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Date of source: Monday, March 31, 2008
While the majority of Muslims call to boycott The Netherlands because of the offensive movie ’Fitna,’ some extremists attacked Dutch interests in certain countries. However, Dr, ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the muftī of Egypt explained the way he reacted: “I carried the Glorious Qur’ān, kissed it and read it for...
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003 to Friday, September 26, 2003
It is claimed that the extremists and the fanatic Islamic groups control faculty mosques. Yet, all university principals emphasize that they fully control them, especially since most of their Imams are appointed by the Ministry of Endowments [Awqaf].
Date of source: Friday, January 24, 2003
Extremists try to propagate their ideas inside campuses and among students. They want to separate male students from female students in lecture halls. They tell the girls to put on veils and to avoid wearing trousers.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
Deputy Rector of Cairo University, Dr. Hāmid Tāhir, writes about recent terrorist attacks and about the common interests that should bind all people together, regardless of nationality or religion.
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2002
The Muslim Brotherhood’s representative in the parliament submitted a suggestion saying that the office of dean of faculty should be chosen by elections rather than by appointment. This is an attempt on the part of the Brotherhood to control the leading positions in universities. Many university...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The remains of terrorism are still looking for any hole to penetrate again Egyptian society, they are trying now to go back to their old game of occupying the university mosques, but this time their plan was frustrated due to the caution of university administrations and students.
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2000
When we talk about national unity in Egypt, we are defending ourselves from the attacks that are launched against us. These attacks came first from the West in order to destroy the special and traditional co-existence between Muslims and Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
The student union elections held on 2 November have elicited little more than a yawn, if indeed they were noticed at all. The glory days of campus politics have long since passed, or so it would seem.
Date of source: Friday, November 12, 1999
Heated student elections were held last week in all the Egyptian universities. While some students played the role of activists, others took the role of spectators. Islamist students, who call themselves Gama’at el-Islamiya, and non-Islamists fought each other in the elections.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 6, 1999
The author of this article contends that the public discussion of Islamic issues in newspapers leads to confusion in the minds of the public, leads to splits in the Islamic world, and serves the enemies of Islam. When there is an issue raised such as the intercession or the denial of the Sunna, it...
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.