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Date of source: Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Dr. Muhammad Salī al-'Awā, presidential hopeful and Islamic thinker, visited three churches belonging to different Christian denominations during his election tour in Luxor, in an attempt to reinforce trust between him and Copts.
Al-'Awā added that it is important to put an end to the U.S. aid and...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Dr. Nasr Farīd Wāsil, former muftī of the Republic, said that he supports the political isolation of the former regime and accused the regime's symbols of corrupting the political life. He called to apply God's law on them by isolating, exiling, or killing them following proof of their corruption.
Date of source: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Ashrāf Syndicate is forming a public delegation from members of the syndicate, Azhar, Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments], and Egyptian churches to strengthen relations between Egypt and Nile River basin countries.
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Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
In a conference held by the Muslim Brotherhood in al-Mansūrah stadium, Murshid [Guide] Dr. Muhammad Badī' said that the MB will bring up Egyptians on faith and conscience until they demand the application of hudūd.
He added that the hudūd is an obligation and the people do not get punished for...
Date of source: Sunday, May 1, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood's Irshād (Guidance) Office chose Dr. Muhammad Mursī to be the leader of the group's Freedom and Justice Party.
However, he has to give up his membership in the MB Irshād Office.
The MB Shūrá Council decided to compete over 45 to 49 percent of the parliamentary seats.
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Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2011
The full title of this article is "Disaster: 'Jihād' calls to cancel private universities and foreign languages departments--Jamā'ah Islāmīyah attacks civil state, accusing it of covering adultery."
Islamic Jihād group decided to establish a political party to present their views in a peaceful way...
Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2011
Intellectuals and clerics refused the demand by salafists to establish a religious state, asserting that a theocracy does not exist in Islam.
They added that civil state guarantees the rights of and justice for the public, and in case of any disagreements, there has to be recourse to the majority...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Grand Imām of the Azhar met over the weekend with former Lebanese President Amīn al-Jamayal, who submitted an offer to mediate between the Azhar and the Vatican for a resumption of dialogue, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
Last week, the Azhar froze its bi-annual interfaith dialogue sessions with...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Grand Imām of the Azhar, has agreed to a dialogue between the Azhar and the Catholic Church, following an official request by Bishop Yūhannā Qultah, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, as directed by Bishop Antonius Najīb, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria....
Date of source: Friday, July 24, 2009
‘Umar ‘Alam al-Dīn writes about preventing hijāb-wearing women from entering beaches in Egypt.
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.