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Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The
author presents a meeting between Ahmad ‘Abd al-
Mu‘ti Hijāzī a famous Egyptian
poet and the muftī in which Hijāzī
talked about the relationship between scholars,
extremism and terrorism. The muftī boasted that
all those who proved to be extremists or terrorists
were not graduates of...
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The author thinks
that Dā‘iya ‘Amr
Khālid has managed to attract the West’s attention,
while the Egyptian government, the opposition
parties and other political currents are engaged in a useless
row. She sheds light on a recent New York
Times’ report on the dā‘iya entitled,
"Offer a helping...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author discussed the use of DNA to determine paternity,
and Islam’s view on this matter.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author says that the return of Muslim actresses who retired and have put on the hijāb to acting has sparked controversy on the religious legitimacy of acting while wearing the Muslim headscarf. Two camps of Islamic thinkers differ on the issue.
Date of source: Thursday, May 11, 2006
Scholars from the Azhar rejected the opinion of the
muftī that terrorists should be physically
liquidated and called for confronting the problem of
terrorism through an enlightened Muslim way of thinking.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
A conference was convened recently
to discuss ways to stand up to terrorism through the propagation of moderate ideologies in the face of
extremism.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The article discusses the weekly Friday sermon and the
poor
performance of the preachers, whom many view as insufficient to stand on the minbar [a pulpit inside
the mosque] and deliver sermons to Muslim worshippers.
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2006
The article
focuses on young Egyptian Muslim televangelist
‘Amr Khālid, the position he enjoys among young
Egyptians, particularly women, and his new
ways of leading a decent life and career while avoiding getting
entangled in sin, a style which appeals to
his large Muslim audience.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 10, 2006
The author investigates the rampant ultra- religious current and the niqāb phenomenon inside the Fine Arts College in Egypt, starting his 11- page news feature with a photo depicting several female students wearing the niqāb inside the college with a caption reading "this is a photo of...
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author reviews the
opinions of university professors about the enactment of an
international law criminalizing any assaults on the
Muslim faith in particular or divine religions in
general.
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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.