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Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, the grand Imām of the Azhar, comments on a series of articles entitled, ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ by Dr. Jabir ‘Aṣfūr, published by al-Ahram, starting on January 15, 2006.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007 to Friday, March 9, 2007
Wā’il Luṭfī claims that religious discourse has become the prevalent discourse in Egypt. In this respect, he sheds light on a recent study conducted by a well-known Egyptian sociologist.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 to Tuesday, February 17, 2004
The issue of banning the veil as well as other religious symbols at French schools and public institutions is still discussed in Arabic press. Four articles about the issue were published in al-Aḥrār, Sawt al-Azhar, Asharq al-Awsat and al-Hayat.
Date of source: Thursday, January 11, 2007
Following the storm raised over his recent book, ’Fitnat al-Takfīr Bayn al-Shī‘ah wa-al- Wahābīyah wa-al-Sūfīyah’ [Reviewer: The Sedition of Takfīr between Shī‘ah, Wahhābism and Ṣūfism], Islamic Intellectual Dr. Muhammad ‘Imārah "explicitly and unequivocally" apologized for quoting texts that...
Date of source: Friday, December 15, 2006
A student of higher
studies at the Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] Faculty, al-Minūfīyah branch
of the
Azhar University, wrote a PhD thesis deeming that the Rose al-Yūsuf periodical and
founder
were Kāfir. In week 50, AWR presented a series of reactions published in
Rose al-
Yūsuf. The...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The author reproaches the chief editors of religious journals for not being in touch with the real
concerns of society. They therefore allow extremists to gain influence.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Muftīī of the Republic, Dr.
‘Alī Jum‘ah, severely criticizes religious opinions proclaimed by non-specialists on
satellite channels and said these opinions, which should not be called fatwás, cause confusion amongst
Muslims. He urged society to adopt a common culture to confront these opinions.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
The attack on
Islam and Prophet Muhammad seem to be ongoing. The author believes that a global Islamic plan should be drawn up to
confront these offences and to specify whether to confiscate such books or make them available to readers.
Date of source: Friday, October 20, 2006
In this interview, the minister of religious
endowments
warns of "foolish acts" by some Muslims, which he says could pose a real threat to the Muslim
nation, stressing
that the niqāb is a tradition and not a religious duty.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
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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.