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Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
While some people explained the tsunami as a punishment from God for the low sexual morals of the people of the area where it happened, others explained it as a natural disaster. Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār stressed that whoever says that the tsunami earthquake is a natural phenomenon is kāfir [...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
While those who convert to Islam, such as Cat Stevens, Jemina Khan, and Lord Birt, the former BBC Director – General, can publicly celebrate their new religion, those whose faith goes in the other direction face persecution.
Muslims who lose their faith face execution or imprisonment, in line with...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
A few days ago, about 70 Saudi intellectuals charged Mrs. Mirvat al-Talāwī of unbelief and called for her dismissal from the UN ESCWA. These charges imply the possible assassination of Al-Talāwī by any group that uses Jihād as a cover to its heinous operations. The main reason behind this campaign...
Date of source: Monday, February 21, 2005
The spread of the ideology of banning and confiscation is a result of tyrannical, political, social, intellectual and religious factors. It is also the result of the absence of democracy and the spread of and religious bigotry.
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
The Islamic Research Institute examines books that are referred to it, in order to decide whether or not to allow their publication. The Institute’s decisions may be fair enough in some cases, but most of the times, they are not. It usually deems the books as being “evil” and the authors as being...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
During the latest International Cairo Book Fair, more than 13 books were banned from publication. This took place in spite of President Mubārak’s assertion to writers that no books would be banned without a judicial verdict. This year, many Arab publishers complained that many of their books were...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Some books at the Cairo International Book Fair were claimed to go against and be incompatible with the principles and morals of religion. This led a number of Muslim Brotherhood Members of Parliament and members of the Religious Committee at the People’s Assembly to demand a comprehensive revision...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
We received a lot of information about a mysterious society collecting information on poor Muslim families in slums and asking about their needs with particular attention to children and young people. The sources confirmed that aim of the society might be an attempt to Christianize Muslims in these...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2005
The Ministry of Culture has been organizing the annual Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) since it was first established in 1969. The CIBF, which reflects both the Egyptian and the Arabic cultures, is the largest and the most important book fair in the Arab world. This year, publishers and the...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2005
Non-Muslims live in Muslim communities enjoying liberty; they keep their religion without being forced to hold another, and they share the duty of defending their nation. Then, what about the freedom of the Muslim himself? Could he change his religion, considering a tradition narrated by al-Bukhārī...
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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.