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Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
The director of the Markfield Institute for high studies in Britain interprets the verses of the Qur’an using his scientific knowledge about astronomy. He believes that this approach suits Westerners, owing to the fact that their mental references are logic and reason. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi says...
Date of source: Saturday, October 28, 2000
The Salafiyin [Editor: A name for very conservative Muslims. It is however not an organization or a group as the article may suggest] adopts a certain way in trading, a way that is supposed to be Islamic, but in fact, is not. They spread in the crowded slum areas where people are, culturally, very...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2000
In this article, Gamal Badawi comments on the case of Sheikha Manal and the sentence of the court. He explains who dangerous her ideas, which conflict with the teachings of Islam, are. In addition, he gives his opinion regarding the reasons behind the appearance of mistaken claimants, such as...
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2000 to Friday, April 14, 2000
Last century, the calls for setting the woman free were repeated by various notable figures. But, this century we have a different call in which it states the lessening of the woman’s role. Sheikh Omar Abdel Kafi issued several fatwas concerning birth control. He believes that a boy is better than...
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 1999
Magdy Hussein, editor-in-chief of Al-Shaab, has now been sentenced to two years in prison for libel. The sentence is the result of the campaign of Al-Shaab of over a year against Youssef Wali, Minister of Agriculture. Hulsman met several times with Hussein and described his views on Islam.
Date of source: Friday, April 23, 1999
Reading the Qur’an is an act of worship which is highly recommended. The Prophet tells us that "actions are by intention, and everyone shall receive only what he has intended." This means that a good action done with a bad intention in mind will not receive the reward of the same action done for a...
Date of source: Thursday, April 22, 1999 to Wednesday, April 28, 1999
Egypt’s state theologian, Mufti Nasr Farid Wasel on April 17, denied reports that he had issued a fatwa (religious opinion) saying that it was haram (forbidden) under Islam for actresses and belly dancers to perform the hajj (Muslim pilgrimage).
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 1999
The author of this article objects to folk stories about the prophets. He wants to purify Islam from such folk stories.
Date of source: Thursday, July 9, 1998
Three Egyptian Muslim leaders will travel to the US to attend a conference on Islamic unity.
Date of source: Saturday, April 4, 1998
An American Muslim couple was false accused of mistreating their children. The intention of the paper is to show that there are examples where Muslims are not treated correctly in the West.
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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.