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7. A parliamentary inquiry into the chaos of satellite Fatwás: conflict of shaykhs in the parliament
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2007
In the article, a parliamentary member has launched an inquiry into the Prime ministry for not curbing what he described as chaos of Fatwás on satellite channels as well as in state religious institutions.
Date of source:
Muslim scholars have gone on a rampage directly after the news of Amīna Wadoud delivering the Friday sermon and leading male and female worshippers in prayer.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
A fatwá on permitting transplant surgeries has caused debates amongst Islamic scholars over the definition of death.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
A fatwá on permitting transplant surgeries has caused debates amongst Islamic scholars over the definition of death.
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Following the mixed public reaction to the recent statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, Fārūq Husnī, on the Ḥijāb, the People’s Assembly’s committees for Religious Affairs and Culture and Media held an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss the issue. In an attempt to...
Date of source: Friday, January 19, 2001
The Azhar Scholars Front supported the Minister of Culture and urged him to clean the
Ministry by firing
more officials who are responsible for publishing libertine books. The Front listed 300
books for revision because
of immoral style.
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2000
Al-Gama’iya al-
Tashri’aya [Society for the Application of the Sharī‘ah] condemned in a sharp worded statement the
publishing of the novel
"Banquet for the Seaweed". The article reviewed opinions of the Azhar scholars.
After reviewing the scholars’ opinions, the
writer turned to the accusation...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 1997
The terms ’kafir’ (unbeliever) and ’murtad’ (an
apostate from Islam)
are extremely important in Islam. The article discusses the recent court cases in Egypt
against people
accused of being ’murtad’, for example the case of Nasr Abu Zaid, a professor in Arabic at
the University of
Cairo, and...
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2006
The Egyptian Football Federation seeks to implement a betting system for the Egyptian football
league, but
the Muftī says betting is forbidden and a form of gambling.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Recent studies reveal that the majority of Internet websites
and religious satellite
channels focus on theology, but fail to address vital issues in Muslims’ lives.
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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.