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Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
The author considers the reactions to the incidents of sectarian sedition between Muslims and Christians in Bimhā, al-‘Ayyāṭ, in Giza governorate. He criticizes certain media outlets for not covering the story in its entirety, and the demands that were submitted following the incident which he...
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
Ramadān Abu Isma‘īl reports on the opinions of Azhar scholars about unifying the Jumu‘ah speech.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 17, 2007
The Ministry of Endowments begins the trial of a unified adhān.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
In this interview, the minister of religious
endowments
warns of "foolish acts" by some Muslims, which he says could pose a real threat to the Muslim
nation, stressing
that the niqāb is a tradition and not a religious duty.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Friday, October 6, 2006
A new war has been launched between veiled and unveiled actresses in finding a place in the over-busy schedule of the Egyptian TV during Ramadān. The veiled stars attack officials of the Egyptian TV for preventing their serials, claiming it is a conspiracy against Islam and hijāb.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
The author of the article, Tāriq Mustafá, criticizes mosques that use amplifiers and attract famous dā‘īyahs to attract a large number of worshippers during the month of Ramadān. He also raises questions about where the charitable donations that are collected by mosques go.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
In an interview with Muhammad Shibl [a Muslim thinker], the
author
discusses the issue of a unified call for prayer in Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A number of Muslim issues that are cause debate amongst scholars are raised in this issue such as the discussion over unifying the call to prayer and the proposal of a new draft law to regulate who is able to issue fatwás.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Amidst heated debate over the project of the Ministry of
Awqāf
[Endowments] to unify the azān [call to prayer] in Greater Cairo mosques,
Rose al-Yousuf
claims that it has managed to obtain a copy of a letter sent by the Saqr Factory for
Developed Industries to
the under-secretary of the...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The
increasing influence of religion in Syrian society is the result of the
failure of the secular regime to implant
its ideology in the minds of the people, member of the secular
Ba‘th Party, Mus‘ab al
-Jindī, says.
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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.