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Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
A discussion of the number of Coptic candidates in the elections.
Date of source: Thursday, December 22, 2005
The author believes that the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy is no longer able to play an effective role as one of Egypt’s most reputable Islamic institutions.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2005
The issue of whether women are allowed to be head of state has caused deep rifts within the Egyptian Islamic and political circles and outraged a number of feminist activists.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
Mājid ‘Atīya writes on the thorny issue of the participation of Copts in legislative councils.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
According to recent statistics, one in three Turkish women are subjected to physical domestic violence.
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2005
Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidate and Professor of Arab Literature at the Azhar University, Dr. Makārim al-Dīrī, says that men are superior to women, but also argues for increased female participation in political issues.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005 to Friday, October 28, 2005
Khomeini’s Iran, the Taliban’s Afghanistan, Nimeiri’s Sudan and several other countries have claimed to be ruled according to Islam. Yet such ’Islamic’ rule merely led to backwardness and oppression. The elite in Egypt are terrified by the idea that a theocracy Egypt would bring a whirlpool of...
Date of source: Thursday, September 22, 2005
A discussion of the difficulties for Copts wishing to divorce their spouses.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 2004
Dr. Al-Awa stated that Copts are no longer Ahl-Al-Dhimma [free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country, who in return for paying capital tax, receives protection and safety] Instead they are the original natives of Egypt. When Egypt was occupied by European countries, Copts and Muslims united...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2005
Islam has paid women their due, including participation in politics; the Islamic history is abundant with evidence in this regard. Hence the groundlessness of Western and American claims that Islam prohibits women to partake in the political arena. In this respect, Egyptian scholars stress that...
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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.