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Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Jizya is an issue that needs to be discussed and
decided upon by religious scholars once and for all. It is unbelievable in this day and age that
some people still advocate taking Jizya from non-Muslims and humiliating them in the process.
Fortunately, some prominent scholars have taken the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an
interview with Samir Marcos, a [Coptic] social researcher and political thinker. Marcos present
his views on a number of important issues such as renewal of the religious discourse, the status
of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the establishment of religious political parties.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2004
The author of this article strongly opposes the article published in the
last issue in which Dr. Hassan Hefni called for forming political parties based on religion.
According to the author of this article, forming political parties based on religion is a
dangerous call that leads to the...
Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
The initiative of the Brotherhood reveals a deficiency in the way the Brotherhood understands democracy. There is a more obvious deficiency in the way it understands scientific knowledge which we should seek its means under the fundamentals of this true religion [according to the Brotherhood’s...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
Over and over again, we are just seeing the same incidents, names and climate that brought about terrorism, takfir [accusing someone of unbelief] and hisba [the right of a Muslim to defend public morality, suing on behalf of religion].
- See art. 18, 19: Screening the Soap Opera "Bint min Shurba...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
Copts in Egypt must arise and shed the apathy that plagues so many of them and become part of political reform process that will eventually improve their lives. A Copt should run for presidency. Winning or losing the early elections is not the issue. Meeting the challenge to become active...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
The basic premise form which this article proceeds is that the Copts are (or should be) genuine Egyptian citizens, that is, first – calls citizens. Egypt is their county; they are not living here by the grace of others but are full entitled to enjoy the status and rights of nationhood, as full...
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
The social, religious and political changes in Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) era made some tribes and families convert to Islam while others retained their religions. Muslims are ordered to always be peaceful, unless they were attacked.
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2001 to Friday, November 30, 2001
The article compares the Muslim Brotherhood and the Taliban. Both of them practice terrorism and claim to be following religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 12, 2001
The state considered that the problems of the Copts were a source of headaches, preferably to be avoided. Some people claim that the state relaxed after Pope Shenouda was returned to his seat by a new appointment decree. They considered the pope, to be the representative of the Copts in all...
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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.