Displaying 121 - 130 of 213.
Date of source: Saturday, March 16, 2002 to Friday, March 22, 2002
In this article, Egypt´s new Mufti speaks about the duties of Dar El-Ifta´ and the issues on which it can and cannot give fatwas. He said that it is important for specialists beside religious scholars to be consulted on issues such as genetic engineering, banking and medicine. This makes the fatwas...
Date of source: Saturday, March 2, 2002
The leaders of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya expressed their complete agreement to end the actions to kill. They affirmed that their mistakes in the past came as a result of a false Ijtihad. In this article they explain the legal basis behind their renunciation of violence and reconsideration of old...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Renouncing terrorism does not need books to be compiled, as the leaders of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya have done recently. It needs a true repentance and a confession of being guilty because of the many crimes committed. Some of the Brotherhood leaders said that such renouncement of violence could...
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2002 to Friday, February 22, 2002
A Saudi judge called for the hadd punishment* of a Tunisian singer because she allegedly compared herself to the Prophet. Some Arab countries demanded the execution of another singer as it was said that she named her dog after one of the prophets. A third singer was imprisoned as he was charged...
Date of source: Friday, February 1, 2002
Reforming the religious discourse means neither changing any of the bases of Islam nor being biased towards the group to which the religious discourse is directed. Also it is not only confined to developing the ways of Da´awa. Reforming the religious discourse means reforming the Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2002
The Sheikh of the Azhar, the Mufti of Egypt and many other Muslim scholars warned against the danger of unqualified persons issuing fatwas. They agreed that the issuing of fatwas requires certain conditions to be met and that the person who issues a false fatwa must be punished because his fatwa...
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002 to Friday, January 25, 2002
Amr Khaled has appeared again in the field of da´wa, although the ministry of Awqaf declared that he is not qualified and does not have a permit to work as a da´iya. He chose a number of public mosques and other mosques under construction to restart his activities. The article gives the opinions of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Although the Muslim Brotherhood describe themselves as a modernist group that was formed to rejuvenate Islam, the author argues that they have never championed the call for secularism nor have they adopted a modern approach.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 29, 2005
The author argues that obstructing the right to ijtihād [legislating or enacting a law which is not based on Qur’an or the Sunna] is hindering the development of Egypt. He argues that those who despise intellectuals and monopolize facts and ideas in the name of preserving Islam are in fact...
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
A discussion about Tariq Ramadān, his roots and ideology.
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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.