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Date of source: Thursday, December 31, 2009
As an intern at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation, my main aim has been to foster intercultural relations between the West and the Arab world. Integrated in a research team, I had the opportunity to delve into precise topics (such as the issue of mosque building in Egypt), and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2010
Mr. Rajab 'Abd al-Munsif, Chairman of the Central Administration of the Curriculum and the Prophetic Sunnah. Mr.Hamdī Mahmūd Al-Dāwī, General Director of Manuscripts and the Heritage Book.
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Followers of salafī leader Hāfiz Salāmah prevented the imām of al-Nūr mosque in al-'Abāsīyah from ascending the mosque pulpit to give the Friday sermon.
Salāmah ascended the pulpit to prevent Turk from giving the sermon, asserting that the pulpit of al-Nūr mosque will not be ascended by anyone...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Al-Nūr Mosque in the al-'Abasīyah district in Cairo has witnessed unrest in recent weeks.
The land on which the mosque was built was originally given to al-Hidāyah al-Islāmīyah Society, headed by Shaykh Hāfiz Salāmah.
Its followers prevented the mosque preacher, Shaykh Ahmad Turk, from ascending...
Date of source: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Muslims will face an LE10 fine if their cell phones ring during prayers at a Giza mosque, which is popular with al-'Ayāt town residents, the local media reported on March 30.
The fines will be used for upgrading the government-run mosque, which has become the first mobile-free place of worship in...
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Clerics and employees of State-Islamic religious institutions are demanding an end to what they say is rampant corruption by senior officials who manage religious endowments.
Islamic scholars and employees of the Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments], who have protested every day in Cairo, demand an end...
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2010
Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq held a press conference yesterday to announce the Supreme Council for Islamic Affair’s summit on the situation in Jerusalem that is to be held next February. During the conference, Zaqzūq renewed his call for Muslims to visit Jerusalem with an Israeli visa,...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2010
In a speech yesterday, Endowments Minster Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq criticized the Salafīs for their obsession with appearances, saying they embarrass Islam with their short jilbabs (a long, loose-fitting garment for women), hats, and flip-flops. Zaqzūq also said that all Egyptian Muslims are Salafīs...
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 2010
During a meeting with Bishop Aughustinus (head of the Armenian Catholics in Egypt), Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, said that fitnah tā’ifīyah does not exist in Egypt. Grand Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah said that national unity in Egypt is a perfect model that should be followed around the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
The article criticizes a number of parliamentary candidates from the National Democratic Party, the Muslim Brotherhood, and opposition parties for promoting themselves during Friday prayers at various mosques around the country. Some candidates only distributed flyers, while others went to 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.