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Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Al-Jam’iyyah al-Shar’iyyah (The Legitimacy Organization) and Ansār al-Sunnah (Sunni Advocates) have issued their official agreement to the Covenant for Honorable Religious Advocacy that was issued by the Ministry of Endowments. Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gom’ah, Minister of Endowments, clarified that the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
[AWR: this interview was recorded, transcribed and translated by Diana Maher Ghali]
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Friday, May 30, 2008
This article sheds light on salafism in Egypt. It points out the areas in which salafis spread and shows how powerful they are in these areas.
Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2007
In an unprecedented move, 120 of the banned Muslim Brotherhood members have been released, reducing the number of detainees to less than 150, when two months ago there were more than a thousand members in prison. Some have described the decision as a conciliatory move made by the Ministry of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
The article says that a lack of supervision has provided an opportunity for the establishment of many non-governmental organizations [NGOs] whose purpose is to spread extremism.
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
The
article presents three important questions that deal with the sensitive
relationship between Christians and Muslims
in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Muhammad Hishām ‘Ubyh writes about two official religious associations in Egypt
that are not
concerned with political issues: al-Jam‘yah al-Shar‘yah and
Jamā‘at
Ansār al-Sunnah al-Muhamadyah.
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Safā’ Mustafá
warns about the spread of new private Islamic institutes which are not supervised by either the Azhar or the
Ministry of Awqāf. She believes that these could promote false teachings of Islām with their emphasis
on less educated preachers.
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2003 to Friday, October 3, 2003
The Muslim Brotherhood group is trying to control the administrative board of the Al-Gama´iya Al-Shara´iya [The Legal Association] in Giza, which has 246 branches and takes care of about 30,000 poor families. The group works hard to win the elections of the association, which receives...
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2003
Dr. Hassan Khader, deputy of the Ministry of Endowments, comments on the reasons why the ministry monitors mosque imams and preachers.
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.