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Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
The author of the article, Tāriq Mustafá, criticizes mosques that use
amplifiers
and attract famous dā‘īyahs to attract a large number of worshippers
during the
month of Ramadān. He also raises questions about where the charitable donations that are
collected by
mosques go.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 16, 2006
The annual celebrations of the feast of the Virgin Mary at Dayr al-Azrā’ attracted millions of Muslims and Christians and boosted economic activities in the city of Assiut.
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
In Samālout, al-Minya governorate, the Holy Family reached Jabal al-Tayr on their blessed journey. On the first of June every year, many Egyptians celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Pamphlets printed in Saudi Arabia appeared hours before the Shamm al-
Nasīm feast in Egypt
calling for preserving the Islamic identity and prohibiting Muslims from
celebrating others’ feasts.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2006
The writer reviews in this
article two books
concerning circumcision as a tradition....Where did it come from? Why do people perform
it? Does it really have
health benefits or not?
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 to Monday, April 24, 2006
A listing of articles in the Egyptian press
concerning the festival of Easter.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The president, in the celebrations held
annually by the awqāf
ministry to celebrate the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday, called on Muslims
all over the world to catch up with
modern developments and science.
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
Sawt al-Umma reports that the Shaykh of the Azhar has accepted an invitation to attend the Hanukah celebration in Egypt, while on the same day, Rose al-Yousuf publishes the Azhar’s denial of the news.
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2002
A Punjabi called Ghulam Ahmed claimed that there is a tomb of Jesus Christ in Kashmir. Ahmed founded a religious group that offends both Islam and Christianity. He once claimed that he was the Messiah and then claimed that he was a manifestation of the Prophet. The author believes that the story of...
Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2005
The author of the article argues that Egyptian national unity is no longer as consolidated as it used to be.
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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.