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Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
Shaykh Mustafá Muhammad Rāshid says that although the hijāb or head coverings are not mentioned in the Qur’an, a group of scholars assert that they are not only compulsory, but the most important pillar of Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, March 14, 2009 to Friday, March 20, 2009
Muslim thinker Ahmad Shawqī al-Fanjarī argues that head coverings are not compulsory in Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The author attacks the Qur’ānists and supports the decision of the Egyptian judiciary and the Ministry of Interior that does not recognize the Bahā’ī faith.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 22, 2008
‘Abd al-Mun‘im Munīb explores results from studies conducted by the National Center for Social Research and the Gallup Organization that state that the majority of Egyptians wish to apply Shari‘ah as the source of law in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
Last year the Muslim Brotherhood issued the first draft of its political platform, the author comments that the document made use of modern democracy-based vocabulary but questions whether the platform really advocates a civil state.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The author writes that Egypt has agreed to criminalize polygamy that was underlined in the final recommendations of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly that was recently held in Athens, Greece.
Date of source: Sunday, February 24, 2008
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent comments about the application of Sharī‘ah in Britain have created a massive wave of responses. Here one author who is a Muslim women discusses how Sharī‘ah still governs women and children in family law.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The article looks at the changing face of religion in Britain over the last fifty years. The author analyzes the increasingly ’multifaith’ face of Britian.
Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2007
The author reflects on three different recent incidents that he believes should worry moderate Muslims and questions why international organizations have not spoken out against these events.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The following presents letters from the readers of Watani International, commenting on published stories, and hot topics of contention in the Egyptian media.
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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.