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Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Muhammad Ra’fat
‘Uthmān, the rapporteur of the fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence] Research Committee at the Islamic Research Academy, issued a
fatwa rendering halāl [permissible] the use of genetic engineering technologies to determine the sex of the fetus.
Date of source: Friday, April 1, 2005
What happens if we ignored the
attacks that the American media launched on Egypt? We tried all the ways and means to fight off their accusations, why not
try something else?
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005 to Tuesday, April 26, 2005
Eleven organizations for human
rights reported to the Attorney General the death of a lady named Nafīsa, in one of the Buhayra villages, following the
abuse of a police officer called, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Hamīd ‘Ammār. The story triggered outcries from the people of
Buhayra to all people of the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
Sacd al-Dīn
Ibrāhīm, one of Egypt’s most prominent activists and human rights crusaders, has challenged his country’s leaders
for most of his life. He was imprisoned from 2000 to 2003 on charges that were criticized internationally as being
politically motivated. Ibrāhīm is writing his memoirs...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2005
President Husnī Mubārak responded to this call by amending the article 76 of the constitution to allow for multi-candidate presidential elections. However, in order to proceed with the elections in an incorrupt fashion, the Egyptian press must regain its freedom, which it had lost ever since the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Teach your people democracy!
In order to establish a sound democratic system and the creation of constitutional institutions, is it good enough to attempt to hold free, impartial, and honest elections, without political, cultural, or democratic awareness ingrained in the society? Are the polls...
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
The unprecedented move that the President surprised us with puts us in an utterly bewildering position. It is a question of whether or not the political parties representing the people will grasp the political situation that ensued from the July revolution.
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
The anti-democratic destruction of democracy with democracy!
How can crippling people, insulting them and spreading panic be called freedom of expression? People must learn how to express their democratic freedom. However, if their expressions contradict the law, harsh punishments should be...
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
Although the operative constitutions and laws in Europe and the US guarantee the freedom of expression and manifestation, still they are circumscribed. A manifestation must be nonviolent and cannot keep people from assuming their affairs, hinder the traffic flow, or ruin public property.
Date of source: Saturday, March 26, 2005
It is the people’s right to protest, but if these protests turn into complete disorder and chaos, then this right should be, carefully, reconsidered. There is a thin line between protests and chaos, and we must be careful not to trespass it.
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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.