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Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
The author recounts that Walīd al-
Husaynī claims to have been dismissed only because he did not want to adhere to the teachings of the
Tablīgh and Da‘wa group.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
During meetings with some French Muslim converts, Arlette Khourī transmits their opinions and experiences of Islam, mentioning the official French perspective concerning the increase in the number of ‘new Muslims.’
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2003
Twelve members of the extremist Islamic group “Al-Takfir Wa Al-Higra” were recently seized. The group attempts to revive the activities of the old “Al-Takfir Wa Al-Higra” group led by Shukri Mustafa
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Salah Hashim, the founder of the Gama´at Al-Islamiya spoke about the Gama´at since its foundation in Assiut, the role the then governor of Assiut played in relation to the formation of the Gama´at and their disputes with the Muslim Brotherhood. He supports the corrective review of the ideologies of...
Date of source: Saturday, March 9, 2002
Members of the radical group Al-Da’wa Wa Tabligh distribute pamphlets about actresses who repented among pilgrims. The author believes this to be a kind of trade. The article gives three of repentance stories mentioned in these pamphlets.
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2004
A lot of youth in Upper Egypt joined the Islamic group of Al-Tabligh wa Al-Da’wa. These youths claim that they are preaching the ways of God, but they have no credentials that qualify them to preach. The members of the group in fact do not care about politics and the regime. They belittle the...
Date of source: Monday, May 10, 2004
I spent three days with members of this group after I was invited by them to “go out [exert efforts] for the sake of God.” The inviting sheikh mentioned three conditions that should be metby those who wanted to join the group. The first of these conditions is not speaking about politics and the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 12, 2001
An expert in Al-Ahram Political and Strategic Studies Center said that the concept of political Islam appeared in the mid-seventies due to an American study on the Iranian Revolution and Khomeini. He added that Islamic groups are divided into two sections, namely, Islamic religious movements and...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
Al-Midan had an interview with Essam Al-Erian, a prominent leader in the Muslim Brotherhood. According to rumors he would become the head of the Brotherhood as their General Guide. In this interview, he explained how he sees the map of the Muslim Brotherhood now, their future in the coming period...
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.