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Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
This is the full text of an article written for Christianity Today in the US. It gives an overview of the Egyptian responses against the visit of a delegation of the US Commission for on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Many church leaders and observers believe the American focus on...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute rejected Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi’s fatwa permitting a married woman with children to host another couples’ zygote. It drove Prof. Bayoumi to withdraw his opinion for the sake of the integrity of the Muslim nation. Bayoumi said that the topic is still open for discussion...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi, the Dean of the Faculty of Usul Al-Din [fundamentals of religion] in the Azhar University, was harshly attacked because of his fatwa [religious decree given by a Muslim scholar or Mufti] allowing leasing of wombs. The attack leveled against him reached the extent of...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute put an end to the controversial issue of leasing wombs by rendering it haram [religiously forbidden]. Asharq Al-Awsat interviewed many scholars, doctors and experts in the field of genetic engineering to ask them about their opinions concerning this issue. Dr. Abdel-...
Date of source: Friday, April 6, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute rejected Prof. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi’s fatwa that allows a woman to host a zygote of a couple not capable of having children. Many scholars regard the host mother to be an adulteress.
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The Taliban movement destroyed ancient Buddha statutes in Afghanistan. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi said that not every statue is an idol and it is not right to demolish statues even if they were previously worshipped. Abdel Shafie Mohammed said that what happened is an unnecessary frantic act. Dr. Abdel...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
The director of the Markfield Institute for high studies in Britain interprets the verses of the Qur’an using his scientific knowledge about astronomy. He believes that this approach suits Westerners, owing to the fact that their mental references are logic and reason. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi says...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Four Brotherhood parliamentary members choose to join the Education Committee. The committees of Health, Industry and Local Administration, each have two Brotherhood members. The remaining Brotherhood members are divided between the committees of Agriculture, Housing, Transportation, Suggestions...
Date of source: Thursday, January 11, 2001
Introducing AWR press reviews. Growing media attention for RNSAW work.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2000
After President Mubarak appointed Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi in the parliament, rumors claimed that his appointment is aimed to oppose the Muslim Brothers in the Parliament. Dr. Bayoumi believes that his rivals are behind such rumors. The General Guide of the Brotherhood said that Bayoumi is not a...
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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.