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Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Awqāt al-Farāgh [Free time], a movie starring
a group of youngsters in
their early twenties, reflects the struggle of Egyptian teenagers with their
religious and social beliefs. The 19-
year-old scriptwriter of the movie, ‘Umar Jamāl,
discussed the issue of the hijāb
among Egyptian young girls...
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
The author reviews the hijāb issue and talks about a campaign inside schools and universities inciting girls and women to wear the Muslim headscarf as a sign of chastity.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2006 to Friday, June 16, 2006
The article deals with a niqāb-wearing university professor in the University of al-Minyā with different views by other professors as to whether her niqāb would have an impact on the educational process.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
Karam Jābir writes about the future of the hijāb in Egypt. He argues that genuine faith rests in the mind and conscience and is not a piece of cloth that covers a woman’s hair.
Date of source: Friday, June 2, 2006
Nādya Mutāwic says that three five-star hotels in the Red Sea resort of Sharm al-Sheikh and four others in Cairo have prevented allowing veiled women entry, on the grounds that tourists feel less comfortable in their presence.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
This interview with Dr. Nawāl al-Sa‘dāwī deals
with the latest fuss
when she and her daughter, Muna Hilmī, appeared on a television program to call for
giving children to the
names of their mothers, not just their fathers.
Date of source: Monday, June 5, 2006
Thuraya al-Shahrī discusses the current
educational system in Saudi Arabia. She criticizes "male only" universities and stresses the importance of
female
education for future generations.
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
The three-page article deals with a conference on the problems faced by
Egyptian youths, such as
unemployment, poor economic conditions, low income and their involvement in
unacceptable conduct, like
‘Urfī marriages, drugs, cyber-chatting or pornography.
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2006 to Friday, June 9, 2006
Rose al-Yousuf devotes a file to the increasing phenomenon of the hijāb in Egypt.
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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.