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The controversy over hijāb-wearing television presenters is back in the spotlight as a new court ruling concerning the return of three presenters to the screen is added to the previous rulings - none of which have been enforced.
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Amidst the tempest caused by the Ministry of Awqaf's [Religious Endowment's] plan to unify the Azan in the Greater Cairo, Dr. Zaqzouq, the Minister, was the target of fervent attacks. He was accused of being involved in a plot to ruin Islam. Those who attacked the Minister backed their attacks with...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005
On Egyptian television, there is an unwritten rule prohibiting any female presenter wearing the hijāb [headscarf for a Muslim woman] from appearing on screen, in spite of the fact Islam is the official religion of the state and the main source of legislation therein, as enshrined by the...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 30, 2004
Contrary to what many people think, the phenomenon of the new preachers has not emerged during the past four or five months in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2004
One feels terrified when one hears about the recent acts of kidnapping hostages in Iraq. Kidnappers always raise Islamic mottos that encourage taking civilians as hostages in time of war. I hurried to the Mufti, Sheikh Ali Goma’a, seeking answers to many questions so that I may be able convince...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
We were optimistic while following up inter-religious dialogues among religious leaders of the three major religions: Islam, Christianity and Judaism. All these initiatives ultimately helped in building trust between the Islamic World and the West. But, the Bush administration turned the situation...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
American researcher Cheryl Benard has recently published a report on the current condition of Islam with the Rand Corporation, which is considered the strategic mind of America. The researcher said with surprising forthrightness that “The West should interfere – using a well-set plan - in...
Date of source: Monday, June 7, 2004
To whom do I complain of my hurt and pain when I read what was published in the newspapers about the arrest of fifty-two members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the confiscation of their personal funds, and the closing down of their enterprises? It has been reported that those arrested are among the...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
In her weekly article in al-Usbou‘, Dr. Karīmān Hamza called Egyptian Copts “the happiest minority in the world.” A week later, Mr. Nabīl cUmar wrote about the same subject in Sawt al-Umma. After I had read these two articles I could not restrain myself from feeling angry not because I am...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
The article by Ms. Karīmān Hamza, published by Sawt al-Umma last week, pushed me to rewrite on sedition and Coptic problems.
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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.