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Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd comments on the issues of conversion from Islam, fatwas of takfir [accusations of unbelief], human rights, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Islamic culture.
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2003 to Friday, January 17, 2003
Thieves, corrupt and unemployed people who look for an easy life in the luxurious European countries ask for political asylum with the claim that they are persecuted in Egypt. The reasons for their alleged persecution are homosexuality, female circumcision and changing religion.
Date of source: Saturday, September 3, 2005
Throughout the past century, there has been a tug-of-war over the issue of the ridda.
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2005
Terrorists hold the entrenched dogma that whoever disagrees with their opinions threatens their own existence. Consequently, Dr. Murād Wahba argues that we should reconsider the relationship between absolute truth and terrorism.
Date of source: Sunday, June 26, 2005
This paper discusses the rights and freedoms granted by the current Egyptian constitution as regards to the scope of freedom, the limitations imposed by legal and practical restrictions, and the extent to which this freedom conforms to the international conventions officially upheld by Egypt
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
Al-Arabi reprinted the text of an article by Dr. Naser Hamid Abu Zeid in the Lebanese magazine “Al-Adab” [literature], under the title “Censorship in Egypt.” It shows that there is a continuous censorship over Egyptian minds, starting with the press and ending with scientific research and artistic...
Date of source: Thursday, May 29, 2008
The following issue presents a number of articles on the increasing tensions between the Arab world and the West, particularly with regards to issues of freedom of expression.
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
It is clear from the comments on Bat Ye´or´s article, that not all the points she discussed have been responded to. For example, what she says concerning the fact that jihad belongs to the religious domain and cannot be discussed and the feeling of superiority in Islam.
Date of source: Monday, August 19, 2002
The decision of the Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute which gives the apostate a lifetime chance to recant his apostate ideas has led Egyptian lawyers to call for reopening the case of Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid, who was accused of apostasy in 1995.
Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2002
[AWR: This is a full text translation of a Dutch text with permission of the author.]
Sociology professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim: “You can beat Saddam Hussein, no doubt. But what you cannot do is prevent a new Saddam Hussein from appearing, a new Bin Laden. As long as there is no democracy, no state...
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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.