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Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The Islamic Research Institute rejected Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi’s fatwa permitting a married woman with children to host another couples’ zygote. It drove Prof. Bayoumi to withdraw his opinion for the sake of the integrity of the Muslim nation. Bayoumi said that the topic is still open for discussion...
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001 to Friday, April 20, 2001
Rose El-Youssef magazine has its effect on our Egyptian society. Its journalists are courageous. They enjoy a keenness about finding truth and they honestly withstand and protect all Egyptian values.
The subject of the article is a critical subject that was handled by the Western press without...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The article is an interview with Mohammed Hassanin Heikal. Among many questions about his relations with the late president Sadat, Camp David treaty and the Palestinian issue, he was asked whether there was a sectarian problem in Egypt or not.
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001 to Friday, April 20, 2001
An ex-television announcer who wore the veil and is now running a school in one of Ansar Al-Sunna society’s mosques, claimed that the Imam of the mosque accused her of turning the mosque’s basement into a cabaret. The Imam denied that and said it was she who claims to be modern and is responsible...
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2001
The General Administration of Cairo Investigation Office arrested a tailor who claimed to be the Mahdi [awaited-for prophet in Islam]. He claimed that he knew the time of Doomsday, and the secrets of the Holy Qur’an, and he said he was able to explain its verses. He was accused of exploiting...
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The Taliban movement destroyed ancient Buddha statutes in Afghanistan. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi said that not every statue is an idol and it is not right to demolish statues even if they were previously worshipped. Abdel Shafie Mohammed said that what happened is an unnecessary frantic act. Dr. Abdel...
Date of source: Saturday, March 3, 2001 to Friday, March 9, 2001
The director of the Markfield Institute for high studies in Britain interprets the verses of the Qur’an using his scientific knowledge about astronomy. He believes that this approach suits Westerners, owing to the fact that their mental references are logic and reason. Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi says...
Date of source: Saturday, February 24, 2001 to Friday, March 2, 2001
In the past the Muslims of America and Europe were not allowed to found Islamic associations or practice Islamic rituals openly. This status has changed during the last quarter of a century.
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2001
The author believes that faith cannot be the product of compulsion. It is unimaginable that any heavenly religion, Judaism, Christianity or Islam, can be founded on compulsion to join it. These three religions accepted and approved the religions that came before them: Judaism tells stories of the...
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2001
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar said that meetings between Muslims and Christians always serve justice by supporting victims of injustice, especially as all heavenly religions call for cooperation, justice and virtue. He said this during his meeting with Gregorios Laham, the Catholic Patriarch of...
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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.