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Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Dr. Hammīd Abu Tālib, member of the Islamic Research Institute, stated that Dr. ‘Umar Nāssif, secretary of the Islamic Council for Preaching and Relief, decided to suspend the activities of the branch of the World Union for Muslim Scholars that is headed by Dr. Yusuf al- Qaradāwī inside Egypt
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2008
The International Union for Muslim has issued a statement saying that Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī is a symbol of the Ummah.
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Egyptian press relentlessly covers the national and international reactions to Geert Widers’ film ’Fitna’. A young man in Saudi Arabia has made a movie to respond to ’Fitna’. He used shots that showed British solders filming Iraqis being tortured and simultaneously displayed Biblical texts that...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Mulhim al-‘Isawī writes a feature about Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī. Al-‘Isawī investigates al-Qaradāwī’s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, provides a brief biography and some of al-Qaraḍāwī’s most notable Fatwás, his attacks on the Azhar, and support for Ḥizb Allāh.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā, the secretary general of the International Muslim Scholars’ League criticizes the random fatwás and promises a strong resistance to Christianization.
Date of source:
The visit of Shaykh Qaradawi to the UK trigged angry British media responses. The Shaykh was described as an extremist, a radical and a hard-liner. Shaykh Qaradawi’s support of martyrdom operations carried out by Palestinians and his calls for punishing homosexuals were highlighted as evidence of...
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
After a
long-standing ban, stretching almost half a century, the controversial ’Awlād Hāritnā’ by
Najīb Mahf?z has been published in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Salīm
al-‘Awa criticizes the
abilities of the Shaykh of al-Azhar in drawing up
fatwás, since he is not a specialist in Islamic
jurisprudence.
Date of source: Monday, August 21, 2006
The article deals with the
security interference in the selection of preachers for mosques, citing
a letter signed by a police major
general prohibiting Dr. Safwat Hijāzī from delivering sermons in
mosques after he gave a
fatwá allowing the killing of Israeli tourists.
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2006
A review of the
statements made in response to statements made by Pope Benedict XVI of the Vatican in Germany
which sparked
anger from many Arab and Islamic countries as well as from Muslim communities in Europe. Calls were
made for
a clear official apology.
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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.