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Date of source: Friday, October 22, 2004
Islamophobia, fear of Islam, is a concept created by the West through historical, political, economic and media factors. Several Islamic countries have fallen into the trap of Islamophobia, which makes fixing the distorted picture of Islam all the more important.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Prime Minister Dr. Ahmed Nazeef graced the national unity iftar [breaking of the fast] banquet – hosted by the Ministry of Endowments – with his presence. Speaker of the People’s Assembly, Dr. Ahmed Fathy Sorour, and the Pope of Alexandria as well as Patriarch of the Sea of St, Mark, His Holiness...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The book, Islam and Dialogue written by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq and translated by Dr. Mustafa Maher, discusses the idea of reform as an Islamic duty that should be reached through ijtihad and reason, and not just by replicating historical incidents.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
In Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq’s new book “Al-Ialam wa qadaya al-Hewar" [Islam and issues of dialogue] he is calling for renewal and freedom of mind as well as a new vision to religious concepts. - See art. 1: A lawsuit against Egyptian scriptwriter Usama Anwar Okasha for offending a Companion of the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2004
October magazine questioned the minister of Awqaf, Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, on a number of issues related to Islamic Da’wa [call to Islam] and other religious matters.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
In this interview Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, the Grand Imam of Azhar, answers questions about Islamic-Christian dialogue, developing the religious discourse, Azhar education, rights of women in Islam and others.
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
Dr. Hamdy Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf [Religious Endowments], has lately issued a list including thirty-four scholars and men of religion who are allowed to appear in the Egyptian television channels. This list includes senior trustable scholars and thinkers, yet some questions remains. What is the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq was able to embarrass his opponents when he presented the statement issued by the Egyptian Grand Mufti, Dr. Ali Goma’a, in which he emphasized that unifying the Azan is lawful according to Shari’a and that the great four Muslim imams permitted performing a singe Azan for a...
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: Saturday, September 11, 2004
In his attempt to restore the spiritual side of the azan, Minister of Endowments Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq has begun a project intended to unify the voices and times of the azan. This step came after a noticeable increase in the number of mosques which has opened the door to many muezzins [the person...
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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.