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Date of source: Saturday, May 8, 2004
Muhammad Abdel Qodous issued a statement as head of the Committee of Freedom affiliated with the Journalists’ Syndicate in which he supported the female broadcasters of Channel 5 who were suspended and moved to administrative jobs for taking the hijab [veil]. The statement also mentioned that the...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 2004
Egypt’s Copts reject to be called “Ahl Al-Dhimma” and “Al-Nasara” [Nazarenes] and their favorite term is “Copts” which means “Egyptians” in old hieroglyphic language.
Few days ago, a book titled “Al-Muwatana wa Al-Awlama…Al-Aqbat fi Asr Mutagheir” [Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
The spokesperson of the Tagammu Party said members of the party met
with members of the Muslim Brotherhood. He said that the Tagammu refuses to take religion as a
cover platform for political activism because religion is a divine duty that should not be mixed
with individual and group...
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 2004
There has been a wide political debate about a
judicial complaint calling for the confiscation of the book “Al-Hijab: Ro’ya ‘Assriya” [The
Headscarf: A Contemporary Perspective] by and the dismissal of the author and editor-in-chief of
Hawa [Eve] magazine Iqbal Baraka from her job.
The...
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2005
A Saudi surprise
Everybody knows about the strict
law in Saudi Arabia banning women from driving their own cars (no one knows why!). What really came as a surprise was a news
item reported by many agencies about a Saudi girl, Marwa Mahmoud, who won a women’s car race held in Dubai.
Date of source: Thursday, March 17, 2005
The former Muftī of Egypt has recently said women, from an Islamic point of view, can not assume the post of head of state, and of course Dr. Nawāl al-Sacdāwī, who had announced her self-nomination for presidency, has not wasted the chance to deal a violent attack on our beautiful religion of Islam...
Date of source: Saturday, June 18, 2005
Articles in AWR show the many varied opinions in Egyptian media; those who advocate change and those who want to preserve traditional Islamic heritage.
Coptic author Rafīq Habīb believes Copts are now used in arguments to justify foreign intervention.
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2005
The Freedoms Committee of the Journalists Syndicate held a panel to celebrate Christmas under the slogan ‘Reinforcing national unity: A look into the future.’ It was headed by the Committee’s President Ihsān cAbd al-Quddous joined by Dr. cIsām al-cIryān, Dr. Mīlād Hannā and Mr. Yousuf Sīdhum.
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Freedom is the core of the Shari’a [Islamic law]. If freedom came to be applied, illegality would disappear and Islamists would be the first ones to benefit from its application. How good would it be if Islamists reached the seat of authority through freedom! It never happened before in any...
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2001
The author expressed his pride at being an Islamist and someone who likes the Brotherhood and found them to be ideal Muslims. At the same time, he praised the family of the late president Gamal Abdel Nasser, although he was the person who imprisoned the leaders of the Brotherhood.
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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.