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Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003 to Friday, September 26, 2003
Women are eager to work in the field of Da´wa [Islamic missionary activity] and study Islamic dogma to the degree that they have excelled men. People who are responsible for Da´wa say that this is due to the awareness of women of her role to correct some misunderstood conceptions. The cultural...
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2003
The article is an interview with poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi, the author of the controversial book “Commandments Concerning Loving Women.” The book is believed to defame Islam and was referred by the head of the Book Organization to an Azhar committee to examine it. He defends his book against the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003
The author comments on the attitude of Dr. Samir Sarhan, head of the Book Organization [hay’et el-kitab], towards the crisis around poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi’s book “Commandments Concerning Loving Women.” Sarhan withdrew the book from the market as it is believed to defame religion. He ordered it to be...
Date of source: Sunday, July 6, 2003
Ahmad Shaheen interviewed former member of the Dutch parliament Judith Belinfante. She is leading an alliance for the sake of peace, including Palestinians and Muslims. Dutch parliament member Zsolt Zabo? represents the VVD and is from Hungarian origin. The MP with two nationalities beliefs...
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar said that the Azhar rejects the theory of clashes between civilizations. He also stressed that Muslims and Christians in Egypt are living in peace.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2003
The article presents views of religious scholars on the fatwa of murder of mercy that allows stopping the use of medical equipments in cases of brain death (clinical death).
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2003
The article is an interview with the Sheikh of the Azhar about the fatwa of Sheikh Al-Esh which incriminated dealing with the Iraqi Transitional Ruling Council. He said that he canceled the fatwa because no Egyptian sheikh, including himself, has the right to give a fatwa about Iraq. He stressed...
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2003
The author comments on an article by poet A.A.H. [Ahmed Abdel-Mo´ti Hegazi is meant] titled "We need a new fiqh." The article of Hegazi was published in Al-Ahram and tackled the issue of renewing the religious discourse. He argues against Hegazi´s proposal for renewing the religious...
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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have made a short visit to Egypt, but controversy has surrounded the decision to grant the Prince an honorary doctorate from the Azhar University.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The writer presents a brief background on the status of Muslims in Austria from 1912 until today.
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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.