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Date of source: Thursday, December 5, 2013
According to the author, articles two and three of the new constitution have maintained national unity as Article II stated that Islam is the religion of the state and Article III gave rights to Copts and Jews to refer to their own codes in personal status and religious affairs. Dr. Abd al-Fattāh...
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Ministry of Health is preparing a draft law on organizing the nursing craft in expectations of prohibiting nurses from wearing the niqāb during work.
Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2007
al-Sharq al-Awsaṭ proposed a debate on how some Muslim scholars consider inter-religious dialogue. While many approve of it as being a positive means of creating peace and ending conflicts, others reject it in under the present conditions of attacks on Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, July 19, 2007
The article presents the views of some intellectuals and Islamic scholars on the issue of Christians who converted to Islam and then decided to return to Christianity for personal and worldly factors.
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2007
A few days ago, 31 Egyptian women took the oath of office as judges amid fierce controversy and strong criticism from conservatives.
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
In Eastern
Sudan, a Muslim girl has married a Christian boy, based
on a fatwa given by Shaykh al-
Turābī, general secretary of the Sudanese National
Conference Party.
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
Azhar
clerics reject the court ruling granting the
Bahā’is the right to recognize their religion in official
papers and deem them apostates.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author comments on an article by Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Al-Maseer published in Al-Liwa al-Islami. Al-Maseer wrote that the niqab [head scarf covering the face with the exception of the eyes] is not a religious obligation and not even a sunna. The author refutes this opinion.
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2004
Dr. ‘Abd al-Fattāh Idrīs, Professor of Comparative
Jurisprudence at Cairo University, described Islamic sharī‘a [law] as one concerned with
securing the world and its inhabitants. He bases his argument on the presence of specific rulings
on how to punish those who harm humans, animals or the...
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.