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Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2012
Seeking to keep the case of their father in front of the public eye, the family of the Blind Shaykh, ‘Umar ‘Abd al-Rahmān, organized another conference at the site of their open sit-in across from the American Embassy.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils has abolished the role of muftī, severed all ties with Shaykh al-Hilālī, and ceased to pay his salary.
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2007
Australian Muftī Shaykh Tāj al-Dīn al-Hilālī’s comments to an Egyptian program, in which he said that Muslims are more Australian than the Anglo-Saxons, triggered the outrage of several politicians in Australia.
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
The author of the article blames Muslims for failing to establish a fruitful dialogue with the West.
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
‘Abdul Mu‘tī ‘Umrān meets Shaykh Tāj al-Dīn al-Hilālī, the Muftī of Australia, in Cairo to talk about the fierce campaign that al-Hilālī has recently faced in Australia.
Date of source: Thursday, November 2, 2006
The Muslim Community and the Muslim Lebanese Union replaced Shaykh al-Hilālī, an Egyptian, with Shaykh Sāfī, Lebanese, to undertake the responsibilities of mūftī. As a result, demonstrations were held to protest the decision.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2006
This article says the Australian Muftī was wrong to compare unveiled women to uncovered meat, and that only perverts regard women as sexual objects.
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
The speech of Australia’s Muftī, Shaykh Tāj al-Dīn al- Hilālī, during the holy month of Ramaḍān in which he described women who do not wear the veil as ’uncovered meat’ that attracts sexual predators caused heated controversy around Australia yesterday.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
Two years after she got married
to Fakhrī ‘Azmī Yousuf
‘Atā Allāh, Muslim Jihān
‘Abd al-Ghanī Ahmad has filed a divorce
lawsuit against her Christian husband, claiming that he
tricked her into marrying him.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 6, 2003
The article is an interview with Sheikh Tag Eddin Al-Helali, the Mufti of Australia, who is known for his moderation. He comments on the conditions of the Muslim community in Australia, consequences of the September 11 attacks and the attacks in Bali and fundamentalist groups in Australia.
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.