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Date of source: Friday, September 29, 2006
A study conducted by the humanities department of Cairo University reveals Egyptian eating and
drinking
habits during Ramadān and that these differ according to the socio-economic level of the
family.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
Comparing fasting days and methods in
various religions.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
Coptic writers and intellectuals comment on the iftār banquets held by
Coptic figures in the name of national unity.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006 to Friday, September 29, 2006
The author of this
article reports on changes in Muslims’ attitudes or
behaviour during Ramadān, like girls who usually go
unveiled but wear the veil during this month or the
tendency to see more people reading the
Qur’ān while on their way to work or home.
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: Friday, September 22, 2006
This article asserts that diversity is a natural
characteristic of
life and that Muslims should have a sense of belonging to Islam rather than to anything else.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
The article is full of anger about a picture, drawn by an Israeli, in which the Prophet Muhammad was depicted as a pig. The article accuses the authorities of compliance because they didn’t prevent this happening and questions whether Israel should b allowed to participate in the coming economic...
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, June 9, 2006
The author here probes the repercussions concerning a recent
controversial
fatwa by the muftī banning statues. A number of Egyptian intellectuals and
writers have
criticized this fatwa, calling for the reform of religious discourse.
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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.