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Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, concerning the prohibition of full-figure statues has turned Egyptian newspapers into a field of debate, where Islamic thinkers voice their views on the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2001
[The RNSAW received this text from Dr. Abu Zayd for placement in the RNSAW. The text was first presented during a conference in June in Berlin, Germany]
Since the occupation of Egypt by Bonaparte in 1798 Muslims have had to address the issue of secularization. Some Muslim thinkers believe Islam...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 7, 2006
The author suggests a draft unified personal status law that could be applied to both Muslims and Christians, but which respects their unique characters at the same time.
Date of source: Monday, December 22, 2003
The article covers the speeches given by Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid and Dr. Hassan Hanafy, philosophy professor, in a seminar titled “Criticism in Philosophy and Social Ideology" held as part of the activities of the conference of the Philosophical Association.
Date of source: Saturday, November 1, 2003
The author comments on the conditions of the Islamic nation. He believes that the history of the Islamic nation is very much similar to that of the people of Israel. When the conditions of the people of Israel deteriorated after the many mistakes they committed, God bestowed His grace on other...
Date of source: Friday, October 31, 2003
The author of the article reviews types of Islamic discourse among which are the discourse of Islamic moderation, Sufi Islamic discourse and text-based Islamic discourse.
Date of source: Friday, October 24, 2003
Renewing the religious discourse is a complicated issue. First, it is needed to avoid having a gap between the Islamic Shari´a and the needs of the changing life. At the same time, it is one of the issues which the US Administration exploits to pressure Islamic countries.
Date of source: Thursday, September 4, 2003
Dr. Elwi Amin, professor at the Azhar University, calls for equality between men and women in testimony. He argues that the Qur´anic verse saying “And get two witnesses, out of your own men, and if there are not two men, then a man and two women, such as ye choose, for witnesses” [Sura 2: 282...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 9, 2003
The writer gives some points to illustrate the problems of renewing the religious discourse in the light of the seminar “Practical Methods for Renewing the Religious Discourse” that was held in Paris on August 12 and 13. He also comments on an article written by Gamal Al-Banna in the same respect.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The article is a paper presented by the Tunisian intellectual Salah Eddin Al-Gorshi at a conference held in Paris, an initiative of the Cairo Center for Human Rights. The paper discusses the issue of renewing the religious discourse.
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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.