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Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2004
A Brotherhood deputy in the People’s
Assembly demanded an explanation from the minister of culture “for the reasons for insisting on
founding a dance school with government money.” “The shaking of women’s bodies leads to
enticement and corruption…the corruption [of society] as a result of this...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
Journalists have called
upon the government and the People’s Assembly to move forward in endorsing the legislative
reforms necessary to make President Mubarak fulfill his promise to cancel prison sentences for
publication crimes. They warned that attempting to not fulfill the president’s promise...
Date of source: Friday, January 16, 2004
The article presents the opinion of two Islamic scholars and
preachers, Dr. Abdel Hakam Al-Sa’idi and Dr. Abdel Sabour Shaheen, concerning the idea of the
Islamic religious discourse. They explain that any deficiency the Islamic religious discourse
suffers from is because of religious scholars...
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The article presents the views of some members of the National Council for Human Rights regarding the responsibilities of the newly-established council and the change it will bring to Egyptian political life.
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The article is about the National Council for Human Rights. The author explains that Egyptians pin much hope on the new council. Egyptians are looking forward to regain a worth lost and a dignity curtailed before the official, political and security apparatuses in Egypt. The author argues...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2004
The article is a criticism of Coptic activists in the US, particularly Michael Mounir, the
head of the US Copts Association.
The author explains that Mounir always takes advantage of
some incidents that take place in Egypt, which most times are false, in order to call on the U.S.
to interfere in...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The
author discusses the issue of the renewal of [Islamic] religious discourse through the opinions
of Muslim scholars and thinkers on the issue.
The author presents the views of the Grand
Imam of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyed, Dr. Kamal Abu Al-Magd, Abdel Sabour Marzouq, deputy head of
the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 3, 2004
The Syndicate of Journalists held its fourth conference under the title “Toward real reform for
journalists and journalism.” President Mubarak has called for scrapping of prison sentences in
publishing cases. This reflects a real victory for journalists.
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 2004
The Minister of Justice issued the confidential decree to give the sheikhs of the Azhar the right to “judicial seizure.” That means they will be able to attack any publishing house and search it for banned books at any moment.
Whoever has “judicial seizure” authority has the right to break into a...
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 2004
MP Tala’at Al-Sadat submitted a request for information regarding the showing of “The Passion of the Christ” in Egyptian theaters. Al-Sadat considered the showing of the film in Egypt, with its portrayal of Jesus Christ, a prologue to the portrayal of prophet Muhammad. This, according to Al-Sadat,...
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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.