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Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
The author discusses the rising trend of Islamists throughout the Arab world, and warns of the step backwards for democracy if electing a parliament ruled by Islamists.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
After the Muslim Brotherhood announced their plan to change the ‘banned’ group into a legal political party, many voices were raised in an evaluation of the group’s role in the political life throughout its history.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
The review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest remarks in which he termed the Ḥijāb to be "a relapse backward," drawing public controversy and anger in parliament where the ruling party, the opposition and independents agreed on the need to have the minister tender his...
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...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Egyptian television prevents presenting any series that includes actresses who wear the hijāb.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author discusses the recent confrontations in the Egyptian
Parliament between the Muslim
Brotherhood and the Interior Minister Habīb al-‘Ādlī
over a number of thorny
issues.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006 to Friday, July 7, 2006
On Sunday, a large number of independent and opposition members of parliament, including members of the "banned" Muslim Brotherhood, stormed out of a parliamentary session that was held to discuss substantial amendments to the judiciary law. This was in protest against a remark by the speaker of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
The honor and shame culture is examined in discussion of the insult of raising a shoe towards an opponent and it is argued that the government must take real action in the face of such behavior.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Despite the considerable number
of fatwas
allowing bank dealings, some Muslims argue that bank interest is an adjusted form of usury
[Reviewer:
Ribā], which Islam regards as a major sin.
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
‘Askar accused al-
Zifzāf of being an
atheist in the People’s Assembly. This dispute embodies the need of reform our
religious institutions.
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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.