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Date of source: Saturday, June 17, 2000
Al-Usboa published an article, in its issue dated May 29, about a mysterious questionnaire that asked Azhar students suspicious questions. This article recounts the reply of Dr. Mohammed Abu Lila, the head of the English Islamic Studies Department in the Faculty of Languages and Translation of the...
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2000
His Honor, the Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, settled the case of the logo of Coca Cola, affirming that it is not blasphemous to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The author criticized sarcastically the sudden discovery of the blasphemous aspect of Coca Cola, after 100 years of its production. In the writer’s opinion, the oppression which many Muslims suffer in some Islamic countries, leads them to accept nonsense and rumors and even to use modern technology...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
When we consulted his excellency the Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, about the rumor claiming that the logo of "Coca Cola" is blasphemous for Islam he said that the issue was examined by the committee of Dar El Ifta’ [religious consultation house] and they found this rumor baseless.
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000 to Friday, May 19, 2000
In a climate of extremism, there are those who seek commercial benefits by provoking religious feelings. That’s why we study the Coca Cola rumor here. The rumor says that the Coca Cola logo reads in a mirror as "No Mohammed, No Makkah".
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
Those who decided to attack culture issued a report for security bodies against a group of books published by the Supreme Council for Culture under the title ’The National Project for Translation’. The books that angered the issuer of the report are an integral group about women. They are...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
What really happened in Al-Kosheh was not more than poisoned wind. In spite of the fact that some of the traitors tried to use these events for their benefits, it is not surprising to see faithful Egyptians trying to save the situation and turn off the communal [Ta’ifiya] fire because they felt...
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2000
"...Al-Kosheh is a wealthy village in a poor area. Seventy percent of its inhabitants are Copts among a group of villages with a Muslim majority. The inhabitants of the area complain of corruption. The representation of Copts in local councils is zero. Inhabitants of Al-Kosheh are living a state...
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2000
It seems that Muslims have no other option but to believe that they are destined to fight fierce warfare in the twenty first century and they will not find any way out of its fires. The snares are set everywhere and these snares are getting narrower every day. In this new era, Muslims have no...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2000
The incidents that happened in Al-Koshh hurt the hearts of all the Egyptians. Everyone believed that there were hidden hands behind them. So, we met with the officials who are responsible for the Religious Brotherhood Group. It is one of the ancient organizations, which is responsible for...
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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.