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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: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The author reviews a book by a Muslim physician/intellectual about some ill concepts by Muslims regarding religion and some practices mistakenly taken as religious orders.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The review examines different opinions about the visit of Muslim dā‘īya [a person who calls for Islam] cAmr Khālid to Denmark and his conference there to establish dialogue with the Danes about Islam and the need to reach an understanding between the West and Muslim nations.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 28, 2005
In an interview with al-Ahālī, Egyptian intellectual Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd, who left Egypt after Islamists filed a lawsuit against him accusing him of apostasy and forcibly divorcing him form his wife, speaks out on the current stagnant situation of Egyptian society.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
The author analyses the case of Heidi Hakīm Manqarius Salīb, a Christian girl who converted to Islam. This case was reported in Al-Katība al-Tībīya (The Theban Legion) and on the websites of several Christian organizations as a kidnapping, but in fact there is no proof of any physical force or...
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
The author strongly rejects discussing the Coptic file in the UN, believing that there are hidden Zionist influences behind such step. He unleashes a severe criticism at Eng. ‘Adlī Abādīr who presented the report to the European headquarters of the UN.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
An article about the Muslim Brotherhood’s intent to establish a state that has a religious, and not civil nature, and the attitude of the Muslim Brotherhood towards the Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006 to Sunday, March 19, 2006
The author states that many different fatwas come from preachers on satellite channels, causing confusion.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
Dr. Thanā’ Fou’ād ‘Abd Allāh discusses the issue of improving the conditions of women in Saudi Arabia. Although there is trend that asks for the liberation of women, there is also another stream that opposes what they call ‘westernizing’ Saudi women.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006 to Friday, March 10, 2006
Sabian Mandaeans have survived hundred years of harassment, and live on river banks because their rites are related to running water.
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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.