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Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Various Islamic scholars responded to Bishop Bīshūy’s statements regarding a verse about Jesus Christ in the Qur'ān that he claims might have been added after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Dr. ‘Āminah Nusayr and Dr. Ahmad al-Sāyih said that the Qur'ān clearly states in more than one verse that Christ...
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
Egyptian blogger Dalyā Ziyādah says she won the Anna Lindh Euro-Med Prize for writing an article in English criticizing the large number of women wearing niqāb and blaming it on the Azhar. The article says that the Anna Lindh foundation is considered suspicious for its relations with Zionism and...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
The Ministry of Endowments cancelled a lecture by Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā yesterday at the al-Nūr mosque in ‘Abbāsiyyah, Cairo. The reason behind the cancellation was that the ministry fears al-‘Awwā might once again make controversial comments such as those made when he was responding to...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq told Al-Wafd that he warned imāms from the ministry’s mosques all around the country against attacking Copts in their speeches. He also said that none of the demonstrations took place inside the ministry’s mosques and that national unity has always...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
The fatwá committee at the Ministry of Endowments told various imams and preachers in Alexandria not to shout during preaching at Friday prayers, as well as not to shout on recorded cassette tapes. Shaykh Ahmad Ibrāhīm says shouting is off-putting for young people and that it is not the way of...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
The head of the Syndicate of Lawyers, Hamdī Khalīfah, told al-Wafd that the Grand Shaykh wanted to attend the conference but he instead had to go on a business trip to Luxor. He also said that Pope Shenouda III could not attend the conference because he was sick and was getting ready to leave for...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2010
The Azhar spokesperson Muhammad Rafā‘ah al-Tahtāwī announced that an official statement will be issued today in response to the Danish foreign minister’s reluctance to apologize for the cartoons offending Islam and its prophet Muhammad. The Azhar media spokesman Mahmūd ‘Abd al-Jawwād, said that he...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
In a conference in Istanbul, Grand Mufti Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah said that Islam is completely against discrimination of all kinds and that religious faith should not be a reason for people to be enemies. He said that Islam’s view on the Abrahamic religions is one of cooperation, integration, and common...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
In an interview with onislam.net, Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib said that if it weren’t for the Azhar, Bishop Bīshūy’s comments would have caused a fitnah that could have hit Egypt from Aswan to Alexandria. He added that although he hates conspiracy theories, he believes there to be...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
In a meeting with the newly appointed Japanese ambassador in Cairo, Norihiro Okuda, Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq said that he would be willing to send over religious specialists to further educate Japanese Muslims about the religion. He told the ambassador about the close...
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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.