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Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2000
The main reason for the differences between the Grand Sheikh and Gamal Badawi was the constant interference of the former in the administration of Sout Al-Azhar. He elaborated on the rules of the paper and attempted to implement them without consulting the chief editor.
Date of source: Friday, April 28, 2000
This article presented several opinions for well-known scholars on various Islamic topics. Their opinions were very brief and to the point.
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2000 to Friday, April 28, 2000
The awful show of the sheikhs on tapes is still going on. Sheikh Kishk started this in the seventies. They recite only the texts of the Qur’an which speak of sins, and torment in hell. Those who take on the characteristics of preachers without deserving it talk on everything - without adequate...
Date of source: Friday, March 24, 2000
Subtitles: The Muslims: The apology is political and not religious. The Catholics: The Pope’s aim is spreading peace. The Orthodox: The apology represents a European vision and not a Christian vision. The apology declaration which was delivered by Pope John Paul II, the Pope of Vatican, during the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2000 to Friday, March 17, 2000
In mosques in Heliopolis and Nasr City, a number of female preachers have starting giving speeches. It is doubtful that these preachers have enough knowledge to give fataawi on religious matters. In spite of that, they give fatwas on everything, some of which, as Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi [the dean...
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2000
... we asked the professors of the Azhar and Islamic scholars for their opinion on what Al-Banna says. Their rage and objections against what he said surprised us. They made it clear that the apostate’s punishment is death and that a Muslim has no freedom to leave his religion.
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2000
An article on the RNSAW which appeared in the Catholic News Service.
Date of source: Friday, January 28, 2000
The people who support this new law do not only believe that this law is a cultural necessity, but they believe that the Muslim woman enjoyed more rights at the beginning of Islam... The dean of the [Azhar] Faculty of Theology [’Usul el-Din], Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi is one of the supporters of the...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
Islamist intellectual Dr. Selim el-Awa describes his meeting with the priests of al-Kosheh, bishop Wissa and bishop Marcos. Dr. Al-Awa wrote that many newspapers accused Bishop Wissa and father Gabra’il of raising tensions But, the clergy coming from Al-Kosheh and Balyana had a different story,...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 1999
Two controversial items in the draft of the new Personal Status Law are Al-Khul’a [a woman’s right to divorce her husband without explanation in exchange for renouncing all her marriage rights and returning the dowry he had given for her], and the right of a married Muslim woman to travel on her...
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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.