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Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Sayyid al-Qimnī examines the state of Ḥijāb amongst Arab traits and virtues.
Date of source: Friday, February 8, 2008
In the following interview, Muslim thinker Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd discusses the present Islamic discourse, he refers to the history of the Islamic reformation in the 20th century and points out the current defects. Abū Zayd also tackles the problems of Egyptian society and the Azhar’s relationship...
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
The article is an interview with professor Dr. Musaffar al-Qahtānī over religious extremism and awareness in Saudi Arabia.
Date of source: Friday, March 9, 2007
Su‘ād Sāliḥ believes that the Niqāb is a custom, not a necessity, asserting that she does not oppose it.
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Responding to Dr. ‘Aṣfūr’s ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ a number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals try to refute ‘Aṣfūr’s argument. The following lines present responses of the Grand Imām of Azhar Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Dr. Muḥammad ‘Amārah, and Dr. Ṭāriq al-Bishrī on the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Dr. Maḥmūd Ismā‘īl discusses the Islamic stance toward science and technology.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The author discusses article two of the Egyptian Constitution that determines the identity of the state.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2007
In this article the author answers the question of whether he could accept a Christian reaching Egypt’s presidency, and tackles the issue of citizenship.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
The author criticizes Egyptian Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah for his frequent appearances on local TV and satellite channels. Rather than being a religious figure, the writer proclaims himself to be a TV announcer.
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The number of women in Saudi Arabia is five million of whom 55 percent are university graduates. However, only 5.5 percent of them work. With the spread of the word ?change? in the Middle East, every Saudi woman now sees it as her right to get a better status at work, in participation in society...
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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.