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Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2018
On 5th July, Johan Snel delivered a lecture discussing freedom of expression and freedom of religion. Johan’s lecture focused primarily on the current dialogue of freedom of expression and religion in Dutch journalism, and the divisive effects they caused across the Islamic world and wider...
Date of source: Monday, January 23, 2017
Despite being a box office hit, the Egyptian film “Mawlāna” (the Preacher, Our Master) upset many who watched it, demanding its ban.
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2012
Acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius refused the Salafī Front’s accusations against Bishop Serapion of Los Angeles of involvement in the film denigrating the Prophet Muḥammad, stressing that the church has been in the forefront of parties that criticized the movie. [...
Date of source: Monday, March 30, 2009
This issue presents a number of articles on the freedom of expression and the freedom of creed, and also comments on a new film released in The Netherlands, which is trying to counter-act the harm caused by the controversial film ’Fitna.’
Date of source: Thursday, January 15, 2009
Hulsman comments on the previous article by Muhammad ‘Alī Ibrāhīm in which has attacked Islam and accused of having no morals or ethics.
Date of source: Saturday, July 12, 2008
Fahmī Huwaydī reflects on the Dutch movie ’fitna’ and Arabic and international reactions to it.
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2008
Drs. Cornelis Hulsman discusses the recent controversy stirred up by Dutch MP Geert Wilders’ film ’Fitna.’ He points to a number of articles in this issue that directly respond to the film, stressing the need for dialogue rather than an abuse of freedom of expression in building bridges between the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The writer tackles the idea of reforming religious sermons, whether Islamic or
Christian, through Dr. Nabīl ‘Abd al-Fattāh’s book entitled, ‘The Religious Speech in
the Egyptian Mass Media in the Ninety’s.’
Date of source: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Najīb Mahfūz’s novels are full of religious symbols. Many religious notions
have become moral ones through time, language and social traditions.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
‘Abd al-‘Azīz Khidr writes about depicting and
criticizing
religious characters in films and TV series.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006 to Friday, October 13, 2006
The author of the
article, Mustafá Bayyūmī, provides a literary analysis of
some of Najīb Mahfūz’s works,
highlighting the great writer’s allusions to the companions of
the Prophet Muhammad in most of his
writings.
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2006 to Sunday, October 1, 2006
Mustafa
Bayyūmī analyses the images of God’s prophets used in the novels of Najīb Mahfūz.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
A critique of the strict censoring of
religious
films maintained by the Azhar. The authors warn of similar rigidity by the church.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
The planned screening of The Da Vinci Code in Egypt has been
met with strong opposition from church leaders. Arguing that “forbidden fruit is sweet,” Hānī
Labīb believes that the ban on the movie will encourage more people to see the movie.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
A Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament,
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, quits over her
inaccurate asylum application.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The author expresses his rejection of Christian and Muslim institutions’ involvement in judging works of art, arguing that banning artistic works should not be allowed.
6. Why didn’t the Qur’an include one verse threatening to punish and torture poets in the afterlife?
Date of source: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
The Egyptian film ‘Wija’ has produced controversy between artists and Muslim scholars over the definition
of creativity.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
‘Abd al-Jawwād Abu Kabb has finished a scenario of a comic political film about the parliamentary performance of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2003
Islamic researcher and Azhar scholar Muhammad Abdel- Monem Radwan argues that there is nothing wrong about portraying the characters of the companions and the wives of the Prophet on screen. Muslims believe this is not allowed.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
Christians get acquainted with the principles of Islam through drama. So there is no problem if Muslims get acquainted with the principles of Christianity through Christian drama. However, many of the Christian films produced so far have been shown only in the framework of the church.
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