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Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Amnesty International issued its annual report on Egypt. The
report aroused the anger of the Egyptian government because it referred to alleged violations and abuses that contradict
international human rights in Egypt. The Egyptian government rejected the report and described it as “unjust and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
The National Council for Human Rights will hold workshops and training courses for over 6500 trainees to spread tolerance between Muslims and Copts and promote human rights.
Date of source: Sunday, April 8, 2007
Within days of leaking news about the main features of the platform of the proposed Muslim Brotherhood party, scores of political powers and thinkers have warned that the party could be acting against the law because it would be based on religious references. Such fears have impacted the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2007
Although the shaykh of the Azhar and the minister of religious endowments have accepted transplantation operations from deceased donors, debates have been raised about what defines death.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Despite the public uproar, the constitutional amendments were approved in a vote in Parliament. While the government and its advocators assert the importance of the amendments in enhancing democracy and supporting people, the opposition considers them an enhancement of the powers of the ruling and...
Date of source: Thursday, March 29, 2007
Islamic scholars of the Azhar have rejected a fatwá issued by a key Islamic leader in Sudan, Dr. Hasan al-Turābī, in which he denies the hadd of stoning a male adulterer, believing it to be a Jewish rather than an Islamic order. He also recognises the testimony made by an educated woman as equal to...
Date of source: Thursday, March 22, 2007
Hudā Al Sālih writes about a very controversial issue: the fact that women have ascended public offices and become judges in the Arab and Islamic world.
Date of source: Saturday, March 17, 2007
While the government clamps down on the Muslim Brotherhood to allegedly prevent them from winning seats in the Shūrá Council elections, the outlawed group witnesses internal disputes.
Date of source: Thursday, March 15, 2007
The Jordanian monarch calls for parliamentary elections amidst fears of an increase in the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan.
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2007
Most contradictory fatwás claim to be based on God’s word; some fatwás allow women to do certain things while others prohibit them. Conflicting fatwás are a serious problem that does not appear to have an end in sight.
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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.