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Date of source: Monday, July 14, 2003
The writer comments on the return of Nasr Abu Zeid from a seven-year exile in The Netherlands. He provides us with some information concerning the background of Dr. Abu Zeid, and the crisis he faced, resulting in leaving Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2003
The article is a comment on the fatwa of Yemeni Sheikh Abdel-Mageed Al-Zanadani who suggested having a new marriage system called “marriage friend” instead of the boy/girl friend system in the West. The fatwa was issued to help Muslim youth in the West to commit to the Islamic principles. The...
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2003
The author comments on an article by Dr. Muhammad Ahmed Al-Maseer published in Al-Liwa al-Islami. Al-Maseer wrote that the niqab [head scarf covering the face with the exception of the eyes] is not a religious obligation and not even a sunna. The author refutes this opinion.
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 2003
The author comments on the issue of female genital mutilation, arguing that it has nothing to do with religion. He also explains its scientific and psychological aspects, showing that it does not fulfill its claimed objective, which is keeping the chastity of girls.
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2003
Cairo Lions Club has organized a meeting in the honor of Sudanese politician Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi under the title “Egyptian-Sudanese relations between history and future.” Dr. Milad Hanna who was asked to introduce Al-Mahdi to the participants surprised them by asking Al-Mahdi about how to correct the...
Date of source: Friday, June 27, 2003
The author states that the image of Islam in the West, especially in the US, is defamed. The Zionist movement is using all the media outlets it possesses to present a wrong image of Islam. The author interviewed the Mufti of Egypt and the president of the Azhar Inter-Religious Dialogue Committee to...
21. The phenomenon of Amr Khalid…the preacher of rich people who look for a meaning [for their life]
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2003
The author comments on the audience of Amr Khaled, most of which are rich people. She believes that the aristocratic social background of Khaled affects both his discourse and the audience he chooses to preach to. Khaled tries to make of richness a way to religiousness.
Date of source: Saturday, June 28, 2003 to Friday, July 4, 2003
The US administration played a vital role in supporting terrorist groups financially and militarily in order to use them as a sword against its enemies, the sword rebound upon the heart of the United States in the events of September 11.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 24, 2003
Cornelis Hulsman and Michael Meunier first met on July 1, 1999. Meunier followed a very aggressive tone of questioning but in the end they agreed to exchange information. It was Hulsman´s aim to engage in dialogue. He sent lots of background reports the RNSAW had produced on July 7. Meunier...
Date of source: Saturday, June 21, 2003 to Friday, June 27, 2003
They did injustice to Islam when they accused it of preaching violence. Islam is the victim of extremists who kill, destroy and find it easy to issue death sentences. It is strange that Muslim scholars are the people who commit these offenses and hurt the faith they represent. A sheikh issued a...
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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.