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Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2004
A laundry shop owner once inquired about whether he should continue ironing women’s trousers. The fatwa came as shocking as the question is: if these trousers are worn outdoors then the laundryman should not iron them because in that case he is aiding the wrongdoing of tabaruj [make-up and other...
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2001 to Friday, August 24, 2001
The Vatican announced that the former patriarch of the Roman Catholic Church in Zimbabwe, who was expelled from the church for breaking an oath not to marry, is planning to return to the church.
Date of source: Saturday, June 2, 2001 to Friday, June 8, 2001
The Vatican expelled bishop Emanuel Melingo because he married a Korean woman in a mass wedding ceremony held by the "Mon" group, which is rejected by the Catholic Church.
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, April 6, 2001
The raping of nuns has become a nightmare that disturbs the religious leaders in the Vatican since the seriousness of the problem and its spread, especially in Africa, was recognized. Some of the Catholic clergy use their spiritual and financial authority in order to get sexual services from the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2001 to Friday, March 2, 2001
In the past the Muslims of America and Europe were not allowed to found Islamic associations or practice Islamic rituals openly. This status has changed during the last quarter of a century.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
Some of the corrupt extremists used their special skills in giving impressive and convincing speeches to bring followers under their control, using religion as a cover to hide their personal defects or to make religious, moral and political gains. Rose Al Youssef lists here two cases concerning...
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2000 to Friday, April 7, 2000
The citizens of this region are exposed daily to different forms of torture and persecution with the intention of erasing their Islamic identity. There are several means to accomplish this. For instance, the people who attend the mosques are arrested. The government officials arrange terrorist acts...
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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.