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Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2018
The recently deceased scholar Shaykh Maḥmūd ʿĀshūr was one of the most prominent undersecretaries and leaders of al-Azhar over the past years; besides, he was an active member of the Islamic Research Academy, the Supreme Consultative Council for Bringing Muslim Madhahib Closer together of the...
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2014
Dr. Mahmūd ‘Ashūr, former Azhar representative, declared that the Turkish Interior Minister’s description of Prophet Muhamad (PBUH) as “arrogant” expresses the extent of this Turkish official’s ignorance about the Prophet, Islam, and Islamic heritage.
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2014
Al- Ahrām’s report on commemorating Pope Shinūda III discussed why Egyptians loved Pope Shinūda.
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In March 2007, a referendum changed several articles of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Thursday, July 14, 2011
On July 9, I attended a meeting held in the Assiut University conference hall, organized by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), in tandem with the university's Future Studies Center, under the rubric Mechanisms for Building a Modern Civil State.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
The Committee of the Azhar for the Dialogue with Monotheistic Religions has been in existence for twenty years now. But that did not stop the Grand Mufti, Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, from deciding to dissolve it due to "infeasibility" at a time when it is most needed. Many Azhar figures expressed their...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2008
The Islamic thinker Jamāl al-Bannā has issued a number of controversial fatwás recently. In this article Muslim scholars criticize al-Bannā and question his credentials.
Date of source: Friday, April 4, 2008
A number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals were hosted by al-Musawwar to discuss the current state of Muslim-Christian/Muslim-West relations in lieu of the controversial Dutch movie ’Fitna.’ The attendees gave their opinions about intereligious dialogue, highlighting both the positive and the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2008
On his way back from a short visit to the U.K., Pope Shenouda was improperly asked to undergo a body search and a security screening at London’s Heathrow Airport. The procedure prompted the Egyptian ambassador in London to submit a complaint to the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the...
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Dr. Zaynab Radwān, the deputy speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly’s controversial argument about women issues under Sharī‘ah is still creating heated discussions in the lay and religious milieus in Egypt. The following lines shed light on the different arguments.
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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.