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Date of source: Wednesday, March 29, 2006
In the article, the author gives a historical overview of the political and social attitudes of the Arab Peninsula, which led to the establishment of the first Islamic state. He, at the same time, rejects the idea of political Islam and promoting an Islamic state.
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the Muftī of the Republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, on the prohibition of full-figure statues has been the subject of heated debate in the Egyptian media recently.
Date of source: Friday, March 17, 2006
The author gives an account of some of the bombings carried out by the Muslim Brotherhood during the time of founder Hasan al-Bannā, as acknowledged by a member of the group’s secret organization.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
The Dutch Ministry of Education and Culture has announced the launch of a new project to allow Muslim imāms and preachers to graduate from the University of Leiden with governmental finance.
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2003
The article is an interview with the Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Ali Gom´aa. He expresses his anger with the Egyptian press, believing that some publications deliberately exploit religion to arrive at certain aims. He adds that he has been exposed to unjust campaigns waged against him by certain...
Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2003
There are two types of terrorism, a terrorism that is practiced against Muslim and terrorism Muslims practice. The terrorism practiced against Muslim is an old one as it started by strong polytheists when the Islamic Da´wa was in the bud. Later, it took different forms such as crusades,...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 26, 2003
The article is an interview with the Dr. Salah Eddin Al-Ga’farawi, head of the Islamic Council in Germany. He comments on the phenomenon of extremism before and after September 11, the conditions of Muslims in Germany and on how much Europeans are today aware of the questions of Arabs and Muslims.
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: Friday, November 7, 2003
The International Islamic Council for Da´awa [preaching] called for an international Islamic-Christian dialogue conference in Libya. The slogan of the conference was “know one another” Participants presented and studied many papers about the concept of “knowing one another” as one of the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2003
Seven religious scholars refute the allegations of the Zionist German writer Christian Luxenburg, who claims that the Qur´an was written in the Aramaic language which prevailed at that time and not Arabic. Further, they argue against his theory that the Qur´an was not a revealed text but...
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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.