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Date of source: Thursday, August 23, 2001
Al-Qaradawi’s fatwa that allows non-Muslim women to stay with their husbands after converting to Islam caused controversy. Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin agreed with the fatwa and explained that the Qur’an prevents a woman who has joined Islam from staying with her apostate husband and not her Kitabi...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2001
The Muslim Brotherhood want to form a political party to end their series of failed coalitions with other parties. Dr. Essam Al-Erian said that founding a Brotherhood Party was the only way to end the stagnation in the Egyptian political arena.
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2001
U.S. Copts Association reported three months ago that a church was destroyed in the bishopric of H.G. Bishop Marcos. The destruction was followed by a presidential order to rebuild the church immediately. Yet, three months later, a press release of the U.S. Copts Association states, the governor of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 19, 2001 to Friday, May 25, 2001
The dean of the faculty of Law and Shari’a is of the opinion that the sheikhs give out fatwas because they have the required knowledge. However, giving fatwas is not limited to sheikhs. Others, who have sufficient knowledge about the Arabic language, Qur’anic sciences, and Mohammed’s tradition can...
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2001 to Friday, May 11, 2001
The radio referred a drama called "the sorcerer" to the Azhar to approve. The referral was said to be demanded by Naguib Mahfouz. The drama was taken from his most famous novel, "Children of our ally," which is considered to be his gem. It has also been considered to have disfigured prophets.
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The Taliban movement destroyed ancient Buddha statutes in Afghanistan. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi said that not every statue is an idol and it is not right to demolish statues even if they were previously worshipped. Abdel Shafie Mohammed said that what happened is an unnecessary frantic act. Dr. Abdel...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
The director of the Markfield Institute for high studies in Britain interprets the verses of the Qur’an using his scientific knowledge about astronomy. He believes that this approach suits Westerners, owing to the fact that their mental references are logic and reason. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi says...
Date of source: Saturday, October 28, 2000
The Salafiyin [Editor: A name for very conservative Muslims. It is however not an organization or a group as the article may suggest] adopts a certain way in trading, a way that is supposed to be Islamic, but in fact, is not. They spread in the crowded slum areas where people are, culturally, very...
Date of source: Friday, September 8, 2000
In this article, Gamal Badawi comments on the case of Sheikha Manal and the sentence of the court. He explains who dangerous her ideas, which conflict with the teachings of Islam, are. In addition, he gives his opinion regarding the reasons behind the appearance of mistaken claimants, such as...
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2000 to Friday, April 14, 2000
Last century, the calls for setting the woman free were repeated by various notable figures. But, this century we have a different call in which it states the lessening of the woman’s role. Sheikh Omar Abdel Kafi issued several fatwas concerning birth control. He believes that a boy is better than...
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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.