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Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
[The article of Muhammad Shebl in October, September 15, resulted in an article in the Dutch Daily Trouw] While Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Dutch political scientist of Somali origin, received death threats because of her untraditional convictions about Islam, Egyptians discuss freedom of religion. This is...
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2002
The Qur’an does not order killing as a punishment for apostasy. Accordingly, scholars should not have taken into account the hadith saying: “Kill him he who renounces his religion,” because what the Qur’an says has priority over hadiths. In addition, the Prophet could not have said something that...
Date of source: Saturday, September 7, 2002
Nine female announcers of Egyptian TV retired to wear the hejab. This fact makes a respectable career like that of an announcer join the club of disreputable careers that can only be redeemed by wearing the hejab. It cannot be separated from the belief that a woman without the hejab is less...
Date of source: Monday, September 9, 2002
The Mufti of Egypt is an example of open-mindedness, good morals and adherence to Islamic principles. He understands well the fact that opinion in Islam is based on variety. The article gives some of his statements that reflect all these attributes.
Date of source: Thursday, August 29, 2002
The article discusses the decision of the Creed and Philosophy Committee at the Islamic Research Institute that the apostate is to be given a lifetime chance to repent his apostate ideas and not only a three-day chance as is laid down in the Islamic fiqh. It shows the pros and cons to this decision...
Date of source: Friday, September 6, 2002
The mufti denies reports about his intention to resign because of disputes between the Grand Imam and himself concerning fatwas related to martyrdom operations and bank deposits. He says that he works in total freedom and that he could say whatever he wants without the intervention of any official...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2002
Revd. Steve Snyder, founder of Christian Solidarity International, suddenly passed away.
Media critique on often appearing incorrect elements in stories.
Date of source: Monday, August 26, 2002
The Mufti of Egypt denies any intention to resign because of the discrepancy between his fatwas and those of the Islamic Research Institute, headed by the Sheikh of the Azhar, concerning martyrdom operations and boycotting American and Israeli products.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2002
The Sheikh of the Azhar says that no one dares to ask him to change or modify the Ahar curricula. He adds that if there is any change, it is decided by the Azhar itself. Change here does not mean omitting chapters on jihad and the Prophet’s conquests against Jews, as some people claim.
Date of source: Saturday, August 24, 2002
The Azhar Scholars’ Front tries to put an end to the many conflicts between the Sheikh of the Azhar and the former general secretary of the Azhar Scholars’ Front who is sentenced to a year imprisonment on the charge of defaming the Sheikh of the Azhar.
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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.