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Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
In spite of its universal call for coexistence and tolerance, the West is still incapable of fathoming the essence of Islam. Some Western mass media represent Islam with repulsion. This tarnishes the image of Islam and Muslims. Therefore, it is time to develop modern strategies that eliminate this...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Egyptian intellectuals support President Mubārak’s call on youth and preachers to reflect that Islam came for the good of Muslims and the enlightenment of the world.
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
Presenting the ideals of AWR at the Azhar University.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author approached two Islamic scholars to comment on the phenomenon of religious books marketed around mosques and in the streets. He raises the question: Does everyone have the right to write religious books and publish them? Or should the Azhar supervise such publications to prevent the...
Date of source: Friday, July 4, 2003
The author interviews three Muslim scholars to comment on whether removing the veil is considered apostasy, especially since Dr. Sabry Abdel Ra’ouf has issued a fatwa in which he condemns retired artists who wore the veil and then removed it as apostates.
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2005
Grand Imam of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, said if a woman wore the niqāb to cover her face with the aim of committing a murder or intimidating the innocent civilians, God would double her punishment because in this case she is like a hypocrite that pretends piety while concealing...
Date of source: Monday, March 8, 2004
The article is a biography of the well-know Muslim preacher Sheikh Muhammad Gebril.
20. The Dean of ‘Usul el-Din Faculty (religious fundamentals) demands the teaching of Coptic history
Date of source: Friday, March 12, 2004
Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, the dean ‘Usul el-Din Faculty (religious fundamentals) [Dr. Bayoumi is a ‘former’ dean of Usul el-Din Faculty] and a member of the People’s Assembly, demanded that Coptic history be taught at schools and universities because Coptic history is an important part of Egyptian...
Date of source: Friday, March 19, 2004
In an interview with his Eminence Dr. Muhammad Al-Mokhtar Muhammad Al-Mahdy, Director General of Shariya [Shari’a-based] NGOs, and professor in Al-Azhar University, talked about many issues of concern to Muslims. Among these issue are the crisis of the Islamic world, the concept of jihad , the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 2004
Anger among the Muslim minority community in Europe has increased because of provocative statements against Islamic culture made by former British Archbishop of Canterbury Lord George Carey. The Times predicted that Carey’s latest stance would cast its shadow over the conference organized by Muslim...
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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.