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Date of source: Saturday, April 26, 2008
The author reports on a draft law that seeks amendments on the Azhar law, stipulating that the Azhar presidency is to reach via public voting.
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: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Usāmah Nabīl reports on the different opinions concerning a draft law to regulate the process of issuing Fatwás.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 4, 2007
‘Arif al-Dubays writes about the contradictory decisions of the grand imām at the Azhar.
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Some Islamic bank owners threaten to bring a case over the unconstitutional practice of the fatwa of the Islamic Research Institute that permits bank interest. A Brotherhood member of parliament has criticized the fatwa stating it is religiously illegal.
Date of source: Monday, November 6, 2006
Ahmad Abū al-Khir interviews one of the most controversial members of Parliament; alī Laban, member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, July 8, 2006
The author discusses journalists’ angry reactions to a suggestion made by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood in parliament that journalists be whipped instead of jailed.
Date of source: Monday, February 17, 2003
Religious Affairs Committee of the Egyptian parliament will discuss with the Grand Imam what has been reported about changing the educational curricula of the Azhar institutes and omitting Qur´anic verses and hadiths that urge on jihad against Jews.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Members of the People’s Assembly have warned that the government is turning a blind eye to the conspiracy being plotted by the American administration to abolish religious education.
Date of source: Saturday, July 30, 2005 to Friday, August 5, 2005
In March 1996, the courts rejected a case filed against the appointment of Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī as Grand Imām and President of the Islamic Research Academy . This raised the question: what do people want from the Grand Imām and why are there such struggles over this role?
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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.