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Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
The author comments on a question asked by an audience member of a program on Shari’a and fatwa on whether using razors is halal or haram. He also comments on the fact that a Saudi fireman prevented his fellow firemen from entering a preparatory school for girls to save the girls from fire because...
Date of source: Monday, May 20, 2002
Al-Ahram columnist Anis Mansour wrote that Jesus Christ had a half-brother called James. He claimed this piece of information came from the Bible. The reaction of Muslims and Copts to what he wrote was very angry. A Coptic thinker commented on it and explained the Biblical verses speaking about...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Muhammad Al-Baz suggested in his article “The End of the Monopoly of Fatwas in Egypt” the establishment of a supreme council of fatwas that should include scholars in all scientific and social fields besides Azhar scholars, as the latter cannot afford answers to all kinds of questions sent to them...
Date of source: Monday, April 29, 2002
The Muslim brotherhood and the Gama’at al-Islamiya are going through a financial crisis - which threatens them with collapse as a result of the United States’ policy of preventing financial aid to Islamic organizations.
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2002
Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid’s homesickness turns into a rage. This is clear in his statement to journalist Muhammad Al-Atasi. While he should be in Cairo during Ramadan, he weeps and speaks about death and farewell. The return of Abu Zeid to Egypt would be a protection for Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2002
The new Mufti of Egypt decided to entrust the task of issuing fatwas to the Islamic Research Institute. The author believes this not to be a good decision, as the Institute has charged many intellectuals with kufr [unbelief] and is not known for defending the freedom of opinion. He suggested the...
Date of source: Monday, March 18, 2002
The fatwa that forbids shaking hands between men and women contradicts the moderation Sheikh Atiya Saqr is known for. It was better for Sheikh Saqr to present the opinions of jurists on this point and let people decide for themselves. This fatwa put many of the Azhar scholars in a critical...
Date of source: Monday, December 2, 2002
Swiss researcher Dr. Patrick Haenni writes that what new preachers are facing shows that they are still seeking a place for themselves in the world of preaching in Egypt. Some Azhar sheikhs accuse them of inefficiency. Leaders of political Islam consider them as their competitors. Their only chance...
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
Tareq Heggi responds to Safinaz Kazim’s criticism, including the insulting and common language she uses. He believes she ignores the core of his message and makes comments that are not to the point.
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
The author criticizes some of the points Tareq Heqi brings up in his letter. She disagrees with him that Copts are the original inhabitants of Egypt and that Arabs existence in Andalus [Spain] was no more than the French occupation of Algeria. She criticizes him for supporting America’s attacks on...
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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.