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Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
A lawyer has gained a verdict against a U.S. diploma school over teaching a textbook which contains offenses against the Prophet Muhammad and his companions.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The article investigates opinions by some Muslim
scholars on the impurity of dogs and the impermissibility of sculpture and statues, casting doubts on
certain
hadīths [traditions and sayings attributed to the Prophet Muhammad] banning the
possession of dogs,
whose saliva, according to many...
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
The controversial fatwa of the Muftī of the Republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, on the prohibition of full-figure statues has been the subject of heated debate in the Egyptian media recently.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The author reviews a book by a Muslim physician/intellectual about some ill concepts by Muslims regarding religion and some practices mistakenly taken as religious orders.
Date of source: Monday, February 10, 2003
Al-Usbua commented on a report of Arab-West Report on Al-Usbua´s style of reporting on American interference in Egyptian curricula.
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2003
Al-Usbua´s reporting about US interference in Egyptian curricula is the result of polarization between US-government and Egyptian authors who no longer trust information of US government sources. These authors are basing their information on sources they trust but this may result in...
Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2005 to Friday, July 15, 2005
Translator ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Shaykh talks about the hot issue pertaining to the book “Life of Muhammad.” He assures that the available controversial copy is a forged one.
Date of source: Monday, December 23, 2002
The author comments on the main points which the US study “The Psychological Aspects of Islamic Terrorism” concludes should be changed in the Egyptian curricula. He refutes the claims of the study concerning education in Egypt promoting terrorism. He thinks that the study is very biased and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
A conferee on Coptic problems was held in Zurich, Switzerland and tackled the current cares of Copts in Egypt where conflicting reports do not give a chance to reach the facts. The conference was organized by an Egyptian Copt who lives in Switzerland, Adli Abadier, and funded by several US and...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2004
American professors of Arab origin and Muslim faith became subject to much scrutiny. Those professors are sometimes accused of being anti-Semitic or disloyal to America. On August 24, the Chicago Tribune reported about a recent incident in lengthy article by Cam Simpson under the title "Muslim...
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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.