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Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2011
A number of 100 niqāb-clad women protested in front of Dār al-Iftā' (Iftā' House) on April 29, 2011, for banning women wearing the niqāb from entering the exam rooms.
Muftī of the Republic Shaykh 'Alī Jum'ah had issued a fatwá banning niqāb in exam halls, then the Supreme Administrative Court...
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2011
Dr. Ibrāhīm Nijm, the Muftī's counselor, denied that the Muftī of the Republic, Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah had incited against salafists. He said that, in the Muftī's article in the Washington Post he only called to fight extreme ideologies.
He denied that the Muftī had called them barbarians.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, Muftī of the republic of Egypt, stressed that extremism, in any form, is not of Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2011
'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic, and Dr. Ahmad ‘Umar Hāshim, former President of the Azhar University, condemned attackers of shrines, asserting that it is against religion.
Date of source: Sunday, March 20, 2011
Hamdī Rizq, editor in chief of al-Musawwar, interviewed Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the Republic. Jum'ah believes that there is no fitnah tā'ifīyah in Egypt but it is used by dissolved powers to terrorize the society.
Jum'ah wants to have a dialogue with Copts, through the "Family House" initiative...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2011
Rose al-Yūsuf provided a translation of the article written by Muftī of the Republic, 'Alī Jum'ah, in the U.S. newspaper The New York Times.
Jum'ah wrote that Egypt is a religious country and it is anticipated that religion will play a role in the Egyptian democratic politics.
He added that the...
Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2011
Muftī of the Republic Sheikh ‘Alī Jum’ah contributed an article to The New York Times on April 3 in which he commented on the political situation in post-revolution Egypt. Jum’ah highlighted the role of religion in political life.
According to Jum’ah, Egypt's religious tradition is anchored in a...
Date of source: Saturday, April 2, 2011
The destruction of Sūfī shrines by salafī groups this week has triggered demonstrations in Alexandria and drew warnings by Egypt's Muftī of the Republic 'Alī Jum'ah, who views the attacks as a threat to Muslim unity.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council for Sūfī Orders formed a fact-finding commission to...
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Hamdi Rizq writes that Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, muftī of the republic, pointed to the possibility of his resignation if article two of the constitution is canceled. Article two lists that Islam is the religion of the country, and Islamic Sharī‘ah is the principal source of legislation. Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the republic, says that the second article in the constitution is not up for discussion, because it keeps citizenship and the rights of non-Muslims.
He added, that he was put under pressure by the former regime for his anti-succession fatwá and went on to say that he does...
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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.