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Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 2004
People should not practice Islamic da’wa [call to Islam] unless they meet certain requirements. Those who stand on the podium of the prophet Muhammad [by calling people to embrace Islam] should have certain characteristics that are the essence of religion and not alien to it. If that person [who...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
On August 30, “Al Manar Al Gadeed” magazine published an article written by Aboud Al-Zomor about reform in Egypt. The article is particularly significant because Al-Zomor was a main participant in the assassination of [former president] Anwar Al-Sadat. Al-Zomor’s article differs from what the Gama’...
Date of source: Friday, August 13, 2004
We have to make a clear distinction between the problems our Muslim nation and culture have been suffering for centuries and the western demands regarding our religious education and Islamic discourse. Genuine renewal allows us to keep religious fundamentals as they are while developing a new...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2002
It is necessary for Muslim men of religion to have their own uniform, as a way of protecting Islam against the swindlers who deform its image and deceive people by their false teachings. The idea of the uniform does not mean giving preference to men of religion over other Muslims and it does not...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2004
Letters and telephone calls showered on Rose Al-Youssef after publishing the article titled “Ladies in the salons of depression” expressing support or rejection of the phenomenon. Remarkably enough, most of those who contacted are the husbands the ladies who host these salons.
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Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Refuting Islam’s association with terrorism, Minister of Endowments Muhammad Zaqzouq
explained that terrorism contradicts the tolerant principles of Islam. He also pointed out that
it is unfair to generalize and make accusation against a fifth of the world’s population as a
result of the foolish...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
The
author discusses the issue of the renewal of [Islamic] religious discourse through the opinions
of Muslim scholars and thinkers on the issue.
The author presents the views of the Grand
Imam of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyed, Dr. Kamal Abu Al-Magd, Abdel Sabour Marzouq, deputy head of
the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Twenty four educational establishments in Yemen would face closure in accordance with the Cabinet’s decision to close all religious schools that do not work under government supervision.
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2005
The Azhar carries two missions since it was established; a spiritual and an educational one. A recent study by the national councils discussing the educational process in -Azhar faculties and higher institutions affirmed the need for revitalization in order to prepare missionaries able to handle...
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2001 to Friday, January 4, 2002
Terrorism spread by fictitious thoughts. Bookshops and streets are full of books speaking about the torment in the grave. Extremists create imaginary stories to terrorize people and direct their attention away from work and production. Instead of concentrating on work, people keep thinking about...
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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.