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Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Some people still consider women as a taboo, and should subsequently be avoided. Others believe that a woman working with men constitutes adultery and infidelity. Some Fatwás say that men shaking hands with a woman is Ḥarām, as are music and songs.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 24, 2004
In the 21st century, the dress code is on the list of demands to ensure the abolishing of discrimination based on race, faith or color. Women are at the center of the battle, and behind their back, is the bearded man with the short cloak over the short trousers. Those kind of men stress the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The
author comments on killing a Catholic 16-year-old girl
in Minia because of her relation with a Muslim man.
He says that it was the first incident of murder to occur
inside a Catholic community, which shows that it
has been influenced by the Orthodox religious hard-liners and the
violence...
Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2006
The
author talks about the rights of Egyptian women in society.
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2006
A student of higher
studies at the Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] Faculty, al-Minūfīyah branch
of the
Azhar University, wrote a PhD thesis deeming that the Rose al-Yūsuf periodical and
founder
were Kāfir. In week 50, AWR presented a series of reactions published in
Rose al-
Yūsuf. The...
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik suspects that certain articles of the Egyptian constitution will be amended while others will be left untouched. He believes that a whole integrated constitution has to be established to follow a unified political philosophy that respects the rights of all citizens, especially...
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The stand of the judge’s club against
appointing female judges shocked civil and feminist trends which believe that this stand is contrary to the
principle of judge’s independency. It also violates the Egyptian constitution and the international
charters.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Khālid Muntassir writes about ‘Al-Awbah’ [The Return], a book that has caused a wide controversy in Saudi Arabia.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Nabīl Zakī reports about how the issue of human rights is being tackled in educational religious curricula.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
An assistant professor at the Faculty of Human Studies at the Azhar University obtained a court verdict against a decree of the American University in Cairo (AUC). The decree was issued following the events of September 11th, and prevented Niqāb-dressed women from entering the University.
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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.