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Date of source: Tuesday, May 2, 2000
The Supreme State Security Prosecution is conducting investigations with Eid Wardani, the writer of the book "The story of the creation from the beginning to the throne". The writer is accused of including insults against the Islamic scholars in his book.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Friday, May 5, 2000
The Islamic Research Council refused the offer presented by the writer Alya Al-Gaar, to let the actress Afaf Shouab play the role of "Al-Sayyada Zeinab". They said that "Al-Sayyada Zeinab" is one of the ten people nominated to enter heaven. Therefore, no one should portray them. Actors in any film...
Date of source: Sunday, April 23, 2000
A battle for seats has been taking place in the Azhar after the promotion in March of Sheikh Sayed Wafa Agour to secretary of the Azhar. Sheikh Sha’arawi believed he should have been promoted and voiced his protest over the decision of the Al Azhar Sheikh.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Sub-titles: Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin: An international Islamic conference is needed to study how to choose the Sheikh Al-Azhar. Dr. Abdel-Azim Al-Matani: We must return to the old system: The Sheikh of the Azhar should be selected from the group of the Grand Ulama. Dr. Mohammed Ra’fat Othman: There...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2000
An interview with Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin, author of the controversial book "My father Adam", after the recent rejection of the case to ban the publishing of his book. Here he talks about the comparison of the case to a similar case he brought against Dr. Nasr Abu-Zeid some years ago, and about...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2000
The Cairo Emergency Court decided yesterday to reject the court case to ban the book "My Father Adam" written by Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin. The court said that there was no direct and personal benefit for the plaintiff.
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
The Islamic Researches Council in Al-Azhar decided not to confiscate the books that contradict Islam, and to publish answers to what was contradictory to Islam. Dr. Mohammed Hamdy Zaqzouq, the Minister of Al-Awqaf [Religious Endowments], said that confiscating the books that contradict the Islamic...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 1999
Two controversial items in the draft of the new Personal Status Law are Al-Khul’a [a woman’s right to divorce her husband without explanation in exchange for renouncing all her marriage rights and returning the dowry he had given for her], and the right of a married Muslim woman to travel on her...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 1999
The punishment for Ridda [apostasy] from Islam was not stated clearly in the Holy Qur’an like the punishment for stealing. However, it was mentioned in two not-agreed-by-all Hadiths. The scholars did not consider such Hadiths while giving opinions, to the extent that Dr. Mahmoud Shaltout, the late...
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 1999
Before referring the draft of the Law Regulating the Personal Status to the People’s Assembly, President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting to ensure that the rules of Islamic Shari’a canonical were met in the draft. In the deliberations of the Azhar on the new draft there were disagreements, however, on...
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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.