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Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The prominent Egyptian intellectual Tareq Heggy wrote about a number of topics related to the developments in the Egyptian and Arab arenas, showing his impressions and opinions on these critical issues.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Religious channels are
planting the seeds of intolerance and extremism in the minds of young people through using unqualified clerics on their
programs instead of official Azhar scholars.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
In the
spotlight of the recent random Fatwás, a new Muslim denomination appears to be stealing the limelight on the
religious stage. Security forces launched a campaign of arrests against the followers of this belief. al-Qur’āniyyīn or Ahl al-Qur’ān do not recognize the Sunnah or the H...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Muḥammad al-Badrī comments on the recent Fatwá issued by Shaykh
Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī concerning Misyār marriage. He questions the justifications used behind the
issuance of the Fatwá, and the contradictions that it presents.
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Muhammad Sayyid reports on different opinions of Muslim scholars concerning the recent Fatwá that permits ‘Urfī marriages.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 to Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The article is based on a listing of article on a Fatwá issued by the
Muftī of Egypt Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, in which he believes that companions of Prophet
Muhammad used to drink his urine in order to receive blessings.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author discusses the recent constitutional amendments, and the concept of citizenship that has been stressed therein. He looks back in history on the skewed perceptions of citizenship which may have caused the threat posed to freedom and social peace in Egypt today. He further underlines the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
The author discusses the role of religious institutions in the establishment of a secular state. He stresses that before Egypt can truly become secular, intellectuals and thinkers must be afforded some of the rights granted to men of religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A Copt was forced to withdraw from the Shūrá Council elections in the interest of the nominee of the ruling National Democratic Party. While the church urges Coptic youth to lead a positive role in public life and calls to establish a Muslim-Christian committee for this aim, many Coptic thinkers...
Date of source: Thursday, June 7, 2007
The author opposes the weak role that Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, plays in Egypt. He questions why the Shaykh has not been more outspoken in issues that are directly related to Muslims, such as the offensive Danish cartoons.
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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.