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Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, Muftī of the republic, says that the second article in the constitution is not up for discussion, because it keeps citizenship and the rights of non-Muslims.
He added, that he was put under pressure by the former regime for his anti-succession fatwá and went on to say that he does...
Date of source: Friday, March 11, 2011
In an attempt to calm the escalating events of 'Ātfīh, the Ministry of Awqaf (endowments) decided to unify Friday sermons around the subject of national unity.
Pope Shenouda returned to Egypt after a health treatment visit to the United States. He asked both [Christians and Muslims] religions...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Friday preachers from different Cairo mosques focused yesterday on the events of fitnah of 'Ātfīh which Egypt's been witnessing lately. The preachers stressed the duty to protect Christians and their worship places as directed by Islamic sharī'ah.
In al-Rushdān mosque in Nasr City, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2011
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the grand muftī, stressed that any attack on churches is forbidden under Islamic Sharī'ah. He added that attacking Christian Egyptians is a step away from citizenship pointing to the fact that Christians have a right to live in Egypt peacefully with Muslims.
When asked about...
Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reports on Thursday that many Azhar scholars say Islamic Sharī‘ah not only guarantees the right of individuals and groups to express their opinions, but that the recent opposition demonstrations in Egypt fall within that context.
“Islam does not ban the expression of opinion,...
23. Vatican Studies Azhar's Decision to Freeze Dialogue, Egyptian Churches Demand Continued Meetings
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
In the Vatican’s first official statement since the Azhar’s decision to freeze religious dialogue, Priest Federico Lombardi says that the Vatican is studying the Azhar’s decision, but that it still desires to hold dialogue between all religions.
Azhar spokesman Muhammad Rifā'ah al-Tahtāwī pointed...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2010
Members of the Islamic Research Academy presented a draft law that calls for punishing any publisher or publishing house that misprints the Mushaf (original Qur'anic text with a fine of between 5,000 to 100,000 Egyptian pounds and 15 years in jail. In addition, the crime would now be considered a...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The Islamic Research Academy has launched a barrage of criticism against the American Report on Religious Freedom issued by the American State Department.
The academy criticized the report for “including blatant fallacies,” many of which resulted from ignorance of Islam and the situation of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 23, 2010
At a conference last Sunday, Endowments Minister Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq said that Sunnīs and Shiites may differ in politics, but not in sharī‘ah, making it unacceptable for them to call one another non-believers. Egyptian Journalist Syndicate Chairman Makram Muhammad Ahmad said that it is the duty...
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2010
At a meeting organized by the Egyptian Association for Culture & Dialogue, Islamic thinker Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā said that election fraud is against Islamic sharī‘ah and anyone participating in or aware of the process is like a “silent devil." He also said that the Muslim Brotherhood's...
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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.