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Date of source: Saturday, February 14, 2009
Dār al-Iftā’ issues a fatwá prohibiting people from joining Islamic groups that call for violence and threaten national order and security. The fatwá sparked heated arguments. Leaders of Islamic groups rejected the fatwá.
Date of source: Saturday, February 14, 2009
The proposal to limit the issuance of fatwás has stirred a great many responses, some of which are detailed in this article.
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2009
The author comments on the government’s attitude to conceal information on the number of Muslims, Jews and Bahā’īs in Egypt. He discusses the government stance on transparency and access to information when it comes to information on the population.
Date of source: Monday, February 2, 2009
The author reports on the first khul‘ lawsuit brought to a court by a Christian lady.
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Pope Shenouda III is heading to the U.S. for regular medical checks. Once again his leave paves the way for rumors about the seriousness of his health condition, his potential successors and other issues related to the rules and traditions of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Saturday, January 31, 2009
The article sheds light on the preparations underway to celebrate the Holy Family festivity. The U.S ambassador and thousands of Copts accompanied by some shaykhs and imāms are said to be on spot.
Date of source: Monday, February 2, 2009
The author claims that Bishop Bīshūy is promoting himself to gain more popularity to support him in his alleged intentions to nominate himself to the papacy of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
The Egyptian security forces detained many people who were involved in demonstrations that were organized to support the Palestinians of Gaza. Humanitarian bodies and families of the detainee protested at the Journalists’ Syndicate and called for the quick release of those detained.
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2009
Security forces in Cairo detain humanitarian activists from the “toward Gaza” campaign. One of the detained [Philip Rizk] was said to be “abducted” by the state security to an unknown place. A notification was filed and investigations are ongoing.
Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2009
Al-Ahrār published a series of articles on the Muslim Brotherhood and
their current status. Meanwhile, al-Dustūr published an article on the 60th anniversary of the death of
Hasan al-Bannā, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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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.