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Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2000
Washington raised the issue of the Armenian massacre at the hands of the Turks in 1915. This led to a real conflict between America and Turkey regarding religious prosecution. Beside recounting the story of the massacre, the article tries to answer the question of " Why does America arouse this...
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2000
The general assembly of the Lycee Champollion d’Alexandrie decided to expel the veiled student, Azza Amr Mohammed Zaki, and her three brothers, who attend the same school. The justification given for the dismissal were security reasons.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2000
The article relates the story of a first year preparatory school student, whose French school prevented her from entering the classroom because she was wearing a hijab. While the student’s father confirmed that what the school did clashes with the principle of personal freedom, the school insists...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 15, 2000
Islamic scholars and intellectuals refuted the opinions of Dr. Gabir Asfour concerning the cases Aqidaty discussed with him in its last issue. They confirmed that the Qur’an is a holy text and, according to the Qur’an, the hejab is an Islamic obligation and not a tradition that was confined to the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
Aqidaty had an interview with Dr. Gaber Asfour, the General Secretary of the Supreme Council for Culture. In this interview, he was asked about the criticized conference about women. In addition to this he received questions about creativity, Islamic literature and about the Qur`an being a...
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2000
[Translator’s note: the Hijab is the head cover worn by women in Muslim societies, covering their hair] TV drama directly reflects the truth of public and private life in Egypt. This is what it should be. The Hijab resembles one of the most important attributes of the Egyptian society. It is also...
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2000 to Friday, June 16, 2000
In this article, the author briefly relates three recent incidents of mischief where the niqab was used as a disguise.
Date of source: Saturday, June 10, 2000 to Friday, June 16, 2000
The article discusses the growing belief that the niqab* is falsely associated with religion. This belief comes at the time when the niqab has been used as a means of disguise and for covering up crimes. *The niqab is a veil used by Muslim women to cover up the whole of the face with the exception...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 18, 2000
"Lola Al-Molaa", the secretary-general of the Women Cultural Association in Kuwait warned people about crimes of individual assault and some other crimes, which some people are trying to say, are motivated by and acceptable on religious grounds. Her warning came as a comment on the recent attack on...
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2000 to Friday, April 28, 2000
Reaching the main door of the mosque in Ezbat Al-Agouza is almost impossible. The number of girls is far greater than the number of boys. When we asked about the reason for the crowd, the answer was "Sheikh Amr Khaled". Hajja Yasmin - as they call the retired singer Yasmin Al-Khayam - refuses to...
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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.