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Date of source: Saturday, December 16, 2006
Islam is a moderate religion that
rejects discrimination and
restrictions.
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
In this article, the author warns Egyptian society against the dangers of the
expansion of the
Shī‘ah influence as it increases fitnah and doctrinal
disagreements in society
allowing space for the growth of an extremist trend in its thoughts and beliefs;
whereas the Sunnī
parties do not have...
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
The author discusses Muslim unity. He states that the many meetings and
conferences held have not brought about any effectual results. The current danger in the Islamic world is
that some
Muslim schools are trying to use Islam to gain Muslims’ compassion to achieve political
authority.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Despite the considerable number
of fatwas
allowing bank dealings, some Muslims argue that bank interest is an adjusted form of usury
[Reviewer:
Ribā], which Islam regards as a major sin.
Date of source: Friday, March 9, 2001
The religious television show "Nour Ala Nour" [part of a verse from the Qur’an. Lit: light on light], presented many religious figures, such as, Mahmoud Shaltout and Mohammed Mitwalli Al-Sha’arawi, who was discovered by Ahmed Farrag, the show’s host. Farrag discovered another scholar, namely Prof....
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 1999
The punishment for Ridda [apostasy] from Islam was not stated clearly in the Holy Qur’an like the punishment for stealing. However, it was mentioned in two not-agreed-by-all Hadiths. The scholars did not consider such Hadiths while giving opinions, to the extent that Dr. Mahmoud Shaltout, the late...
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.