Displaying 101 - 110 of 142.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2000
The People’s Assembly session witnessed, yesterday, a heated debate between Omar Hashem, President of the Azhar University and Kamal Al-Shazly, Minister of State for the People’s Assembly and Shura Council affairs, over the article of Ibrahim Sa’ada, the Chief Editor of Al-Akhbar, entitled "Cairo...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2000
In his column, Gamal Badawi tried to defend the Azhar by refuting the accusation charged to it, namely, being lenient in dealing with the recent incidents. Regarding the fact that Sheikh of the Azhar was abroad receiving a prize during the crisis, the writer said, the final word about the novel is...
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000
In a very long article Ibrahim Sa’ada criticized and blamed all the parties involved in the recent controversy about the novel "A Banquet for Seaweed," which provoked unprecedented riots in the Azhar University.
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2000 to Friday, May 19, 2000
In a quick interview with the Egyptian Minister of Culture, he confirmed that he understood that the Labor Party is now in charge of the preaching mission for extremism. Regarding the statement of Ahmed Omar Hashem, in which he urged the burning of the book, the Minister was shocked, as it reveals...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2000
Al-Shaab carried out a fierce campaign against the novel "Banquet for the Seaweed". It opened with an article which stated that the people’s outrage against the Minister of Culture has transferred from the Azhar University to the Faculty of Islamic Studies. Page 3 showed the opinion of some...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2000
At a meeting with representatives of the Ministry of Interior, University Rector and professors, students of the Azhar assured that they trusted the Government’s initiative in wisely handling the matter of the "Banquet".
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2000
Dr. Omar Hashem, Rector of the Azhar University, threatened to ask for police intervention, if students wouldn’t cooperate to end their hunger strike peacefully.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2000
75 students from the Azhar University were detained on accusations of several offenses. Students participating in the riots, denied reading the book and stated that their knowledge was derived only from information published in a newspaper.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2000
After giving his opinion concerning the freedom of expression, Dr. Ahmed Omar Hashem recounts the role of the Azhar, the greatest institution of religion and science, that has risen in Egypt. According to him the role of this great institution is appreciated by many great historians and leaders.
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
Rose el-Youssef wants a debate with Abdel Kafi and El-Ada’iya and claims they cannot support their arguments with documentary evidence. Rose el-Youssef also claims their campaign has strong support from religious people, newspapers and public opinion. They also claim that their aim "is to protect...
Pages
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.