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Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
In the aftermath of the Azhar militias’ incident, a pressing question was raised: What has education in the Azhar come to? This article attempts to answer this question.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
This article
says that religious dialogue has turned into a source of
income and that most of the shaykhs who travel abroad are
not qualified for this mission.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
In an interview with al-Dustour,
Professor
of French Literature at the Faculty of Languages, the Azhar University, Dr. Kamāl
Jād
Allāh recounts his experience as an imām of a mosque in Paris.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
Azhar scientists support Egypt’s muftī, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a in the face of criticism from some intellectuals concerning his fatwa banning full-figure statues.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
The author comments on the study of Muhammad Ahmad Muhammad Ibrahīm Shihāta, a researcher in the faculty of languages and translation at the Azhar University, on the Christian missionary perspective of Islam from 1850 – 1950.
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2004
Muslims in the West have reached 40% of the total Muslim population forming 1.5 billion of world population. They have become politically, economically and socially influential in all societies they live in. In addition, they play a major role in correcting the image of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2002
A Lebanese scholar issued a fatwa forbidding Muslims to deposit money in American banks and associations because the interest on this money benefits the Israeli existence. Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Azhar University said that this fatwa complied with the Islamic Shari´a. A member...
Date of source: Friday, May 3, 2002
Bishop Kenneth Cragg gave a lecture at the Azhar University. He said it is necessary to work for peace among the followers of the revealed religions and that it is important for all people to live in security and stability. He added that Israel is behind the conflict in the Middle East because has...
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
The article discusses a study by an Egyptian researcher about the problems facing Muslim minorities and how poor translation of Muslim terminology has helped draw an untrue image of Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Discussion on “Freedom of expression and respect for ‘the other’ How to respond if one is offended?” organized by CIDT and Al-Sawy Cultural Wheel.
Request for NGO Status, decision again postponed.
Dr. Maurice Assad, former assistant secretary-general of the MECC and friend of AWR, passed away....
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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.