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Date of source: 4 Nov 2003
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* Footprints were only vow offerings ancient Egyptians presented to their gods in the pharaonic era.
* Ibn Tamima and Al-Siouty disprove refering footsprints to prophets.
* The most recently discovered of these ancient object dates to two centuries prior to the birth of the Prophet,...
Date of source: 27 Nov 2003
We would like to wish our Muslim readers a happy eid al-fitr. Our translators have made a great effort to bring out this issue despite the holidays most Egyptians enjoy these days.
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
Egyptian sources stated that the Islamic Research Institute referred the book of "Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa" [Commandments on loving women] to the police department of crimes of publishing which means that a legal action may be taken against the book and its author.
A report the Institute accused...
Date of source: 5 Nov 2003
The head of the Egyptian Book Organization Samir Sarhan said yesterday that the organization will not withdraw the copies of the book of “Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa” [Commandments on loving women] which was recommended by the Azhar that wants the book to be confiscated from its distribution outlets. “...
Date of source: 5 Nov 2003
Ahmed Al-Shahawi, whose book titled "Wasaya fi Eshq Al-Nisaa" [Commandments on loving women] was banned by the Azhar, launched a fierce attack on whom he called "extremists" whose original task is supposed to be fighting extremism but instead they establish it firmly. Al-Shahawi believes that the...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The article is an overview of a French book titled "Bonaparte Et Mahomet" [Bonaparte and Muhammad] by Ahmed Youssef from the Ahram Bureau in Paris. The book starts with a question: If Bonaparte expressed some admiration of Islam to deceive Azhar sheikhs [so as to win their support], why he did not...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
Last time, we discussed two kinds of religious discourse. Today we discuss the third kind, namely the textual discourse. Its pillars are texts, the fatwas [A Muslim religious opinion or decree given by a Mufti or another Muslim scholar. Based on Islamic Law and logical reasoning] of the companions...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
Washington ordered the renewal of the Islamic discourse in order to protect the American people; otherwise they will encounter the American conquest [exaggeration, expression of anger].
It is a serious issue. For renewing the religious discourse is an Islamic concern, not an American one. We do...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
The U.S. President declared in a speech he delivered few days ago, that his country will use aid to Middle Eastern states to impose democracy therein. A Senate committee approved taking two million dollars from U.S. aid to Egypt in order to give them to the Ibn Khaldoun Centre headed by Sa’ad El-...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
The Latin America Street in Garden City begins at a building where Muhammad Naguib, the leader of the 23rd of July Revolution, lived, and ends at a statue of Simon Bolivar, the leader who fought for independence in South America. The street, in which the American and the British embassies lie, is...
Date of source: 6 Nov 2003
I wish that the Egyptian ambassador in Washington, as well as all Arab ambassadors there, would act the same way the American ambassador in Cairo, David Welch, does with regard to his activities, remarks and reports which focusses on the image of his country and its policies in the Egyptian press,...
Date of source: 5 Nov 2003
The US Department of State defended the American ambassador in Cairo David Welch with regard to the accusations directed to him for interfering in the affairs of the Egyptian press. The US Department of State said that the statements Welch made concerning the Egyptian press stems from the spirit of...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
"Why do they [Arabs and Muslims] hate us? This is the strangest question Bush directed to the American administration recently. He then decided to establish satellite TV stations and publish Arab papers and magazines with the aim of beautifying the ugly face of American policy. I would like to list...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
[Editor: The news seems to be inaccurate. The author seems to have taken this from the Israeli daily Maariv but has obviously not checked this with Sheikh Tantawi before publishing his text.]
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*The Grand Imam of the Azhar to the Israeli TV: Martyrdom operations are forbidden, and their...
14. Martyrdom operations contradict with Islam, the Grand Imam of the Azhar states to the Israeli TV
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
[Editor: The news seems to be inaccurate. The author seems to have taken this from the Israeli daily Maariv but has obviously not checked this with Sheikh Tantawi before publishing his text. See our comment below article 13 in this issue]
In statements to the Israeli TV, the Grand Imam of the Azhar...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The Muslim Brotherhood group asserted that one of its active members, Omar Qutb, died last Monday as a result of torture at one of the police stations in Giza. Egyptian authorities denied this claim and asserted that the Brotherhood promotes wrong information to defame the government. The General...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
A message directed to the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Ma’moun Al-Hudeiby, by a young member of the Brotherhood has raised much debate on the real power of the Brotherhood in Egypt, its influence on the political arena and whether it plans to use violence to realize its goals.
The...
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
The annual Iftar dinner hosted by the Muslim Brotherhood turned into a trial of the ruling regime. The Brotherhood was cautious to invite people who belong to various [political] trends. Following the Iftar, discussions that followed the Iftar focused on the call for the token dialogue [in form...
Date of source: 8 Nov 2003
Circumstances in the Arab and the Islamic societies, compared to those of a century ago, show the exacerbation of the culture of violence mentality in some sectors therein. I think this is due to five reasons; political tyranny, the spread of the extremist conception of Islam, the spread of tribal...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
There are three categories of people who are responsible for the renewal of religious thought. The first category includes Muslim intellectuals, thinkers, and graduates of religious universities and institutions. The second group consists of conservative Islamic groups, and the third group...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
The need for renewing the Islamic religious discourse is obvious. That is due to the fact that millions of Muslims and non-Muslims all over the world associate Islam on one hand and violence and terrorism on the other. They also associate between Islam and the oppression suffered by Muslim women...
