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Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
A number of Muslim scholars have urged the Azhar’ s Islamic Research Academy to refute the recent controversial fatwas of the Sudanese spiritual leader, Dr. Hasan al- Turābī.
Date of source: Friday, April 21, 2006
Sudanese politician and prominent Islamist Hasan
al-Turābī explains some recent
controversial statements he made about the permissibility of Muslim
women marrying kitābīs
[People of the Scripture] and the misunderstanding of the word
hijāb in the
Qur’ān, as well as a host of political and...
19. Al-Turabi: Muslim women can marry Christians, Jews. Women’s testimonies are equal to that of men
Date of source: Sunday, April 9, 2006
Sudanese Islamic leader Dr. Hasan al-
Turābi has recently made known some of his views on a number of controversial Muslim issues, including the
hijāb, marriage between a Muslim woman and a kitābī [Reviewer: belonging to the
book, a Christian or a Jew], women leading prayers and the testimony of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
After the recent case of a Muslim man, who attempted to convert to Christianity in Afghanistan, the author argues that Germany has a responsibility to stand up for Afghan’s human rights.
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2006
The author represents an overview of Jane Smith’s book, “Islam in America,” in which she speaks about Muslims’ lives in the U.S.
Date of source: Saturday, March 18, 2006
The news carries statements by the imām of the Azhar in which he criticized a newly-proposed bill on personal status matters.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
An Indonesian woman has read Qur’ānic verses in the opening of an international conference at the Azhar University, causing controversy.
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
Jennifer Drago, an American Christian volunteer with the Mennonite Central Committee, is living with her family in the Upper Egyptian provincial town Banī Suwayf (Beni Suef), and reflects on her experiences at a beach camp with Coptic orphan girls. Her article shows that the mentality of Egyptian...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Rushdī Abu al-Hasan reviews a book by an American researcher about Wahābism entitled “Wahabi Islam, From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad,” describing it as a very positive attempt to examine an Islamic movement.
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2006
Rashā ‘Āmir reviews part of Jane Smith’s book “Islam in America” that tackles the issue of Muslims’ roots in the U.S. and their current living conditions.
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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.