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Date of source: Tuesday, September 7, 2004
The Azhar Sheikh Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Al-Tantawi denies all the rumors and the accusations that have been targeting the Azhar and trying to stain its reputation. He denied that America or any other foreign power has anything to do with the domestic issue of modernizing and developing its educational...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
There is an American study aimed at penetrating our educational institutions and attracting university professors, academics and researchers [to adopt pro-American approaches]. This study offers a practical plan to penetrate our educational institutions and the infrastructure through which this...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
We have to make a clear distinction between the problems our Muslim nation and culture have been suffering for centuries and the western demands regarding our religious education and Islamic discourse. Genuine renewal allows us to keep religious fundamentals as they are while developing a new...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 10, 2004
The signs of the cultural war and attempts to make educational curriculum in Israel more radical predate the formation of Sharon government. Yet, these attempts increased after the outbreak of the second Intifada following the events of September 11. At the time of Barak’s government, a heated...
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2004
Education—a vitally important issue on the reform agenda—is one of the most widely-discussed topics. A new vision and a bold policy are required to produce a new generation of Egyptians who can grasp modern-day variables and deal in the latest technology. Our public education is still hostage to...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Following the September 11 events, there have been many calls to reform the educational curricula in many Arab and Islamic countries in order to make these curricula compatible with a culture of peace. But these calls divided the world into two parts, the Islamic-Arabic world being the evil part,...
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: Thursday, November 7, 2002
The head of the Azhar religious institutions said that students of the Azhar are taught the right principles of Islam away from extremism. The Sheikh of the Azhar stressed that the Azhar adopts moderation in Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 24, 2002
A law student at Cairo University has brought a court action demanding the abolishment of the curricula of the faculty of law claiming that it calls for polytheism and does not conform to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2003
The writer comments on a statement found on the web site of Elaf. The statement discusses the procedures and measures taken by Washington to improve the educational standard in the Arab world.
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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.