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Date of source: Monday, September 19, 2011
Much of this week's coverage was dedicated to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish Prime Minister, and his visits to Egypt in which he promoted interfaith dialogue and the concept of a secular state. He met with leaders of Azhar, officials from the Coptic Church and various political representatives.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Muftī of the Republic Shaykh 'Alī Jum'ah said the recent clashes and troubles that took place off the headquarters of the Israeli embassy in Cairo were "irresponsible and ran counter to the nature of the Egyptian citizens' values and morals."
Jum'ah, receiving Italian ambassador in Cairo Claudio...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, called on the United Nations and Western countries to support Egyptian development projects.
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Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, muftī of the republic, said in an interview with al-Akhbār, that Egypt is a religious country and Egyptians chose to involve religion in the public issues. He notes that this should not be a reason of concern for Egyptians or the outside world because this has to do with the fact...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, welcomed Dr. Alī Jum‘ah (Dr.), Muftī of the republic of Egypt, to Lambeth Palace in the U.K., as they discussed various pertinent issues such as the situation in Egypt since the January 25 Revolution. The Archbishop expressed his appreciation of...
Date of source: Saturday, July 16, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, met with José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, and said that the Egyptian public chose to have religion playing a role in general affairs.
Jum'ah assured to Barroso that Copts' rights are preserved in Egypt.
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Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2011
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Mutfi of Egypt Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah said Islam is an essential component of human civilization, and that all attempts to banish Islam from modern-day life will not succeed.
Jum'ah made the remarks during a meeting with Lord George Carey, a member of the House of Lords and former Archbishop of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2011
'Grow your beard before Ramadan' is the slogan of a campaign planned by the salafists, who are calling for a million men to be bearded before the holy Muslim fasting month, corresponding with August.
"I would like to see similar campaign for a million women to wear the niqāb [full-face veil],"...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali writes a two days' press review on Imbābah incidents.
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2011
Hundreds of salafists, including dozens of fully-veiled women, protested outside the Azhar offices in northern Cairo, urging the Muftī, a senior Muslim cleric in Egypt who issues religious edicts, to backtrack on his view on the head-to-toe veil.
The protesters raised banners that went further...
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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.