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Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
Ahmad Hayati discusses the dangers of the niqab in Egyptian society, he substantiates his point by recounting the tale of a man who donned the niqab to speak to his sweetheart.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2008
The article debates the issue of the niqāb in Egypt. The author comments that while he believes that donning the hijāb is down to personal choice, he views the niqāb as a decision to not interact with society. Furthermore, he comments that the niqāb can be used as a disguise for criminals.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2008
The recent occurrence of a spate of incidents that seem to target Copts has left many wondering how such incidents should be tackled. This article calls for people to view such incidents as attacks on the Egyptian people as a whole and states that the authorities should arrest the perpetrators...
Date of source: Saturday, May 17, 2008
Disagreements occur over female circumcision at a meeting held by the National Conference for Childhood and Motherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2008
Tāriq Yūsuf reports about the Franciscan school’s issue with hijāb- wearing women.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The author writes that Egypt has agreed to criminalize polygamy that was underlined in the final recommendations of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly that was recently held in Athens, Greece.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The article describes a homicidal incident which involved two brothers who killed their sister to avenge the family’s honor and dignity.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Muslim symbols have become elements of a consumer society that abuses religion and its symbols in daily life. The recited Qur’ānic verses pierce every facet of people’s lives in a way that has sucked out their true meanings; the Qur’ān is used as a mobile ring tone and is randomly broadcast in...
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Friday, February 29, 2008
Sāmīyah Sādiq reports on a complaint of students from the Women's College at Ain Shams University that they are not allowed to enter their college's swimming pool.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
In light of the recent decision by the Turkish Parliament to allow women to wear the hijāb at universities, a Turkish women discusses her family’s role in Ataturk’s nation building project and the changing attitudes in Turkey nowadays.
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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.