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Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
The month of July is to be the month of Ramadan this year. At the time of writing this article, it was expected that the beginning of Ramadan will be the 29th of June, this is a presumption based on astrological knowledge. The real beginning will be announced in every country by the “ro’ya”, i.e....
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
The deadly terror attack that left several Egyptian army officers and soldiers killed or wounded on the borders with the Gaza Strip just as they were beginning to have their iftār (fast-breaking meal in the Muslim holy month of Ramadān) is the focal point of today’s overview which also deals with...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
The author of the article, Tāriq Mustafá, criticizes mosques that use amplifiers and attract famous dā‘īyahs to attract a large number of worshippers during the month of Ramadān. He also raises questions about where the charitable donations that are collected by mosques go.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
A copy of the Group for Democratic Development and Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies’ report on the Alexandria sectarian riots in October 2005.
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
Mulhim al-‘Isawī examines the phenomenon of modern Islamic preachers whom, he states, can be paid to give private religion lessons, or to lead prayers in customers’ houses.
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005 to Friday, October 28, 2005
Female students, wearing the niqāb, have been lecturing metro passengers about Islam. The phenomenon started a while ago, but has become more frequent in Ramadān when the metro is the most crowded means of transport.
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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.