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Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2001
Sheikh Khalid Al-Gindi said that he was proud of the fact that he made many former actresses wear the veil, stressing that there was no contradiction between the veil and acting as the veil is a religious duty, and acting is not a sin. He added that it was not strange to send his daughters to the...
Date of source: Saturday, May 26, 2001 to Friday, June 1, 2001
The public expected Iqra’ [recite, the very first word revealed in the Qur’an] satellite channel to offer an enlightened reading of Islam to agree with the givens of the new globalization time. However, the channel ended up by becoming the official channel for extremists and stagnant jurisprudence.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
Professor Abdel-Sabour Shahin and Dr. Omar Abdel-Kafi explained everybody in Heaven will be thirty-three years old, the age of Christ when he ascended to Heaven [according to the Muslim version of the story]. They will also be as big as Adam, as good-looking as Joseph, and as well spoken as...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
TV makes some sheikhs seem holy. Omar Abdel Kafi found himself glorified and then infallible and therefore holy. Whatever he said was believed. Abdel Sabour Shahin deceived lots of people by telling them that depositing their money in Al Rayan (An Islamic bank which couldn’t pay back the depositors...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 31, 2001
The writer believes that Sout Al-Umma appears just to curse the Brotherhood. Whenever they succeed, the paper criticizes them and whenever they fail the paper considers this good news. If there is no news it fabricates some.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2000
The issue of the possibility of establishing a political party by the Muslim Brotherhood is still on the surface. The Muslim Brotherhood is something like a self-centered powerful lobby or a subtly-integrated community within the society. They have their customs, traditions and rituals. As far as...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
Some hidden parties, in Egypt, are trying to substitute the role of the religious institutions, like Azhar and the Ministry of Religious Affairs, in the call to religion missions. Thus leaving the path open to the non qualified charlatans, to assume such a vital responsibility, abusing the need of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 6, 2000 to Friday, May 12, 2000
Rose el-Youssef wants a debate with Abdel Kafi and El-Ada’iya and claims they cannot support their arguments with documentary evidence. Rose el-Youssef also claims their campaign has strong support from religious people, newspapers and public opinion. They also claim that their aim "is to protect...
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
Those who carry out Da’awa [missions], without relevant permission are like men carrying rapid fire guns and shooting [fatwas] everywhere, banning and permitting many things, and hitting the internal peace of the people. Giving them a license is more serious than giving a license for firearms.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
There is no difference between the Egyptian and Russian Rasputins. Both abused religion to influence their followers and commit sins. Both claimed to call for purification while they were sinking in the depths of depravity.
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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.