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Date of source: Sunday, November 21, 1999
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid speaks about the necessity of the scientific study of the Qur’an and its history. He says that this study does not threaten the faith of a Muslim; on the contrary. Abu Zeid explains principles for research and his wish to return to Egypt. But first the court decision to declare...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
The highly-publicized trial of Lebanese singer and Arab icon, Marcel Khalife, accused of insulting Islam for putting Qur’anic verse to music, has highlighted one of the most controversial issues in Lebanon -- the role of religion in politics. Khalife’s trial, scheduled to have opened last week, has...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
"The secret of the US nuclear base that destroyed the Egyptian plane," read the red-colored headline of the independent weekly Al-Osbou’ on Monday. The Islamist-oriented bi-weekly Al-Shaab, mouthpiece of the Labor Party, went further, claiming in its Tuesday headline that "the two black boxes were...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 1999
Islamic trend students proved, in the elections for the Students Union at Cairo University last year, that they are the best organized and that they are capable of gathering the largest number of students around them.
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 1999
He has strong faith, is eloquent and he is brave as cavalry. But for certain reasons, he is quarrelsome and a preacher who creates trouble. In most of his quarrels he did not claim that he owns the truth but he assures [the readers] that he is searching for it. In this year, he faced a lot of...
Date of source: Friday, November 12, 1999
The Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) has warned against claims that the world would come to an end on the advent of the new millennium, as asserted by some people who say that they have gleaned this from the Torah, the Holy Bible, the Holy Qur’an and the Prophet’s Sunnah.
Date of source: Sunday, November 14, 1999
Dr. Hamed Abu Zayd said that the most important issue occupying his mind is the crisis of modern religious thought and the problems of the different interpretations of the Qur`an. There have been several versions of the Qur’an but one was left over and other versions of the Qur`an were burned.
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 1999
The article focuses on the importance of projecting Islam in a proper manner. It is essential for the Islamic institutions to double their efforts for refuting the false allegations about Islam. The Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance is planning to dispatch Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, October 29, 1999
Sheikh Ahmed bin Hamad Al Khalily, the grand mufti of Oman, has said that there are two reasons for the spread of Islam. First, there is the internal reason that has something to do with its principles and articles of faith, including its morals and values to humanity, as contained in Qur`an and...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Interview with sheikh Dr. Sayyed Tantawi on housing loans. In previous articles words were put in his mouth which were not true. The sheikh approves of these loans if buying that house is a necessity for his family. Loans for other purposes, such as purchasing luxuries or making financial gain are...
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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.