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Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The Islamic Legislative Authority has
issued a fatwá that
prohibits constructing mosques or prayer rooms in the separating spaces between
residential buildings.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm
tells how Western interest in Egypt has
shifted to social and religious issues.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
In an attempt to curb the sea of fatwas, the Azhar has recently submitted a proposal to the People’s Assembly, in which it called for introducing legislation to criminalize the issuance of fatwas by unqualified Muslim scholars, Muhammad Khalīl writes.
Date of source: Friday, June 23, 2006
The
author speaks about the terrorism phenomenon, which has become more
complicated recently, since it has moved from
using the primitive means to high-technology weapons.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The author focuses on a recent opinion by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria on the
sin of having a wet dream. He
advised young people to stay away from any sexually-exciting scenes and to
pray before sleeping.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
Are women
allowed to be heads of states under Islamic sharī‘a?
The decision of well-known feminist,
Dr. Nawāl al-Sa‘dāwī, to run for president
during the elections of 2004 was opposed
by a large number of Muslim scholars, who argue that the
physiological nature of women prevents them from...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Absentee prayers were
performed for the soul of Abou
Mus‘ab al-Zarqāwī in many small Egyptian and Jordanian
mosques. The Muslim Brotherhood
considers him to be a martyr.
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: Friday, June 16, 2006
Muhammad Rabī‘a discusses the growing phenomenon of ‘militias’ of men
and women accusing
people of unbelief and criticizing their dress on the public transport system.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā said in this interview with Ākhir Sā‘a magazine that there is nothing in Islam called hadd al-ridda, which he deems as harmful to the tolerance and freedom of Islam, asserting that keeping the power of thought defunct will have unfavorable results.
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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.