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Date of source: Monday, May 13, 2002
When a well-known da´iya [preacher] and a repented artist meet, this means that they are doing business. There must be an agreement between them to present satellite programs or record a tape containing some preaching by the da´iya, as a way of making money.
Date of source: Monday, April 22, 2002
Dr. Muhammad Mugahed and Sheikh Khalid El-Gindi said that whoever does not believe in Muhammad as a prophet is a kafar [unbeliever], whether he is a polytheist, Jew or Christian. The author wonders what the reaction of a Christian youth who was thinking about committing a martyrdom operation in...
Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2002
Montasser Al-Zayyat stresses that he is the lawyer of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya and that he has no organizational relationship with them because he does not want to subject himself to punishment by law. Many of his statements on the activities of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya show that he is not...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2002
Some people suggested that the one to occupy the post of sheikh of the Azhar should be elected and not appointed by the government. However, the comprehensive rejection and the public condemnation of the activities of the Sheikh of the Azhar may justify the suggestion to abolish the post he is...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2002
The problems of Copts in Egypt are not as simple as the exchanged kisses between Pope Shenouda and the Sheikh of the Azhar. They are also not as complicated as the claims saying that Coptic girls are raped and Coptic young men are forced to convert to Islam. The problems of Copts in Egypt need non-...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2004
Ramadan [holiest month of Muslim calendar, when fasting is observed] is like a high season for sheikhs when they are to be found everywhere you look.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Nazmi Luqa, a Copt, wrote many books, valiantly defending the Prophet Muhammad. His book ‘Muhammad; the Message and the Messenger’ especially was met by a huge outcry from people of both religions, who each saw him as part of some plot against their religion. Both Copts and some Muslims thought...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
“All judges will not live for long, while the condemned, Khaled, is eternal.” With these words Abdel Rahman Al-Abnudy [a famous Egyptian poet] said goodbye to Khaled Al-Islambuli, Sadat’s assassin. Khaled Al-Islambuli appeared for the first time on 23 September 1981, when the leader of his unit...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
The imams charged by the Ministry of Endowments with lecturing people between prayers, limit their lectures to timeworn issues that do not relate to our current social concerns. This goes back to the rigid books taught at the Azhar University. The Ministry is also to be blamed for this because of...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
It is now certain that the fans of the renowned Qur'an reciter Muhammad Gebril will be deprived of the pleasure of listening to his prayers and recitals during Ramadan. Gebril was notified that he would not be able to lead prayers at the mosque of Amr Ibn Al-'As during the last ten days of Ramadan...
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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.