlīyah
governorate is experiencing sectarian strife after
the disappearance of a Muslim girl. A Christian man and
Christian employees in the Civil Status Department
are suspected of involvement in the kidnapping.
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
The author writes about the importance of presenting Christian programs on T.V,
and sees that this is the right of Christians as Egyptians, and will serve to enhance relations between
Muslims and
Christians.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Hilmī al-Nimnim answers
October’s rumor
about the Azhar preventing a book from being published.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Text of lecture about a declining Christianity in the Middle East. Dalrymple compares between his travels in the mid nineties to when he collected material for his book ‘From the Holy Mountain: A Journey among the Christians of the Middle East,’ and recently travelled to the areas he had visited...
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Transcript of a speech presented by William Dalrymple at the American University in Cairo, highlighting his experiences traveling to Christian Holy sites throughout the Middle East, as well as his personal interpretation of political Islām. He includes references to both historical and present day...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2001
Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi and the Muftī of Egypt asked Bin Laden to hand
himself over to save the Afghans from
the American war. al-Qaradawi said that Muslim and Christian
religious leaders could play an important role in
limiting the possibility of a conflict between Muslims
and Christians...
Date of source:
Nawal al-
Sa’adawi started defending herself against the
apostasy charges directed at her. She issued a statement in which
she criticized the defamation campaign
launched against her by a weekly paper. It was reported that she backed down
on her decision to confront
Mohammed Hassan al-Alfi,...
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
This review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest remarks in which he described the Ḥijāb as "a relapse backward," stimulating public controversy and anger in parliament. The ruling party, opposition and independents agreed on the need to have the minister tender his resignation...
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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.