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Interviewers: Quinta Smit and Eline Kasanwidjojo
Language of interview: English, Arabic
Interpreter: Dr. Wafāʾ Ḥafnī
Transcript: not mentioned
Approved: Requested and no objection received
Dr. Wafāʾ Hafnī, Dr. Sanā’ and Dr. Ishtihād; granddaughter and daughters of Ḥasan al-Bannā give personal...
Date of source: Monday, January 11, 2010
Amin Makram Ebeid writes: Cornelis Hulsman kindly asked me to write a few lines on the tragic events that took place in Naj‘ Hammādī and how this could be best managed, punishing the responsible people and working towards reconciliation between Muslims and Christians in the region.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2003
A prominent Shiite scholar who has close relations with conservatives in Iran issued a fatwa that changed stoning as punishment for committing adultery. He did not mention the new punishment. Worth mentioning is that Europeans heavily criticize the stoning punishment [Ed: Amnesty International is...
Date of source: Sunday, September 8, 2002
The article is an overview of two reports on Muslims in the West published in the British magazine “The Economist.” The reports discuss the conditions of Muslims in the West and the West´s attitude toward Islam and Muslims after the events of September 11.
Date of source: Saturday, July 5, 2003
The author criticizes the Committee of Culture, Media and Tourism affiliated with the People’s Assembly for the fact that its members launched a “war” against low standard films. He believes there are many problems in the society more important than this kind of films for the members of the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2001 to Friday, February 23, 2001
An American lady, living in Egypt, filed a lawsuit before an Egyptian court claiming that she was persecuted because she is a Shiite. Her husband, who is also her lawyer, is a Shiite but he differs from them in many ways. He wants to get a permit to build a mosque, a hospital and a graveyard. This...
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2001
Scholars of the Azhar and Ayatollahs held a conference in Iran in an attempt to bring the Sunnite and Shiite denominations closer together. All the different trends in Iran welcomed the role of the Azhar in bringing the Islamic denominations closer. The conference honored Imam Al-Bargroudi, one of...
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.