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Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2007
Islamic thinkers express their views about establishing a union for Muslim apostates.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
The
historical, cultural and ideological differences between Sunnī and
Shī‘ah
Muslims are outlined by different scholars in this article.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
During the final session of the cultural season organized by
the
Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, the author reports the stances of the shaykh of the Azhar and the
minister of religious endowments to the criticism towards Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
The Faculty of Islamic-Arabic Studies at the Azhar University for Girls will hold an international conference in Cairo next March. The conference will address issues of concern to Muslim women, with reference to Islamic legislation but also taking into consideration the impact of western culture.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
The presence of Muslims in Western societies is a phenomenon which can not be ignored. In many countries they have grown to be a powerful community, but Muslims, particularly the second and third generations, are now facing the prospect of having to blend into those non-Muslim societies.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
The attacks and hostilities against Islam have manipulated the rhetoric and agenda of the third conference of the Islamic Sharīʿa Forum in the United States, which was held in the state of Sokto, Nigeria.
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2005
The Misyār marriage is an Islamic marriage that has emerged as life circumstances have changed. Dr. Muhammad al-Mukhtār al-Mahdī, a professor at the Azhar University [discipline not mentioned], says that “linguistically speaking, the Misyār means ’to drop by’.”
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2004
At the opening of the Cultural Season of the Islamic Council at the Nour Mosque in Abbasya, Grand Imam of the Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, emphasized that the kidnapping of the six Egyptians in Iraq is a criminal act, and that Islam denounces those who have done that, regardless of their...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2005
A one-of-a-kind mosque opened its doors last week in Amsterdam. The mosque is for women only and is considered the first of its kind in the entire history of Islam.
Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2005
Woman’s rights from the Islamic perspective is a controversial issue. This issue was misused by fanatics who want to prevent her to go to work. They also belittle her natural and intellectual faculties.On the other hand, the secularists exploited this issue, calling for the emancipation of women...
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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.