Date of source: 6 Nov 2003
Helmy Salem, the coordinator of the seminar of "Scientific means for renewing religious discourse", organized by Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies in corporation with the French Federation for Human Rights and the Euro-Mediterranean Network for Human Rights on 12 and 13 August in Paris,...
Date of source: 8 Nov 2003
Al-Ahram Al-Arabi devoted a six-article file to Islam in the Maghrib (Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania). The first and sixth article concentrate on mosques in the Maghrib, as a reflection of the history of Islam in the region. The two articles show the most important mosques, their history...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Endowments. He comments on the issues of renewing the Islamic religious discourse, Islamic preaching and attacking Islam.
He said that renewing the Islamic religious discourse does not mean touching upon the pillars of...
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
The Egyptian Minister of Endowments [Awqaf], Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, stressed that Islam with its noble principles, tolerant teachings and self-power is capable of meeting the requirements of contemporary life and facing future challenges.
He mentioned in a study titled "The reality of the...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Ali Goma’a the Mufti of Egypt. He commented on many gender-related issues: female genital mutilation marriage freedom of women and gender rights. He also gave an idea about his personal life. In addition he explained the controversial fatwa that allows women to...
Date of source: 6 Nov 2003
The article mentions verses from the Holy Qur’an and stories from the Sunna in order to prove that Islam is totally against terrorism. The author argues that attributing terrorism to Islam is just like attributing the evil of wine to grapes.
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
Egyptian authorities tightened their control over the situation in the northern Upper-Egyptian village of Al-Ayyat following the clashes that took place between Muslims and Copts leaving five persons injured. The local authority managed to end the dispute between the village inhabitants which could...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
Pope Shenouda stressed the deep-rooted relations between Muslims and Copts. He also emphasized that the attempts to destroy the national unity are a failure. Pope Shenouda made these statements during an Iftar dinner hosted by the Coptic Church in Alexandria which was attended by senior local...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
The General Attorney of South-Giza prosecution ordered eight people to jail for four days pending further investigations over the clashes that took place three days ago between Muslims and Copts in a village close to the city of Al-Ayyat.
Yesterday night, the prosecution completed preliminary...
Date of source: 5 Nov 2003
The Monastery of Al-Muharraq in Qusia hosted an Iftar dinner attended by a delegation from the Journalists Syndicate and a number of thinkers and writers as part of the annual meeting between the monks of the monastery and members of the Journalists Syndicate organized by the monastery.
An open...
Date of source: 10 Nov 2003
The only Kuwaiti who carries a clerical rank, Father Emmanuel Ghareeb organized a Ramadan evening gathering at the Faith Hall of the church where he is serving which was built in 1931. The evening gathering was attended by 120 persons including many Kuwaiti officials, the Egyptian ambassador and...
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
Bishop Bissenti of Helwan and Ma’asara devotes his article to congratulate Muslims in Egypt and the Arab world for the start of the Holy month of Ramadan. Bishop Bissenti stresses that events in Ramadan reveal how strong the national unity between Muslims and Copts is.
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The International Islamic Council for Da’awa [preaching] called for an international Islamic-Christian dialogue conference in Libya. The slogan of the conference was "know one another" in reference to the Qur’anic verse "O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations...
Date of source: 9 Nov 2003
During the preparatory meeting of the eighth general assembly of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), the council renewed its rejection of the theories of conflicts among civilizations, cultures and religions. It gave tribute to the Islamic-Christian dialogue sponsored by the council,...
Date of source: 7 Nov 2003
The Manar satellite and ground channel of Hizbullah has not paid attention to the American objection to airing the TV series Al-Shatat [The Diaspora]. The spokesman of the State Department stated that his country strongly rejects any anti-Semitic works and brands as unacceptable any program that...
36. Absurd equivalence. Defamation against Islam is allowed, while approaching the Jews is forbidden
Date of source: 5 Nov 2003
Western double standards are exposed. Attacking and defamation against Islam, in which 1.3 billion people over the world believe, has become the objective of many westerner politicians and intellectuals. While any one who approaches the Jews will be accused of being anti-Semitic.
Europe still...
Date of source: 6 Nov 2003
[Editor: I first met Dr. Al-Sayyed Yassin in 1976, a sociologist who was then director of the Al-Ahram Institute for Strategic Studies. Dr. Yassin is a scholar with much exposure to the West. He certainly never showed any affinity to Islamic radicalism. That a man like him makes such statements,...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2003
I was triggered by the comparison between the German general who directed a slight insult to the Jews and as a result was fired, and his American equivalent who cursed the Muslim faith and as a result they patted his shoulders and said that this is the tax of freedom. I felt insulted and found that...
Date of source: 8 Nov 2003
The "Hijab" is one of the main issues French political parties discuss for the coming elections. Each party expresses its attitude towards the hijab: whether to allow wearing it at schools or not and whether to issue a law against it or not. The secular nature of the French society is forced into...
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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.