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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: Saturday, May 31, 2003 to Friday, June 6, 2003
The author criticizes the ideas behind the Wahhabi movement in Saudi Arabia, which he believes is the biggest breeding grounds for extremist ideas. He blames Wahhabism for terrorism and violence in Egypt. He is of the opinion that both Wahhabism and foreign military bases harmed Saudi Arabia and...
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2003
The writer discusses the different points of view concerning the meaning of “renewing the religious discourse.” He gives his opinion of Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, a prominent Islamic scholar.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2003
A prominent lawyer has filed a lawsuit before the court asking that the Sheikh of the Azhar resigns because of his contradictory fatwas concerning important issues.
Date of source: Saturday, May 10, 2003 to Friday, May 16, 2003
The author gives an overview of a study by researcher Dina Al-Khawaga on Iqra channel. The study is titled “Iqra Channel between Wahabism and Market Economy.” The author believes that the channel is a pulpit for extremism.
Date of source: Friday, May 9, 2003
The article discusses the reasons behind the fact that some Islamic groups deny the other and accuse rulers, societies and even other Islamic groups of kufr [unbelief].
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2003
The author criticizes Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi for speaking about the Iraqi crisis, in relation to the Palestinian conflict, as a secondary issue. He said that Americans get Muslims occupied with the aggression on Iraq rather than with the issue of Palestine as they did before using Bin Laden and...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
A fatwa issued by the former Mufti of Egypt stipulating that currency trade is haram has caused a juridical debate between Azhar scholars. The Sheikh of the Azhar referred the fatwa to the Islamic Research Institute for examination and comment.
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2006
This press review dwells on the controversy caused by a project to produce an Egyptian movie about the life of Jesus Christ which has prompted outcries from both the Azhar and the Coptic Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
The article is an interview with the Mufti of Syria. He stresses that he does not mean civilians in his fatwa that calls upon Muslims to commit martyrdom operations to combat the aggression on Iraq. He says that Muslims and Christians worldwide should work together to combat Zionist projects that...
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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.