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Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Muhammad Shibl suggests some points for Muslims living abroad.
Date of source: Friday, May 2, 2008
Imān al-Najjār reports about the recent fatwás issued by unqualified people.
Date of source: Saturday, May 3, 2008
Mustafá Sulaymān reports about the idea of unifying the call to prayer in Cairo, Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2008
‘Alī Yūsuf ‘Alī refuses calls for the removal of the death penalty as the alternative punishment – the life sentence – may prompt the sentenced to conduct more crime.
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
The article reports on debates of the religious scholars over a suggestion of putting the position of the shaykh of the Azhar for public election instead of the current presidential appointment.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 23, 2008
The Council of Senior Scholars in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a fatwá prohibiting flowers from being offered because it is a tradition that came from infidel countries.
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Zaynab Radwan, the deputy speaker of the parliament and a professor of Sharī‘ah recentlysubmitted a number of proposals to Parliament. Amongst other things, the proposals called for Bahā’īs’ rights to obtain formal documents and stated that Christian wives of Muslim men should be able to have a...
Date of source: Friday, April 4, 2008
The World Conference of Religions for Peace has welcomed an inter-religious dialogue initiative that has been called for by the Saudi King after his meeting with the Catholic pope last November.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The author highlights the tense relationship between the muftī of Egypt Dr.‘Alī Jum‘ah and the Grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Egyptian press relentlessly covers the national and international reactions to Geert Widers’ film ’Fitna’. A young man in Saudi Arabia has made a movie to respond to ’Fitna’. He used shots that showed British solders filming Iraqis being tortured and simultaneously displayed Biblical texts 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.