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Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2004
The initiative of the Muslim Brotherhood [for political reform] highlights the right of disagreement in many of its items as a basic democratic principle. In effect, the Brotherhood seeks to impose a single viewpoint over other viewpoints arguing that the imposed point of view is God’s point of...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2004
In the conclusion of the conference about “Reform and Democracy” organized by the Ibn Khaldoun Center for developmental studies last week, the conference released a statement calling for activating reform that has become a critical issue that should not be put off. The statement emphasized that...
Date of source: Monday, July 5, 2004
On June 29-30, the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Developmental Studies held a conference to discuss reform in Egypt and the region. The conference was attended by members of the American and the Israeli embassies as well as representatives of USAID. During the conference, participants expressed their...
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2005
“We are all aware of our stifling economic problems, security threats by Israel, US pressures, large disparities between the classes, the emergency law and corruption. Those problems of course prompt the emergence of true popular movements that target real reforms,” said Egyptian intellectual...
Date of source: Saturday, June 11, 2005
There can never be a democracy without parties, which express political and intellectual plurality and offer a variety for the public to choose politicians and leaders.
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
In the Conference for the Priorities and Mechanisms of Reform in the Arab
world, Abdel Mon’em Abu Al-Fotouh, member of the Guidance Bureau of the Muslim Brotherhood
criticized the American democratic experience through some western and American leftist writings.
The ideology of the Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies held a
conference about political reform in the Arab world in which the issues of democracy, political
reform, changing the constitution and the freedom of creating political parties were discussed.
The final statement proposed forming an...
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 2004
Political, social and economic reform would not be appreciated in Arab
countries unless the bureaucratic bodies and the Islamic movements were convinced this change and
its democratic and capitalist content would be worth it. Unless these two forces are convinced
that the expansion of civil...
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2004
Holding the conference on freedom of expression at the same time of the second annual
conference of the National Democratic Party is a mere coincidence. The difference between the
official view of reformation and what the Arab intellectuals aim at, is clear. Each view seems as
if it is related...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
The leader of the Jihad organization, Aboud Al-Zomor, currently incarcerated for attempting to overthrow the regime and the assassination of former President Sadat, rejected the involvement of the Jihad group with the Taba bombings. He confirmed that leaders and members of both national and...
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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.