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In March 2007, a referendum changed several articles of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Saturday, August 21, 2010
In her speech during the Islamic Thinking Forum, Su'ād Sālih, professor of comparative fiqh at the Azhar University, criticized the state of weakness the Islamic nation has reached. Sālih told al-Misrī al-Yawm that she does not regret joining al-Wafd Party.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The author says the "misguided Fatwá issued by Dr. Ahmad ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, the Muftī of Dubai, permitting men to use powder and lipstick can only be described as a homosexual Fatwá that departs from the true Muslim faith."
The Azhar, for its part, has denounced this type of Fatwá, whereas some have...
Date of source: Friday, January 1, 2010
This article deals with the problem of Muslims electing Coptic Christian presidents and officials.
Date of source: Sunday, October 5, 2008
A Christian mother and Muslim convert father, now separated, fight for the custody of their 13 year-old twins. The father wins the battle even though Egyptian law states that children under the age of 15 should stay with their mother, regardless of religion. The twins state that they are Christian...
Date of source: Friday, April 18, 2008
Muslim scholars have debated a recent Bahā’ī conference that was held in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Īmān Kāmil reports on the dispute that has erupted between Muslim scholars over the permissibility of divorce via SMS or e-mail.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2008
A fatwá on the legality of divorce by SMS generates criticism and raises questions over the necessity of declaring it publicly.
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
In the continuing verbal onslaught between Shaykh Yūsuf al-Badrī and Dr. Suād Sālah, al-Badrī has submitted a complaint to the shaykh of the Azhar and claims that the shaykh has promised to investigate the issue.
Date of source: Monday, March 3, 2008
The chaos of fatwás being issued against those accused of takfīr has risen again. The following article discusses the impact that these fatwás have on the image of Islam, and on social cohesion.
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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.