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Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
The fate of the book
“Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith”[The responsibility of the failure of
the Islamic State in the contemporary era] written by Gamal Al-Banna is still unclear. Al-Banna
confirmed that the Islamic Research Institute has banned his book while the Azhar...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center opened its doors for the thinker Gamal Al-Banna, the author of the
book Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith [The responsibility of the failure
of the Islamic State in the modern era], whose banning was recommended by the Islamic Research
Institute....
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Many literal works that were recommended to be
banned by the Islamic Research Institute, like “Waleemat A’shab Al-Bahr” [Banquet of seaweeds] by
Haidar Haidar, and most recently Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s “Soqout Al-Imam [the Fall of the Imam], are
humble and modest texts from a literary point-of-view...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Gamal Al-Banna has authored over hundred books among which is "Mas'ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr al-hadith" [The responsibility of the failure of the Islamic State in the modern era] whose banning was recommended a few days ago by the Islamic Research Institute under the pretext of...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2004
The Azhar overstepped its judicial mission as stipulated by the 1961 law, namely "protecting the Holy Qur'an and Prophetic hadiths from corruption." The Azhar claimed guardianship over religious thoughts, arts and literature, which contradicts with the constitution, the law and principles of...
Date of source:
The Council of Scientific Research at the Azhar University recommended a few
days ago that Nawal Al-Sa’adawi’s novel “Soqout Al-Imam” [The Fall of the Imam] be banned after
being released in Cairo seventeen years ago. The imam [in the novel] served as the central
symbol representing patriarchal...
Date of source: Sunday, October 10, 2004
The Gama’a Al-Islamiya [Islamic Group] in Egypt strongly condemned the Sinai
bombings, describing them as arbitrary and inapt. The statement came at a time where both public
and official opinion renounced the act, including the Muslim Brotherhood and the Islamic Research
Institute. The latter...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2004
The Grand Imam of the Azhar, Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi, came under a suspicious attack on the part of some sheikhs and newspapers in the Gulf, a matter that raised several questions over the true purpose behind this collective attack and whoever stands behind it.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
The article is an
interview with Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, former dean of the faculty of Usul Al-Deen [fundamentals
of religion] of the Azhar University and member of Islamic Research Institute. The interview
focuses on the report titled “Renewal of religious discourse” released by the Religious...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
For four concessive weeks, the issue of prohibiting wearing the hijab in French schools
occupied the Arabic press. Tens of articles have been published as to elucidate Chirac’s decision
from different aspects. On the one hand, few writers believe such decision is a French domestic
subject that...
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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.