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Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2018
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of majority, it is the time to pause and reflect”
Questions are always asked. Who is better? Who will win? What’s next? Do we need to emigrate? Why there are conflicts? Are the Egyptians aware enough to avoid these questions? Or do they skip points like...
Date of source: Thursday, April 10, 2014
After youth have launched a hash-tag on Twitter spreading rumors and using offensive language against one of the presidential candidates, religious scholars stated that spreading such rumors is rejected by Islamic law.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
The article reports on the spread of Niqāb-clad women in society.
Date of source: Friday, July 27, 2007
Muslim figures and intellectuals reject the American denunciation of the Egyptian stance on the Qur’anis and stress the group’s opposition to Islam and Sharī‘ah.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
The author of the article, Tāriq Mustafá, criticizes mosques that use amplifiers and attract famous dā‘īyahs to attract a large number of worshippers during the month of Ramadān. He also raises questions about where the charitable donations that are collected by mosques go.
Date of source: Thursday, September 21, 2006
A recent fatwá by prominent Muslim intellectual Jamāl al-Bannā, stating that smoking does not spoil fasting has sparked massive controversy amongst Muslim scholars and clerics who described the fatwá as "totally irresponsible" and contrary to the teaching of Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
The TV Channel of Al-Hayat, broadcast on the European Satellite, claims to be calling for Christianity and at the same time it is quite far from Christian morals that urge tolerance and respect to the faiths of others. A large number of Coptic intellectuals became aware of the threats posed by the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 3, 2005
The Director of the Islamic Culture Department at the Faculty of Dacwa, al-Azhar University, Dr. Zakī Muhammad cUthmān believes technological development is a blessing that we should make the best use of to firmly establish the right values and culture.
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 1999
Mohammed Shebl criticizes two hadiths which have been used by extremists to justify their activities. He argues that those who deny that these hadiths lead to terrorism in fact encourage terrorism. The RNSAW asked Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, dean of the College of the Foundation of Religion (Usul el-...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 1999
Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Karima related the secrets of the conspiracy against the Sunna. He attacked the secularists who are trying to deny the Sunna and rely on the Holy Qur’an only under the guise of uncertainty of the Sunna because it is only conversations between the prophets or between the prophets...
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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.