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Date of source: Tuesday, August 24, 2004
There is conflict among Muslims concerning what their religion is. Last Sunday, two Arab leaders made statements pertaining to this point. The Moroccan King Muhammad VI called for the protection of Moroccan society in the face of the “the shaking of religious references and the escalation of...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Last Friday, Amīna Wadoud, an associate professor of Islamic studies at Virginia Commonwealth University, led about 150 men and women in prayers in New York City, amid growing opposition from several Islamic organizations.
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
A Christian woman has managed to obtain a certificate of denominational change. The certificate states that the woman joined the Orthodox Church in March 12, 2006. She filed for Khul‘ before the family court, against her husband to whom she was married according to the Coptic Orthodox creed.
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Some people still consider women as a taboo, and should subsequently be avoided. Others believe that a woman working with men constitutes adultery and infidelity. Some Fatwás say that men shaking hands with a woman is Ḥarām, as are music and songs.
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2007
The State Security office refuses to execute a ruling to allow a Muslim born child to join her Coptic mother. The author writes about compliance between the minister of interior and the state security.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author discusses the situation of Muslims in Turkey, and the increasing levels of restrictions being imposed upon them.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
The author considers reform in Islam, outlining the inhibiting stance that many Western countries adopt regarding reform in the Islamic world. The era of ‘political correctness’ has led many to blindly ignore violations of human rights in the hope of maintaining a level of correctness while not...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
Wearing a hijāb is raising a new crisis on the air and in the media.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Franciscan School’s Administration asserted that the administration had agreed with students’ parents at the beginning of the school year to prevent hijābs in classrooms, and that both parents and students have agreed.
Date of source: Monday, April 9, 2007
The article represents the different opinions regarding the abortion of the deformed fetus.
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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.