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Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2001
Many fatwas were issued by Muslim scholars from different Islamic countries concerning the expected American attacks against Afghanistan. They were all to the effect that any cooperation between an Islamic country and the USA to attack Afghanistan or any other Arabic or Islamic country, with the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 2, 2003
The Mufti of Egypt issued a fatwa to the effect that a woman is entitled to refrain from serving her husband, and is entitled to claim for a wage in return for breast-feeding her baby because a woman does not marry in order to become a servant. The fatwa has been the subject of much controversy...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2003
The article presents the different views of Azhar scholars on the fatwa of friend marriage that was issued by sheikh Abdel Magid Al-Zindani.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2003
The article discusses the controversial issue raised by the family court that will start its activity next October. The family court suggested that the religious courts should come back after being canceled in 1955. The article gives the different points of view of religious scholars on this issue...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 22, 2003
A fatwa issued by the former Mufti of Egypt stipulating that currency trade is haram has caused a juridical debate between Azhar scholars. The Sheikh of the Azhar referred the fatwa to the Islamic Research Institute for examination and comment.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2003
Azhar scholars say that the Awaited Mahdi is just a myth. Sheikh Youssef El-Badri says the opposite. He backs his opinion with Qur´anic verses and hadiths. He forecasts that a dark man will appear one day as the Awaited Mahdi.
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2002
Egyptian Muslim scholars disagree on whether it is lawful under the Shari´a to celebrate New Year´s Day. Some scholars say it is not in the Islamic sunna and thus is forbidden. Others say it is lawful and not an imitation of non-Muslims.
Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
Some Muslim scholars believe that Inter-religious dialogue is a way to create religious tolerance and peace among nations. Others believe it is a crime that should be banned or it will lead to religious sedition among all faiths. They refuse inter-religious dialogue claiming that there is no other...
Date of source: Monday, August 19, 2002
The decision of the Creed and Philosophy Committee in the Islamic Research Institute which gives the apostate a lifetime chance to recant his apostate ideas has led Egyptian lawyers to call for reopening the case of Dr. Nasr Hamid Abu Zeid, who was accused of apostasy in 1995.
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2002
The article gives the opinions of some Muslim scholars and thinkers on the issue of inter-religious dialogue. Some of them believe the dialogue to be important and necessary, if it aims at promoting the shared values between religions. Others believe it to be a crime and a waste of time, especially...
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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.