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Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2005
Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd speaks to Al-cArabī about some recent critical issues including his expectations for this year’s presidential elections.
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2004
There is a substantial difference between Shura and Democracy. This difference is summed up in the fact that divine law is the source of power in Shura while in democracy the source of power lies in the hands of people.
Date of source: Monday, October 11, 2004
During a conference, organized by the Ibn Khaldoun Center headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, on Islam and Reform, representatives of political Islam took part in the dialogue and the Islamic movements were encouraged to be involved in the democratic process. The final statement released by the center...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
The author explained that he did not mean to criticize the article of Fahmi Howeidi about establishing an Islamic party [see RNSAW, week 52, article 4] in his article "Playing with fire, sheikh!." It was rather a rational discussion of all the points mentioned in Howeidi’s article. He also pointed...
Date of source: Monday, November 13, 2000
No formal notification of the indictments or the court date has been sent to any of the defendants in the Case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim. However, persistent inquiry has confirmed that the case is indeed on the court docket for November 18th, 2000. A number of international organizations, including...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2000
This is a statement about the recent events of Al-Kosheh. Hundreds of cultured people in Egypt signed it. These people care about the country’s concerns.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2000
According to the government declarations, what happened in Al-Kosheh was due to a disagreement between a Christians and a Muslim. We can accept that, but what about the horrible development of the situation? Our analysis yields the following reasons... That is why I insist that the violent actions...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2000
... I am one of those who believe that all Egyptians are citizens of the state with the same rights and duties. They acquire the characteristic of the Egyptian citizen according to their Egyptian nationality that is the direct and certain result of their birth and upbringing in this land. Their...
Date of source: Thursday, February 3, 2000
In interviews from Cairo to the deep southern town of Kosheh, many Egyptians voiced mistrust and scorn for the other religion, while others said Egypt enjoyed religious harmony and that Kosheh was an isolated incident.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2000
We are listening calls for strict and violent procedures against the people who were behind Al-Kosheh events. It is unreasonable to start a new century with such mentality.
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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.