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Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
In the aftermath of the Azhar militias’ incident, a pressing question was raised: What has education in the Azhar come to? This article attempts to answer this question.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Article two in the Egyptian Constitution seems to be the most problematic issue about the proposed Constitutional amendments. While the majority of Egyptians call for a civil state on the basis of citizenship and equality, many stress the impossibility of omitting or changing article two of the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 27, 2007
In an attempt to stop the deluge of Fatwás, that are issued by unqualified Muslim clerics on satellite channels, the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy recently announced itself and Dār al-Iftā’ as the only authorities responsible for issuing official Fatwás in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 15, 2007
Dr. Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq, the Egyptian minister of endowments, has issued a decision that bans the ministry’s religious counselors from wearing the Niqāb. Stating that the Niqāb is "a matter of custom and not faith," the minister argued that the appointment of Niqāb-wearing women as...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2007
Islamic scholars support a suggestion to issue licenses for issuing religious Fatwás.
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2007
Muslim scholars express their views on the so-called "satellite channel Dā‘iyahs," and why they have wider popularity than the ones designated by the Ministry of Endowments.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Despite the
public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on
the
H...
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006 to Friday, December 15, 2006
A group of Azhar scholars declare their opinions on the Azhar
researcher’s thesis
that deemed Rose al-Yūsuf Kāfir. All scholars denounced the
Takfīr; however some
approved the negative stance on the periodical.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2006
‘Abīr Salāh al-
Dīn
discusses a recent fatwá concerning the wife’s right to prevent her husband from
traveling.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Some preachers came out of the blue and gave themselves
the right and authority to
passjudgment against well-known Muslim scholars solely because of the
fact that theydisagreed with
their opinions. The writer condemned these preachers, and their
demands to shed Muslim blood over a disagreement...
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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.