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Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2008
The Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā has issued a number of controversial fatwás recently. In this article Muslim scholars criticize al-Bannā and question his credentials.
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2008
The Christian mother embroiled in a lawsuit with her ex-husband over the custody of their two children has claimed that she will not give custody of her children over to her Muslim husband.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2008
This report deals with the role of the religious institution in choosing Egypt’s next president. In an interview with Muhammad ‘Alī Khayr, Islamic intellectual Fahmī Hūwaydī claims that religious institutions have no influence nowadays because they lack independence.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Ibrāhīm al-Qaradāwī discusses a recent fatwá by the muftī of Egypt, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, about the religious permissibility of keeping house rents the same.
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2008
Islam is the target of Western and Zionists’ attacks. Muslims need to unite to defend their religion and any inter-religious dialogue is bound to avowing Islam as a heavenly religion.
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
In a recent courtroom incident a Muslim lawyer claimed there is no Christianity in Egypt and tried to attack the Christian lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl.
Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2007
Shaykh Qutb called for the Azhar to return to its fundamental role as a religious institution, uninvolved in politics.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The religious establishment in Egypt is composed of four main branches: the Azhar, the Azhar University, the Ministry of Endowments, and the Dar al-Iftā’. They are independent institutions that are loyal to the state.
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Islamic Sharī‘ah does not allow for both men and women to kill their partner when catching them red handed committing adultery, and called for the judiciary to rule on the matter.
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
The Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah has announced for the first time that ’female circumcision’ is Ḥarām as it violates the Islamic teachings and causes great social and physical harm to females.
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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.