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Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
A seminar on the relationship between the concepts of consultation (Shūrá) and democracy in the jurisprudence of Islamic politics was held yesterday evening (April 30, 2013) at the Faculty of Sharī'ah and Law in Damanhūr. Muftī of the Republic Dr. Shawqī 'Allām supported the idea of Arab democracy...
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2011
Scholars of Islamic sharī'ah and the Azhar agreed that Shaykh Mahmūd 'Āmir, the chairman of the Ansār al-Sunnah al-Muhammadīyah (Supporters of the Prophet's Sunnah) Association in Damanhūr, was not right in his fatwa prohibiting voting in the elections for Muslim candidates who do not observe daily...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
This article discusses the stance of the Egyptian Supreme Press Council on the media treatment concerning the Najc Hammādī incident.
Date of source: Sunday, October 28, 2007
The article discusses how fanaticism is only being further spread on the Egyptian streets with the distribution of CD’s that deride the beliefs of others.
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2007
The article discusses some Fatwás issued by prominent Saudi Shaykhs that prohibit participating in Christian or Jewish religious celebrations, such as Christmas.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Faysal
Islamic
Bank annuls Christian dealings with the bank. Christians who have bought shares in the bank are
asked to sell them
back, as the bank’s law indicates that no non Muslim has the right to own shares or be
involved in any kind of
deals with the bank.
Date of source: Sunday, December 10, 2006
Hāzim
Munīr asserts that prohibiting non-Muslims from dealing with Faysal
Islamic Bank is religious discrimination
and consequently a violation of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2006
Sulaymān Jawdah denounces the exclusion
of Copts from trade of the Faysal Islamic Bank, and
warns of the dangerous impacts of isolating Copts from
public life in Egypt. He mentions that the standard system
of Faysal Islamic Bank violates the Egyptian
Constitution and calls for an urgent...
Date of source: Friday, December 8, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī writes about Takfīr and Rose al- Yūsuf, questioning the role of the Islamic Research Academy. Fawzī highlights the phenomena of recorded tapes that put national unity under threat as they encourage religious discrimination and call for supporting mujāhids.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Majdī Khalīl discusses the forced disappearance of Coptic girls. The claims around this phenomenon are not new, however it is being announced more frequently. Khalīl discusses the reasons why Coptic families are more often daring to announce the disappearance of their girls, and the reasons behind...
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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.