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Tūjān al-Faīṣal, the first female member of the Jordanian parliament, is being interviewed and talks about her background, the effects that the Israeli-Jordan peace treaty has on Jordan politics and democracy, pluralism and the role of intelligence in Jordan, legal and judicial...
Date of source: Friday, November 7, 1997
A decision to introduce Christianity as a school subject in governmental schools in Jordan has
stirred
controversy, with varying views from different Islamic scholars.
Date of source: Thursday, June 12, 2003
The article is an interview with Hayat Al-Masemi, the first Islamist activist to be nominated for the Jordanian parliament. She believes that women should participate in political and social life. She is of the opinion that the niqab is not a religious duty
Date of source: Sunday, February 12, 2006
The author provides a commentary on the Muslim Brotherhood, criticizing its actions and beliefs, and warning that it is gaining substantial ground toward becoming the political leaders of perhaps multiple Arab nations.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 1999
A senior government official on Friday detailed the "illegal acts" committed by the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, that triggered a government crack-down on the group in Amman earlier this month. Hamas has denied the charges and has said that many of the government’s charges were baseless or...
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.