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Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
An introduction to the column reads
that Sawt al-
Azhar, within the framework of resuming the efforts of Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra in
reply to
the lies propagated by Archpriest Zakārīya Butrus, is publishing a book entitled Ajwiba
‘An al-Īmān [Answers about Faith] by author Mustafa Thābit in episodes...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 3, 2006
The muftī of Egypt has issued a controversial fatwa that prohibits the acquisition of sculptures. His fatwas contradict with Egyptian laws and international conventions signed by Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
A
review of
Laurance Pintak’s ’Islam, War and Opinions’, published by AUC press.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
Al-Qāhira publishes excerpts from the transcript
of an audiotape, said to
be of the leader of al-Qā‘ida, Usāma Bin Lādin, in
which he calls on Muslims
to prepare for a drawn-out conflict with the West.
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2006
After the attacks on the churches in Alexandria, during which one Christian was killed, Youssuf Sidhom applauds the extensive Muslim condemnation of the attacks and the willingness of Egyptian members of parliament to protest against violations of Copts’ lives, security and places of worship, but...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Due
to taqīya, that is the concept of concealing of one’s true
religious beliefs, the number of Shi’
ites in Egypt can not be exactly verified, however, estimates
indicate that they do not exceed one percent of
the total population.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
This article traces the rounds of the conflict between political Islam and the West, the possibilities for leadership of the Islamic world and possible future scenarios, including the victory of Islam, the revival of the Islamic caliphate or the decline and collapse of the Islamic world.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, concerning the prohibition of full-figure statues has turned Egyptian newspapers into a field of debate, where Islamic thinkers voice their views on the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2001
An Egyptian living in America sent the author a message
saying that Americans are among the kindest peoples in the world and that he felt very safe in America. He added
that there was bitter hostility in Egypt towards the West and America, although America liberated Kuwait and fought
against...
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2001
The West shares responsibility for reviving the religious trend in the Arabic region in the 1990s and for
the religious groups’ resorting to violence as a means of expressing themselves. What is meant is not the indirect
responsibility of the American policy, which is prejudiced towards Israel...
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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.