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Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2010
According to the author, the Azhar, as an official religious institution, has taken over the religious state of affairs in Egypt, which has allowed the emergence of religious entities parallel to the Azhar that reject the its monopolization of Islamic Da‘wah.
The history of these associations...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2010
Members of the Islamic Research Academy presented a draft law that calls for punishing any publisher or publishing house that misprints the Mushaf (original Qur'anic text with a fine of between 5,000 to 100,000 Egyptian pounds and 15 years in jail. In addition, the crime would now be considered a...
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2010
Ahmad al-Khatīb writes that there is currently no law which states that the Muslim Brotherhood is officially banned, but he adds, "We can still say that they are disbanded."
The National Democratic Party (NDP) had filed a report to the public prosecutor that tried to convict the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2010
‘Abd al-Dāyīm Nusayr, counselor to the Grand Imām, says that the Azhar spends 40 million pounds of Zakāh funds annually, which benefits 13 million poor or sick Egyptians.
He added that there are three season when the aid is primarily spent: ‘Īd al-adhá, Ramadān, and the birthday of the Prophet...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Columnist Barry Rubin provides his own analysis of the recent poll by the Pew Foundation regarding Middle Eastern attitudes toward Islamist groups.
The poll claims that 30% of Egyptians support Hizb Allāh, 49% are favorable toward Hamas, and 20% think positively of al-Qā‘idah.
According to Rubin,...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Shakūr writes about the Azhar University and its need for change, starting with its syllabus.
Ahmad ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Sāyih, Professor of philosophy and Islamic studies, says that the Azhar needs to be protected from Wahābī, Muslim Brotherhood, and Salafī ideologies.
Conflict of...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Hamdī Rizq criticizes the media's reaction to the Muslim Brotherhood's planned protests. He says that it is the constitutional right of any legal organization to peacefully protest.
However, he added that since the Muslim Brotherhood is not under a legal party or national association, there is "no...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Ahmad ‘Abd al-Rahmān Tāyi' condemns the statements made by Dr. ‘Isām al-‘Iryān, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood political office, threatening that the Muslim Brotherhood is going to organize protests in large numbers against the recent parliament elections.
Tāyi' asks what the group accomplished...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
‘Umaymah ‘Abd al-'Azīz writes about the so-called "fatwá channels," saying that they contradict the basic tenets of religion because of their exaggeration and lack of forgiveness.
She added that the satellite channels in question did not care about Egypt's well-being or security, but only looked to...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Islamic scholar Muhammad ‘Imārah talks in his article about the Islamic view of charging interest on loans.
He write that usury is against the Qur’ān, because money in Islam is used for the exchange of goods and services. He further argues that money shouldn't be used as a "good" in itself in order...
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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.