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Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
The author criticizes Egyptian scholar Zaghlūl al- Najjār’s opinions that tsunami, as well as any natural disasters, occur as punishment from God to countries that welcome infidel tourists, and permit gambling or the consumption of alcohol.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Khālid
Muntasir writes about the assassination of Faraj Fūdah and the accusations directed against him. These accusations
include Fūdah’s rejection of the application of Islamic Sharī‘ah, having seen no positive
impact of its application in other countries.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The fifth session of the conference on minorities in the Middle East is to be held in the last week of March. Coptic figures and journalist are invited to the conference which is sponsored by a Christian Zionist Organization located in Switzerland.
Date of source: Monday, January 1, 2007
The Azhar curriculum confirms superstitions, discrimination and narrow- mindedness. The FIqh curriculum goes back five centuries, and represents insulting rules for treating women and Dhimmīs.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
Khālid Muntassir writes about ‘Al-Awbah’ [The Return], a book that has caused a wide controversy in Saudi Arabia.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The controversy around the TV show Awan al-Ward, which presented a mixed marriage between a Muslim and Christian, escalated this week with three cases filed against its author. Many Egyptian and Arabic-language papers dedicated much space to the film. Al-Ḥayāt said Awān al-Ward raised controversy...
Date of source: Monday, September 4, 2006
The scientific inimitability of the Qur’ān
harms Islam more than it benefits
it.
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author in this article criticizes the muftī and the religious
institution,
refuting the muftī’s defense that it has never been responsible for terrorism, and
calls for
fatwas taking into account the spirit of modernity.
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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.