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Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2002
Religious laws do not determine or command the formation of a nation in a political sense. The concept of political nation, as understood today, is not mentioned in the Qur’an. After the reign of the Orthodox Caliphs, people who wanted power and authority started using Qur’anic verses to find a...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2002
The concept and legitimacy of jihad differed in the two periods: during the time of the prophet and after the death of the prophet. Combat at the time of the prophet was considered jihad. The aim of fighting was to spread the heavenly faith and conduct people into embracing the faith of Allah [God...
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2003
Dr. Abdel-Azeem Al-Mata’ani has been behind most of the cases of accusing writers of kufr [unbelief]. The latest writer he accused of disbelief is Ahmed Al-Shahawi because of his book "Commandments on Loving Women." The author believes that because Al-Mata’ani was not paid the attention he always...
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2003
The author comments on the meaning of the hadith “Kill him he who changes his religion.” He states that this a right hadith but it does not indicate extremism nor does it mean that Muslims force anyone to join Islam. It has to do with the Muslim who renounces Islam. He comments on the conditions in...
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2004
The article is an interview with Dr. Muhammad Abu Leila, professor at the English language department of Islamic studies and dean of the English language department at Azhar University. In this interview Dr. Abu Leila presents his opinions regarding the issue of the challenges and threats that face...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
In a meeting yesterday with the members of the Rotary Egypt clubs, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, Egyptian Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments], denied any incidence of foreign orders to renew the religious discourse. He confirmed that renewing the religious discourse is an genuine Islamic cause.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
The article is about educational curricula of the Shari’a in Saudi Arabia which have been reformed. The author presents the opinions and arguments of those who are in favor of the Saudi move and those who are against it.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Scotland Yard police have started to investigate claims that the Muslim community has called on the fundamentalist leader Abu Hamza Al-Masry, who is in charge of the Ansar Al-Shari’a [Supporters of the Shari’a] in London, to carry out suicide operations [bombings].
On the other side, Abu Hamza...
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
President Mubarak’s message at the Sixteenth conference of the Higher Council for Islamic Affairs was read by Prime Minister Atef Ebeid; the president stated that the world needs peace and security and effort towards further understanding between nations and to bring about cooperation between...
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center is nowadays spreading its opinions through a series of seminars it organized under the title “Renewing Religious Discourse.” The center puts forward suspicious ideas declaring that the Islamic thought needs to be reformed because it is not based on a valid logic. Al-Liwaa’...
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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.