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Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Najīb Mahfūz’s novels are full of religious symbols. Many religious notions
have become moral ones through time, language and social traditions.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
‘Abd al-‘Azīz Khidr writes about depicting and
criticizing
religious characters in films and TV series.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006 to Friday, October 13, 2006
The author of the
article, Mustafá Bayyūmī, provides a literary analysis of
some of Najīb Mahfūz’s works,
highlighting the great writer’s allusions to the companions of
the Prophet Muhammad in most of his
writings.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Sunday, October 1, 2006
Mustafa
Bayyūmī analyses the images of God’s prophets used in the novels of Najīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A critique of the strict censoring of religious films maintained by the Azhar. The authors warn of similar rigidity by the church.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The planned screening of The Da Vinci Code in Egypt has been
met with strong opposition from church leaders. Arguing that “forbidden fruit is sweet,” Hānī
Labīb believes that the ban on the movie will encourage more people to see the movie.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament,
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, quits over her
inaccurate asylum application.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The author expresses his rejection of Christian and Muslim institutions’ involvement in judging works of art, arguing that banning artistic works should not be allowed.
6. Why didn’t the Qur’an include one verse threatening to punish and torture poets in the afterlife?
Date of source: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
The Egyptian film ‘Wija’ has produced controversy between artists and Muslim scholars over the definition
of creativity.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
‘Abd al-Jawwād Abu Kabb has finished a scenario of a comic political film about the parliamentary performance of the Muslim Brotherhood.
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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.