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Date of source: Monday, August 19, 2002
The decision of the Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute which gives the apostate a lifetime chance to recant his apostate ideas has led Egyptian lawyers to call for reopening the case of Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid, who was accused of apostasy in 1995.
Date of source: Saturday, August 17, 2002 to Friday, August 23, 2002
The Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute has decided to give the apostate a lifetime chance to recant his apostate ideas and not only a three-day chance as is laid down in the Islamic fiqh [jurisdiction]. The article shows the pros and cons to this decision.
Date of source: Thursday, July 11, 2002
The Bahai is not an Islamic sect. Any Muslim joins it is to be considered an apostate. An apostate is a person who renounces Islam to follow another religion. Fiqh scholars collectively agreed that an apostate should be killed if he insists on renouncing Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, July 20, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that if an Orthodox husband or wife joined the Jehovah´s Witnesses, the couple could have an immediate divorce [if they wanted]. In addition, the church would give a permission to remarry to the partner who kept his/her Orthodox beliefs.
Date of source: Thursday, June 6, 2002 to Wednesday, June 12, 2002
Extremist groups failed to obtain power through weapons because the government fought against them. But if the government was able to prevent them gaining political control of the country, it was not able to prevent them controlling the minds of people. Extremist groups started directing their...
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2002 to Friday, June 28, 2002
Rose El-Youssef created a special file on extremism and terrorism. The file discusses cassette tapes that degrade women in Egyptian society, the fact that some lawyers looking for fame collaborate with extremists, that some scholars oppose scholarly development and that terrorists have turned to...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2002
An Iraqi newspaper reports about so-called humanitarian organizations doing missionary work in northern Iraq. It claims the CIA and Mossad are funding these activities and names the Peace Corps as one such organization.
Date of source: Monday, June 10, 2002
A professor of education at Tanta University conducted a new study titled “The hidden objectives of the American University [in Cairo].” The study says that six of the last nine presidents of the University belong to a group of Protestant evangelists, are spies or used to work for the American...
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
The Adventists do not only try to promote their beliefs among Christians but also among Muslims. Through their radio broadcast AWR, they broadcast programs and correspond with Muslim youths concerning their beliefs. They send Muslim youths booklets that may lead them to doubt the principles of...
Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that Zionist Christianity is an American heresy and it does not exist in the Arab world. Yet, some individuals try to promote the beliefs of the Adventist Church in Egypt. He added that all legitimate Christian denominations worldwide are against Zionist Christianity. The...
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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.