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Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
Superstition and swindling is
obvious in the teachings of Amr Khālid.
He is a mere narrator, who perfects the art of acting in his
address. According to the author this is not
religion.Old scholars warn of narration in the name of
religion.
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
Two weeks ago, al-Fajr published a letter sent in by a Bahā’ī reader, who discussed in detail the principles of the Bahā’ī faith. In its issue of June 19, 2006, al-Fajr publishes two more letters sent in by Muslim readers responding to what they described as falsehoods contained in the...
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
Ahmad Abu
al-Hassan presents Colonel Qadhāfī as the leader of the new war between
the Sufist and the
Salafist movements. Qadhāfī’s war is one in which all possible
weapons are to be employed.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
A woman wearing a Niqāb gets into the train and utters invocations to Allah, asking passengers to repeat what she said. This phenomenon is becoming increasingly common.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
A recent Administrative
Judicial Court ruling allowing Egyptian Bahā’īs to have their religion recognized on official
documents and the issue of Bahā’ī marriage have been a subject of heated debate in the
Egyptian press.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf devotes a file to the increasing phenomenon of the hijāb in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
Well-known
Egyptian feminist writer, Dr. Nawāl al-Sa‘dāwī and her daughter,
Muna Hilmi,
otherwise known as Muna Nawal Hilmī,
have sparked heated controversy over their
recent
statements,
in which they argued that a child should take his/her mother’s name,
thus
contradicting Islamic shari‘a...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Recent studies have revealed
that the largest portion of violent
crimes in Egyptian society is due to trivial disputes over household
expenses. Taking into consideration economic
problems, sociologist Dr. Ahmad al-Majdoub argues that
unemployment and poverty are the main factor behind the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Recent studies reveal that the majority of Internet websites
and religious satellite
channels focus on theology, but fail to address vital issues in Muslims’ lives.
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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.