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Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The writer is discussing the debate about suggestions for reforming religious curricula for secondary schools, because these curricula are said to repeat, word by word, phrases from the books of the executed ex-leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sayyid Qutb.
Date of source: Thursday, November 23, 2006
On Tuesday, Pope Benedict will start a four-day visit to Turkey amidst growing protests in Istanbul and Ankara. Tens of thousands took to the streets and chanted anti-pope slogans, expressing their fury at the pope’s remarks on Islām which he made two months ago in a lecture at the University of...
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
Egyptian Culture Minister Fārūq Husnī has been dismissed following his comments of disapproval about the hijāb and niqāb.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
The review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest remarks in which he termed the Ḥijāb to be "a relapse backward," drawing public controversy and anger in parliament where the ruling party, the opposition and independents agreed on the need to have the minister tender his...
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2006
This review, in the context of ramifications from the culture minister’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb, discusses various opinions on whether the Ḥijāb is a religious obligation and how such controversial discussions should be tackled by society, religious and political bodies...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2006
This review discusses political responses to Fārūq Husnī’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Du‘ā Mahmūd writes about a report published in an American paper about sectarian discrimination in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, November 25, 2006
The author discusses the importance of good relations
between
the Islamic and Western world in every field. He writes about the Westerners view of Islām. He
records some points
that refer to the good deeds of Islām, and how it treated many problems with the West
peacefully. Finally, he calls...
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2006
The article addresses freedom of
expression and press freedom in Yemeni
law and internal security.
Date of source:
Nawal al-
Sa’adawi started defending herself against the
apostasy charges directed at her. She issued a statement in which
she criticized the defamation campaign
launched against her by a weekly paper. It was reported that she backed down
on her decision to confront
Mohammed Hassan al-Alfi,...
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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.