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Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
The decision taken by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Awqaf [Religious endowment], to unify the call to prayer in state mosques by way of a radio broadcast, has caused much debate. Al-Midan put the question to various specialists.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
Today we will look at the means to restore trust between the Islamic World and the West. There is no inherent gulf between the Islamic World and the West but the current obstacles standing before restoring trust between the Islamic World and the West must be removed.
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
Restoring lost confidence between the Islamic world and the West relies on essential conditions that should be accepted by the two parties. These conditions include recognizing the other, mutual respect, dialogue, tolerance, and cooperation. Regarding prior mutual confidence, a profound trust...
Date of source: Friday, June 3, 2005
Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqāf, said that Islam restored women’s place in society as they were looked down upon and were not respected.
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
It seems there is a great deal of confusion between the hijāb and the niqāb. Some believe that the niqāb is a religious obligation, which is totally wrong.
Date of source: Thursday, June 2, 2005
The Afro-Asian Writers Organization, chaired by Dr. Muhammad Majdī Murjān, organized a symposium titled Islam and security facing terrorism and extremism. The symposium was attended by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq, Minister of Endowments, a number of African and Asian ambassadors, a group of scholars...
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2005
Minister of Awqāf, Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq, reiterated statements that the spread of the niqāb [an all-covering veil for Muslim women showing only the eyes] is really a disaster for it conceals the identity of female terrorists.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The Grand Imām of the Azhar called upon the attendees of Friday prayers to participate in the referendum on the amendment of article 76 of the constitution. He insinuated that those who call for boycotting the referendum are “holders of testimony
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2002
Rose Al-Youssef continued its campaign against extremism in its special file this week. The articles of the file covered the prevalent culture in Egypt and the rest of the Arab world, the language extremists use in order to spread their misguided deceptive thoughts in society, the fact that some...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 19, 2002
The Ministry of Waqfs stipulated new terms for building mosques. Some people believe they are necessary to end building mosques at random and to preserve their civilized appearance. Others believe they put restraints on the freedom of building mosques and mix between state-run and non-governmental...
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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.