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Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2007
While Poet Aḥmad al-Shahāwī intends to file a claim against the Shaykh of the Azhar, reliable sources at the Islamic Research Academy assert that the Azhar withdrew al-Shahāwī’s book but did not deem the poet Kāfir.
Date of source: Thursday, December 11, 2003
The Azhar directed a fierce criticism to organizations in the Egyptian state that “open the doors of immorality and moral weakness before disadvantaged youth who cannot afford the cost of marriage.” This harsh criticism was written in a report released by the Islamic Research Institute. The report...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2003
Dr. Abd el-Mon´em Abu Al-Fotouh, Muslim Brotherhood member, denied that the group has any intention to escalate the campaign against poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi´s book “Commandments on Loving Women.” He asserted that the issue is now being handled between the Azhar and the Ministry of Culture,...
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article reports about the developments of the crisis between MPs affiliated to the Brotherhood and the Minister of Culture over the book “Commandments on Loving Women” by Ahmed Al-Shahawi which was published by the Book Organization and recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute...
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article reports about the developments of the crisis between MPs affiliated to the Brotherhood and the Minister of Culture over the book “Commandments on Loving Women” by Ahmed Al-Shahawi which was published by the Book Organization and recommended to be banned by the Islamic Research Institute...
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2003
The article is a short interview with Ahmed Al-Shahawi, author of the controversial “Commandments on Loving Women.” He stated that he will defy all “forces of darkness” and publish his book many times, stressing that the book contains no offense against religion or ethics.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 5, 2003
The article is about the reaction of Ahmed Al-Shahawi, author of the book titled “Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa” [commandments in women´s love], to the Azhar´s decision to ban his book on grounds that it contradicts with the principles of the Sharia. Al-Shahawi attacked the decision fiercely...
Date of source: Sunday, October 5, 2003
Asharq Al-Awsat published the second and final part of the interview with Dr. Abdel Monem Abul Fotouh, one of the prominent figures of Muslim Brotherhood group. This part discusses Muslim-Jewish relations and the rights of citizens.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
Al-Arabi published the first part of the interview with Dr. Abdel Monem Abul Fotouh, one of the prominent members in the guiding office of Muslim Brotherhood group. It concerns the equivocation of Muslim brotherhood vis-à-vis understanding of culture and arts.
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2003
The article is an interview with poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi, the author of the controversial book “Commandments Concerning Loving Women.” The book is believed to defame Islam and was referred by the head of the Book Organization to an Azhar committee to examine it. He defends his book against 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.