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Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
The book of Al-Forqan Al-Haq”, [The True Que’an] is ridiculous and does not deserve more than pity for the effort of those who wrote it, their effort is in vain. Those who wrote it, the grandchildren of monkeys and pigs are the human error that exists on earth, namely the Jews.
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2004
Restoring lost confidence between the Islamic world and the West relies on essential conditions that should be accepted by the two parties. These conditions include recognizing the other, mutual respect, dialogue, tolerance, and cooperation. Regarding prior mutual confidence, a profound trust...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The author comments on an article by Gamal Al-Banna in which he called upon the Azhar to “forget about banning books for the sake of Egypt.” The author argues in favor of the Azhar giving its opinion concerning religious books. “It is not the Azhar’s rejection of a certain book that creates...
Date of source: Saturday, January 3, 2004
Dr. W. Reiss responded to the summary of Dr. Al-Awa’s article on religious textbooks in AWR,
2003, week 52, art. 27
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The author
mentions examples from Islamic history and the Qur’an showing the good relations between the
Prophet Muhammad and Christians. In light of these examples, he argues that Christians should not
be called "citizens," because the word does not tackle the religious part or the duties of...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2004
The contemporary Islamic movement is losing the sound vision when it announces, “the Qur’an is our constitution” because this involves a suspension of the Muslim mind and blocking it from coming up with a human constitution from the spirit of the Qur’an to be in harmony with the socio-political...
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
According to Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi, there are three kinds of kufr [unbelief]. There is atheism [elhad], which is a total denial of the existence of the Almighty God. There is polytheism [shirk], which means believing in more than one god. The third kind is the denial of Islam and the message...
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2001 to Friday, November 30, 2001
The revelation of each Qur’anic verse is related to certain events. It is necessary to know such events to understand the verse properly and apply it aptly. Muslims should know the time and the occasion in which a certain verse can be applied, in order to avoid problems and confusion.
Date of source: Thursday, July 19, 2001
The relationship between Christians and Muslims has been through ups and downs depending on the character of the governor, but in Mubarak’s time, national unity has flourished. Still, little groups of prejudiced Muslims and Christians spoil the good relationship that national unity is built upon.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian or a Jewish woman is allowed in Islamic countries while the opposite is not allowed. The author argues that if Muslims consider Christians people of the book, a Christian man should have the right to marry a Muslim woman. However, if they are...
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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.