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Date of source: Thursday, November 25, 2004
Mudslinging reached dizzy heights between Muslim Brotherhood and the Nasserists in the wake of the publishing of Dr. Yusuf Al-Qaradawi’s diary in which the Muslim attacked (late Egyptian President) Gamal Abd Al-Nasser with foul language and accused him of disbelief and fighting Islam and that...
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2004
Let the small buds grow and let the thoughts compete, said a friend of mine, adding, that when Usama Anwar Okasha gave his opinion of Amr Ibn Al-‘As, the Muslim conqueror of Egypt, he was severely attacked by various religious leaders, whereas when Abu Moussa Al-Ash’ari, one of Prophet Muhammad’s...
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
The movements of “political Islam” are primarily political pragmatic movements that have an underlying political project. Religion became only a cover used to rally the masses and fend off enemies as well as gain public opinion.
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2004
Safwat Hegazi is the focal point of fierce criticism because he does not only introduce himself as a preacher or an orator but he also acts as a mufti entitled to give religious opinions about a myriad of issues.
For Hegazi, the Azhar is not the only entity that issues fatwas for the people. Hegazi...
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Some Islamic movements were able to incorporate the political language that is prevalent in the world. These movements realized that it is no longer possible to ignore big issues like human rights, democracy and women’s participation. Some Islamic movements still believe in the idea of a theocratic...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2004
An Egyptian newspaper published yesterday that authorities had released 700 members of The Gama’a Al-Islamiya that was charged with carrying out terrorist attacks in the nineties before its recent initiative to reject violence.
- See art. 11: Sayyed Al-Qimni criticizes pro-terrorism fatwas given...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
There is a current debate concerning Amr Ibn Al-'As, and whether he was a pious figure. Islamic imposters have viciously attacked anyone who criticizes him, claiming that he is an Islamic figure, and affording him a holiness that has no religious or historical support.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
There has recently been an uproar against [prominent dramatist] Usama Anwar Okasha for allegedly transgressing against Islam. This article presents his opinions.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Like many others, I felt sad and angry watching that repressive “melodrama” by some symbols of extremism in a clear attempt to harm screenwriter Usama Anwar Okasha, a man of enlightened creativity. Matters went even worse as some had filed a hisba [the right of a Muslim to defend public morality,...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
The Grand Imam attempted to calm the worries [of the public] concerning the decision to give jurisdiction of judicial confiscation to Al-Azhar’s inspectors.. He explained that the publications that are outlined in this decision do not fall under the category of creativity, but rather conflict with...
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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.