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Date of source: Friday, April 5, 2002
Many Muslim preachers are not religiously or academically qualified. In their religious discourse, they speak about nothing but torture in grave. Most of them preach politics instead of preaching religion – which is the thing that most badly affects the religious discourse. The Minister of Waqfs...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
Sheikh Atiya Saqr stressed that he would not withdraw his statement about prohibiting shaking hands between men and women, as this is stated in a true hadith. He said that he would not take the trouble and respond to those who criticized his fatwa, as some of them deny the sunna. He added that if...
Date of source: Saturday, December 7, 2002
The author explains the rule “intentionally denying one of the fundamentals of religion” because of which a Muslim can be considered an apostate. He believes it is a terrorist rule that is used and applied by terrorists.
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2002
The author refutes a comment opposing his ideas concerning the punishment for apostasy, the rule of "Intentionally denying one of the fundamentals of religion" and the so-called "wars of apostasy."
Date of source: Sunday, January 6, 2002
The Minister of Awqaf explained that the reason for establishing the new conditions for building mosques was not to limit the building of the mosques. It is an issue of organizing that aims at saving the sanctity of the mosques and their civilized appearance. He added that these conditions would...
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2003
The Grand Imam of the Azhar asked the Secretary General of the Islamic Research Institute to review the names of the Fatwa Committee members. The cautions of the Grand Imam will limit political fatwa-giving, yet it will not stop it
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2003
The Grand Imam did not find a way-out of the plight of the fatwa given by Sheikh Al-Eish, except declaring, in an official statement, that the fatwa of Al-Eish does not represent the Azhar. He even referred Al-Eish to investigations. He said that politicians are more entitled to give fatwas when...
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2003
The author believes that the Ministry of Endowments started to apply the US plan concerning the renewal of the religious discourse. An essential part of the plan is training courses for preachers and imams. They will be taught new expressions for the new discourse. He believes that reality...
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2003
Media critique on al-Usbū‘’s lack of accuracy and the way they write about Mustafa and Mahmoud Bakri.
Comment on describing Copts as a minority in Egypt.
How the Egyptian press is used at times to convince their public of a particular view.
Date of source: Friday, March 28, 2003
The article is an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar on the statement of the Islamic Research Institute.
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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.