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6. Converting back to Christianity between the fear of Hadd al-riddah and the constitutional freedom
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hibah Bayyūmī discusses the developments in the lawsuit filed by a number of Muslims who had converted from Christianity to Islam and now demanded to re-convert to their original religion, mentioning the opinions of Muslim and Christian intellectuals on the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2007
While declaring the results of the 2007’s census, the head of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics says that the number of Copts in Egypt is inaccurate because the cell of religion on the application form is optional.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The authors delve into the role of
the family, school and street in developing
the fear of expressing oneself openly and promoting a
unilateral culture.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
The article compares intellectual and cultural life during the first half of the 20th century to the current time.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2006
In a two-page report, Ākhir
Sā‘ah
discusses the issue of oppressing the Arab mind and its relationship to the
development of the Arab
civilization. The article cites the opinions of Muslim scholars on the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Amongst the opponents of the Niqāb is Dr. ‘Abd al- Mu‘tī Bayyūmī, the former dean of the Azhar’s Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion and a member of the Islamic Research Academy, who described the dress as the result of lack of knowledge of religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Ākhir Sācah published a heated discussion about the alleged obligation of Muslim women to wear the Niqāb.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In this file on the Niqāb, Ākhir Sācah devoted a full article to crimes committed by Niqāb-wearing women and men.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah interviewed a number of psychiatrists and university professors, who gave their opinions on the reasons behind the recent spread of the Niqāb in Egyptian society.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah published a 10-page file on the growing phenomenon of the Niqāb in Egyptian society and interviews a number of Niqāb-wearing women.
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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.