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Date of source: Friday, June 27, 2008
The article chronicles the appearance of famous dā‘iyahs in Egypt and covers the on-going struggle between the new dā‘iyahs and Salafis to take over the status of the publicly-adored dā‘iyah. The absence of an effective role of the Azhar is also questioned.
Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
Dr. Ikrām Lam‘ī argues that the religious trend, which has been increasing throughout the past 30 years, is heading toward disappearance.
Date of source: Friday, August 18, 2006
Muhammad al-
Shāfi‘ī writes about the difficulties that new Muslim
converts face in Western societies,
particularly being singled out by extremist groups.
Date of source: Saturday, October 27, 2001
Abu Dhabi airport authorities prevented Dr.
Youssef Al-Qaradawi from entering the Emirates, after he showed his Qatari identification, which he uses to pass
into the Gulf-Countries. Al-Qaradawi thought this was a direct instruction from Washington.
Date of source: Thursday, October 6, 2005
Everyone is calling for change, particularly since there is a growing social anxiety that stability is turning into total paralysis. Yet should democracy be stifled to prevent worse alternatives?
Date of source: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
An interview with Dr. Zaghlul al-Najjār on the relationship between science and the Qur’ān. Husām Tammām writes that by the end of the interview, he was convinced that the scientific miracles of the Qur’ān are lies, or at least a knowledge-related scandal.
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2005
A Saudi surprise
Everybody knows about the strict
law in Saudi Arabia banning women from driving their own cars (no one knows why!). What really came as a surprise was a news
item reported by many agencies about a Saudi girl, Marwa Mahmoud, who won a women’s car race held in Dubai.
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2001 to Friday, June 29, 2001
The dangerous difference between the tabloids in Egypt and elsewhere is that in Egypt they have sneaked in uncontrolled by the officials, to a public unaware of the credibility of such papers. Where does freedom of the press end and where do its responsibilities begin? Shutting down newspapers by...
Date of source: Sunday, November 28, 1999
A senior Muslim Brotherhood official suggested Saturday there was still time for dialogue between the government and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, after four of the group’s officials were expelled to Qatar.
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 1999
Authorities detained Hamas Politburo chief Khalid Misha’al, the group’s spokesman Ibrahim Ghosheh and politburo member Musa Abu Marzouk upon their arrival at Queen Alia International Airport.
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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.