Displaying 81 - 90 of 156.
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Has piety become a means of profit-making? Or have some of us contracted psycho-social diseases that render our manners ostentatious and showy? In some five-star hotels now there are so-called Islamic wedding parties, the cost of which for 100 invited persons in all cases exceeds LE 100,000. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Many Muslims believe that Christians in the West have never given up the idea of the Crusades and missionaries work hand in hand with Western imperialists. The Bishop concludes that the Crusades occurred as a result of ignorance of Christ's teachings and love. The church today views the Crusades as...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
The founding council of the Muslim World League called for addressing the challenges threatening the umma [Muslim nation]. The League emphasized that some international projects, such as the American project of the "Greater Middle East", are posing a threat to the umma.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
Yesterday the founding council of the Muslim World League inaugurated the 38th session of the council in Mecca. Sheikh Abdel Aziz Bin Abdullah Bin Abdel Aziz, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia said that Islam is innocent of the accusations directed to it. "It was revealed that those who accuse Islam...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 2004
Of the types of authority present in the Islamic state, the one which most demonstrates the civil aspect is the executive authority. This was seen in the government of the Prophet and the Orthodox caliphs after him. The eras of the Prophet and the Orthodox caliphs are the true examples for the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Sayyed Qutb’s book “Ma’leem fi Al-Tariq” [Milestones] is still the source of inspiration of Islamists around the world. The Muslim Brotherhood tried to deny any connection between itself and Qutb’s book, in spite of the fact that they would always refute any criticism directed to the book.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Among the many examples of social hypocrisy and trade manipulating religion, a striking new phenomenon can now be added. Newspapers have become abundant with strange advertisements for maids. The companies that advertise available maids are described as “Islamic”. They make ‘pious’ Muslim maids...
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: Friday, March 5, 2004
Islam and Christianity do not have the same problems as Judaism in its dealings with non-Jews. Both religions are tolerant toward the “other.” The problem of Judaism emerges because Judaism adopts a race-based affiliation. Because Judaism is a religion that stresses the importance of the Jewish...
Date of source: Saturday, May 1, 2004
Some Muslim traditions could be against the dogma of monotheism. Some Muslims think that they can get a blessing from a stone with a footprint attomb of [saint] El-Sayyed El-Badawi.
Pages
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.