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Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2003
Dr. Abdel-Azeem Al-Mata’ani has been behind most of the cases of accusing writers of kufr [unbelief]. The latest writer he accused of disbelief is Ahmed Al-Shahawi because of his book "Commandments on Loving Women." The author believes that because Al-Mata’ani was not paid the attention he always...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2005
A one-of-a-kind mosque opened its doors last week in Amsterdam. The mosque is for women only and is considered the first of its kind in the entire history of Islam.
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2005
Woman’s rights from the Islamic perspective is a controversial issue. This issue was misused by fanatics who want to prevent her to go to work. They also belittle her natural and intellectual faculties.On the other hand, the secularists exploited this issue, calling for the emancipation of women...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2004
In the closing session yesterday,
the Islamic-Christian conference, held in al-cAyn al-Sukhna, asserted its refusal to discriminate
between Egyptian citizens in terms of race and religion.
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2004
Human Rights Watch has launched a severe attack on Egypt claiming that women’s rights are being flagrantly violated in Egypt. The American organization issued a statement in which it condemned all sorts of discrimination practiced against women,most notably restrictions regarding their right to...
Date of source: Friday, April 22, 2005
Heated discussions are taking place in the National Council for Women and some non-governmental organizations to propose amendments to articles 237 and 277 of the penal code, which differentiate between a husband and his wife in case of adultery.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
Dr. Yousuf al-Qaradāwī said the western vision does women injustice because it considers her equal to man in work and deprived her from assuming responsibility at home, for husband and children.
Date of source: Saturday, April 2, 2005
The Union of
Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF) held its 22nd conference, March 25-28, at Le Bourget, under the title ‘For a special
Islam of France,’ a motto held by many French Islamic Organizations to stand the previously established idea ‘Islam in
France.’
Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2005
Tāriq Ramadān, grandson of late Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood founder Hasan al-Bannā, has urged freezing capital
punishment in Islam like stoning and decapitation.
Ramadān also urged the mobilization of Muslims worldwide to ask
their governments to stop applying the hudoud, alleging the application...
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2005
A Saudi surprise
Everybody knows about the strict
law in Saudi Arabia banning women from driving their own cars (no one knows why!). What really came as a surprise was a news
item reported by many agencies about a Saudi girl, Marwa Mahmoud, who won a women’s car race held in Dubai.
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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.