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Date of source: Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The author reports
the reaction of Muslim scholars on the fatwás issued by some
shaykhs which denounce support for
the Hizb Allāh because they are Shī‘ah.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The article praises a court ruling repealing a previous ruling that gave
Egypt’s nearly 1000
Bahā’īs the right to have their faith registered in official documents, with
opinions by
intellectuals that Bahā’ism is not a religion and that the only religions recognized in Egypt
are the
divine...
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
In Eastern
Sudan, a Muslim girl has married a Christian boy, based
on a fatwa given by Shaykh al-
Turābī, general secretary of the Sudanese National
Conference Party.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The article deals
with a visit by a US delegation to the Faculty of
Sharī‘a and Law, the Azhar
University, to discuss Muslim-West relations and get acquainted
with the true image of Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Scholars from the Azhar rejected the opinion of the
muftī that terrorists should be physically
liquidated and called for confronting the problem of
terrorism through an enlightened Muslim way of thinking.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
An attempt at dialogue between students at the Azhar and a
U.S.
delegation has ended in mutual accusations, with the Americans accusing the Azhar of increasing hatred
towards the
West and Azharites accusing the West of a war on Islam.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Preaching on public transport has become a phenomenon in the past few years. “It is very
common in microbuses to
find people giving cassette tapes with religious content to the driver to play
throughout the journey.”
Walīd Ahmad, a university student, says.
Date of source: Friday, March 31, 2006
Some Muslim scholars suspect the real aims of the religious satellites. They reject the extremist approach of the channels, believing that they have political purposes.
Date of source: Friday, March 31, 2006
The authors are reviewing some religious occasions and traditions in Egypt, including the Sibou‘ and other feasts, and practices associated with them.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Azhar scholars rejected the suggestion to play recorded prayer calls instead of having prayer callers. They said this is not allowed according to the Shari´a.
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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.