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Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The author, Muhammad al-Disūqī Rushdī, presents three Coptic figures who belong to the elite of Egyptian society, believing that none of them can represent Copts or express their grievances.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Salman Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of Britain. The bestowal sparked protests in the Muslim world and revived the Muslim wrath over his controversial book entitled, “The Satanic Verses,” and the writer himself.
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2007
Muhammad al-Disūqī Rushdī of al-Dustūr believes that the relationship between the Islamic thinker Dr. Muh...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Muḥammad al-Dusūqī Rushdī reports on the Islamic opinion of Murtadds. Dr. Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī believes that Riddah is one of the most serious dangers that threaten Islam. “Riddah threatens the spirituality of Muslims,” al-Qaradāwī said. He also differentiated between two kinds of Riddah: the heavy...
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The article highlights the relationship between the banned Muslim Brotherhood group and the Palestinian group Hamās, and questions whether the Brotherhood poses a real threat to national security through its strong relationship with the Palestinian military fraction.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
After the Muslim Brotherhood announced their plan to change the ‘banned’ group into a legal political party, many voices were raised in an evaluation of the group’s role in the political life throughout its history.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The author
argues that
the West’s advancement has nothing to do with being Christian or Muslim but is dependent on the
social
capabilities of people in a specific geographic region.
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006 to Friday, September 15, 2006
The recent campaign of detaining a number of Muslim Brotherhood members has raised many
questions about the
possibility of arresting the Supreme Guide of the group, Muhammad Mahdī
‘Ākif, on charges
of endangering national security and inciting the public against the
government.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author is questioning the practice of the Muslim Brotherhood’s followers kissing the hand of their murshid [guide]. He says Imām Hasan al-Bannā has prohibited it, but still they are observing the hand-kissing as a tradition.
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.