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Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
The author argues that Islam has become a phobia in the West due to thinking
that Islam
threatens western civilization and people’s security. The media emphasizes this concept as a
reality.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 6, 2005
Amidst a wave of racially-motivated attacks against Muslims in the wake of the London bombings, Dr. Zakī Badawī, principal of the Muslim College in London has advised Muslim women to stop wearing the hijāb.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2002
Leaders of the Protestant Community Council in Egypt denied what has been said about the Protestant Community being negligent in regard to Israel´s attacks on the Islamic and Christian holy places. They explained that their stand toward the Israeli aggression differs from the stand of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Professor Mohammed Selim Al-Awa believes that dialogue between religions is nonsense and a crime. Dr. Al-Awa believes, however, that the dialogue should be between the believers of religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Locals of Demtawa, Beheira, are angry because of the decision of the Higher Council for Antiquities to consider Abu Hasera’s tomb and the attached shrines as monuments. They think it will allow Jews to celebrate Abu Hasera’s mulid more daringly, practicing rituals religions and common sense do not...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2000
The Fatwa [religious decree], issued by the Islamic Research Institute, concerning the illegality of taking money for entering monumental mosques, whether the visitors are Muslims or non-Muslims, Egyptians or foreigners, was rejected by those in charge of monuments in the Ministry of Culture. They...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Islamic scholars and intellectuals refuted the opinions of Dr. Gabir Asfour concerning the cases Aqidaty discussed with him in its last issue. They confirmed that the Qur’an is a holy text and, according to the Qur’an, the hejab is an Islamic obligation and not a tradition that was confined to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
Aqidaty had an interview with Dr. Gaber Asfour, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Culture. In this interview, he was asked about the criticized conference about women. In addition to this he received questions about creativity, Islamic literature and about the Qur`an being a...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Dr. Nawal Al-Saadawy said in a recent symposium: "... When I find someone fanatic for Islam... I tell him that he has inherited Islam from his father... The whole society had inherited Islam from parents... Did it study other religions in the world? I have no references, my reference is my mind....
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Interview with sheikh Dr. Sayyed Tantawi on housing loans. In previous articles words were put in his mouth which were not true. The sheikh approves of these loans if buying that house is a necessity for his family. Loans for other purposes, such as purchasing luxuries or making financial gain are...
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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.