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Date of source: Friday, June 27, 2008
The article chronicles the appearance of famous dā‘iyahs in Egypt and covers the on-going struggle between the new dā‘iyahs and Salafis to take over the status of the publicly-adored dā‘iyah. The absence of an effective role of the Azhar is also questioned.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Shoes bearing the name of Allāh on the sole are reduced in price.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A background on monasticism in Islam, Christianity, and Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2008
Lutis Kiwān and Sāmī Jād al-Haq report on sectarian incidents in Minyā University.
Date of source: Thursday, May 29, 2008
Amīrah Ibrāhīm reports on the fatwá issued by Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī concerning prayer time during working hours.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2008 to Friday, May 30, 2008
The author discusses content presented by religiously-themed satellite channels, namely ’al-Nās’, ’al-Rahmah’ and ’al-Hikmah’. He argues these channels are dominated by salafīs who spread backward, extremist ideas, with officials not taking action against them.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2008
In 2002 the Ministry of Education introduced the subject ’ethics and values’ into the curriculum, however in recent years it have received substantial criticism and now seems to be on the way out.
Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2008
This article comments on the Islamization of Copts in Alexandria. It has been claimed that there is a fixed price paid for middlemen who convince Copts to convert to Islam. The author reports on some incidents of conversion to Islam that took place in Alexandria.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2008
Dr. Rushdī Shihātah Abu Zayd comments on the importance and role of houses of worship.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Muhammad Nūr reports on the different opinions of Muslim scholars concerning the recent fatwá of Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī regarding prayer times.
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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.