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Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2002
The author questions why we are unable to help the Palestinians. He believes it is because of the weakness of the intellectuals who have dominated our cultural life. Many concepts are undefined and there is a shortage of imams.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 12, 2002
The general secretary of the Islamic Research Institution demanded the confiscation of many books, claiming that they imply apostasy and unbelief. One of these books is Khalil Abdel-Kareem’s “Al-Nass Al-Mu’assis Wa Mujtama’u” [The Principle Text and its Context] which was harshly criticized in Al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2003
The article is an interview with Mustafa Muhammad, a Brotherhood member of the Parliament who stirred the issue of poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi’s book “Commandments on Loving Women.” He explains why he is against the book and expresses the opinion that there should be a censorship by the Azhar over all...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2003
A parliamentary member belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood group claimed that the book of poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi “Commandments for Loving Women” defames Islam. The Reading Committee at the Book Association examined the book and issued a report stating that there is nothing in the book against Islam...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2003
The writer gives a brief comment on an article written by Abdel-Latif Abdel-Karim titled “The Azhar’s expression of opinion is not the reason for the terrorism and tourism crisis,” Al-Qahera, August 26, 2003. In this article Abdel-Latif Abdel-Karim comments on an article by Gamal Al-Banna: “For the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 26, 2003
The author comments on an article by Gamal Al-Banna in which he called upon the Azhar to “forget about banning books for the sake of Egypt.” The author argues in favor of the Azhar giving its opinion concerning religious books. “It is not the Azhar’s rejection of a certain book that creates...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Eleven intellectuals comment on the statement the Sheikh of the Azhar gave in the International Islamic Conference in Malaysia concerning the prohibition of publishing books that urge extremism. They believe that such decision may back the banning policy.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 2003
The article gives the text of the legal reasoning given by the North Cairo Primary Court in a case, examined in 1997, concerning a book by Dr. Sayyed Al-Qimni, titled “The Lord of the Age and other Studies.” The Islamic Research Institute banned the book but the court allowed it.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Muslim and Jewish extremists share the same trait of fearing interpretation of the holy texts, and thus they follow them literally. Hence, the human mind, to them, is a tool to be utilized for the sake of escaping heaven’s judgment.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2003
The article gives the second part of the text of the legal reasoning behind the ruling of the Administrative Court, which canceled the decision of the Azhar concerning banning a three-part religious book by Said Muhammad Hassan.
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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.