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Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
The most dangerous virus in the body of Egyptian media outlets is the absence of freedom. Egyptian media functions as an instrument of political propaganda for the ruling elite. Egyptian media is mainly concerned with glorifying the Egyptian ruler, regardless of the name of the president of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The general secretary of the Islamic Research Institution demanded the confiscation of many books, claiming that they imply apostasy and unbelief. One of these books is Khalil Abdel-Kareem’s “Al-Nass Al-Mu’assis Wa Mujtama’u” [The Principle Text and its Context] which was harshly criticized in Al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
The article gives the second part of the text of the legal reasoning behind the ruling of the Administrative Court, which canceled the decision of the Azhar concerning banning a three-part religious book by Said Muhammad Hassan.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2003
The Deputy of the Azhar comments on the ruling of the Administrative Court that canceled the decision of the Azhar concerning banning a three-part religious book by Said Muhammad Hassan. He says that Islamic Research Institute does not violate the freedom of thought as long as it does not...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
The article gives the text of the legal findings of the Administrative Court ruling, which canceled the decision of the Islamic Research Institute concerning banning a three-volume religious book by Said Muhammad Hassan.
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2004
The state might
look to media organizations that it owns - newspapers, radio, TV, etc.- as if they were its own
propaganda instruments to justifies what it does and defend its actions. It is then that these
organizations completely lose their independence and turn into pure ideological...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
The fate of the book
“Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith”[The responsibility of the failure of
the Islamic State in the contemporary era] written by Gamal Al-Banna is still unclear. Al-Banna
confirmed that the Islamic Research Institute has banned his book while the Azhar...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
In December 1976, Mamdouh Salem, then Minister of Interior, issued a
decision to cancel censorship on books and newspapers. This was one way President Sadat aimed at
presenting himself as democratic. The editors and the managers of the newspapers were appointed
by the president himself and thus...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Gamal Al-Banna has authored over hundred books among which is "Mas'ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr al-hadith" [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era] whose banning was recommended a few days ago by the Islamic Research Institute under the pretext of...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
The Azhar overstepped its judicial mission as stipulated by the 1961 law, namely "protecting the Holy Qur'an and Prophetic hadiths from corruption." The Azhar claimed guardianship over religious thoughts, arts and literature, which contradicts with the constitution, the law and principles of...
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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.