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Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
The writer rejects the concept of hating any person because of his or her religion or moral. If God promises unbelievers and sinners of torture in the afterlife, it does not mean that Muslims should hate them in this lifetime. He adds that extremists embrace such a dangerous attitude. They hate...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 19, 2003
The author gives examples of what he believes is external religiosity. He expresses the opinion that external religiosity is one of the consequences of “the crisis of identity” Egyptians are going through.
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2003
An Islamic school was recently established in France. The school will teach the ordinary French curricula in addition to an Islamic curricula about the Arabic Language and the Arab-Islamic civilization. French authorities agreed on the establishment of the school, making sure that having Islam as a...
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2003
The article is an interview with the head of the American Fiqh Council. He speaks about the role of the council and how it corrects wrong notions about Islam. He also comments on the issue of renewing the religious discourse and the problems Muslims face in North America.
Date of source: Thursday, March 23, 2006
A seventeen-year old Muslim girl has been prevented, according to a court verdict from the highest legal authority in Britain, from wearing hijāb [headscarf] at her school, the author writes.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author comments on an article by Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Al-Maseer published in Al-Liwa al-Islami. Al-Maseer wrote that the niqab [head scarf covering the face with the exception of the eyes] is not a religious obligation and not even a sunna. The author refutes this opinion.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author comments on an article published in Al-Hayat of June 26, 2003 under the title “A veil for the head or the mind?” by Adonees. She refutes what Adonees said about the veil [hijab] not being an obligation, as there is no clear-cut text in the Qur´an in that respect. She disagrees with...
21. The phenomenon of Amr Khalid…the preacher of rich people who look for a meaning [for their life]
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2003
The author comments on the audience of Amr Khaled, most of which are rich people. She believes that the aristocratic social background of Khaled affects both his discourse and the audience he chooses to preach to. Khaled tries to make of richness a way to religiousness.
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2003
The author discusses the issue of veil [hijab] in Islam. He believes that all what is said about hijab being a religious obligation is simply interpretations that oblige only those who initiate them. He comments on the attitude of fundamentalists towards Muslim women wearing veil in Western...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 18, 2003
A spokesman of Scotland Yard stated that Muslim policemen are allowed to wear the turban during their work hours instead of the hat, which is part of the formal uniform
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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.