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Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid. Abu Zeid stresses his love for Egypt and totally rejects to be asked about what he believes in. He is of the opinion that Muslims should differentiate between political and economical concepts in the West and the West as culture and...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Egypt has suffered from much terrorism and violence. It had managed to eliminate the terrorism of past decades until new attacks killed innocents in Sharm al-Sheikh, Tābā and the Azhar area.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 8, 2005
The author argues that not enough is being done to translate Arabic works into English, helping to introduce Westerners to Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2003
A parliamentary member belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood group claimed that the book of poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi “Commandments for Loving Women” defames Islam. The Reading Committee at the Book Association examined the book and issued a report stating that there is nothing in the book against Islam...
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Muslims and Christian mulids are celebrated in a similar way and are an expression of their happiness. Muslims are affected by the Christian celebrations and the celebrations of both of them carry Pharaonic features. All Egyptians celebrate the mulids of Sayeda Zeinab [Muslim], Al-Hussein [Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
Nawal Al-Sa’adawi attacked the cultural scene in Egypt. She criticized the lack of freedom of writers, and protested about confiscation of her books. Another incident that upset the government was the High Administrative Court’s reversal of a government decision to change ownership of Al-Nour...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Today, Monday, continues the trial of writer Salah El-Din Mohsen, who is accused of denouncing religions. The defense asked Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf [Endowments], Dr. Samir Sarhan [head of The Egyptian Book Authority], Dr. Gaber Asfour, poet Abdel-Mo’ti Hegazi, writer Salah Eisa,...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2000
In a statement signed by 60 scholars from the Azhar University, the General Organization for Books and the Ministry of Culture were accused of releasing blasphemous publications which attack Islamic ideology and prophet Mohammed’s biography.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 1999
The bookshop of Mohamed Ali Sobeih in Al-Azhar Street was up once again for auction last week. The bookshop, which also includes a printing press, was built in 1900 and is renowned for its collection of 5,000 masterpieces of Arab and Islamic culture.
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999 to Wednesday, July 7, 1999
[This article appeared in Al-Ahram, June 16, 1999] The Egyptian press has for years revealed the corruption taking place in universities and criticized officials for not taking a positive action towards this dangerous phenomenon. The corruption is not limited to students but has spread to include...
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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.