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Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999 to Wednesday, May 5, 1999
In another blow to Islamist militants, 13 members of the clandestine Vanguards of Conquest, an offshoot of the Jihad group, were handed over to Egypt during the past few weeks by South Africa, Yemen, Kuwait and Syria.
Date of source: Friday, April 30, 1999
From time to time, the papers publish stories about a person claiming to be a prophet. It seems claiming prophethood is a phenomenon that needs explanation. The opinions of sociologists, psychologists and an Azharite sheikh are given.
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999 to Wednesday, May 5, 1999
The Court of Cassation recently ruled that a husband’s infertility does not constitute sufficient grounds for his wife to file for divorce. The court justified its ruling with the statement that the aim of marriage is not procreation, but the exercise of mu’adda [love, friendship] and rahma [mercy...
Date of source: Thursday, April 29, 1999 to Wednesday, May 5, 1999
Sheikh Nasr Farid Wasel, the Grand Mufti of the Republic, took parliamentarians by surprise last week when he objected to a government-sponsored draft law imposing an entrance tax on a wide range of places of entertainment.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 27, 1999
The issue of Dr. Abdel Sabour Shahin’s book "The father of Adam" still remains one of great controversy between scholars and theologians. Dar Al-’Aloum (the Faculty of Arabic Language and Literature) at Cairo University held a symposium to discuss the contents of the book.
Date of source: Saturday, April 17, 1999
The official banning of books in Egypt has escalated in recent years, thereby making Egypt a main source of material for the Index on Censorship which monitors mechanisms and styles of censoring the mind throughout the world.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 to Wednesday, May 12, 1999
The infamous Article 291 of the penal code, which exempts a rapist from punishment if he marries his victim, was canceled by the People’s Assembly on 20 April. Lawyers and women’s activists, who’d been pushing for years for amendment to the law, hailed the decision as a partial victory for women’s...
Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 1999
On April 3, President Hosni Mubarak issued a decree that would clip the wings of rapists and make it impossible for them to escape prosecution. The decree repealing Article 291 was approved by the cabinet the next day.
Date of source: Friday, April 16, 1999
The Armenians came to Egypt in waves of migration during the Middle Ages. Since then, they have been outstanding and successful in all careers and positions they occupy. An overview.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 21, 1999
Icons represent visual messages or lessons and are easy for even the illiterate to understand. The article mentions some of the most important icons.
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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.