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Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2000 to Friday, June 16, 2000
In this article, the author briefly relates three recent incidents of mischief where the niqab was used as a disguise.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2000 to Friday, June 16, 2000
The article discusses the growing belief that the niqab* is falsely associated with religion. This belief comes at the time when the niqab has been used as a means of disguise and for covering up crimes. *The niqab is a veil used by Muslim women to cover up the whole of the face with the exception...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 30, 2000
The president of the Azhar University attacked the requests for accepting non-Muslims at the Azhar University, confirming that according to the law the Azhar is an Islamic University for Muslims. In addition, The General Secretary of the Islamic Universities Association, said that there is no...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 30, 2000
After recounting the consequences of publishing the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed", the writers expose their conversation with Sheikh Abu Al-Wafa Agor, the General Secretary of the Islamic Researches complex, in which he give his opinion concerning the events of the "Banquet".
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2000
The presidency of the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue, and the official Islamic institutes in Morocco, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, are working together to stimulate the Vatican to present the Muslims an official apology. The reason behind asking such an apology, is the...
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2000
A Dutch questionnaire appeared after the demonstrations of Haider’s "Banquet." Students of the Azhar were asked suspicious questions concerning all the different fields of life in Egypt. According to the writer, this form is not an ordinary one and it has not been distributed in an ordinary place.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2000
In this article, the writer asks the president of the Azhar University many questions concerning the demonstration of the Azhar students against Haider’s novel and the criticism directed to him.
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2000
Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashem has shown his regret for his attack on the press in a press conference held yesterday. He said, we can’t ignore it’s value and it’s role in discovering the realities.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2000
The author criticized sarcastically the sudden discovery of the blasphemous aspect of Coca Cola, after 100 years of its production. In the writer’s opinion, the oppression which many Muslims suffer in some Islamic countries, leads them to accept nonsense and rumors and even to use modern technology...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Ministers exchanged accusations in the session of the People’s Assembly yesterday, because of Ibrahim Sa’ada’s article on the Azhar incidents, "government is watching." Omar Hashim said that Sa’ada insulted the whole nation by insulting the parliamentary members.
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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.