Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 12, 2008
The Egyptian press relentlessly covers the national and international reactions to Geert Widers’ film ’Fitna’. A young man in Saudi Arabia has made a movie to respond to ’Fitna’. He used shots that showed British solders filming Iraqis being tortured and simultaneously displayed Biblical texts that...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 14, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their discontentment with British officers’ way of dealing with Pope Shenouda III at Heathrow Airport and announced that Egypt will treat British diplomats in its airports in the same way. Dr. Abū al-Ghayt, Egypt’s minister of...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI was received by a hymn for peace in a synagogue in New York on the occasion of the Jewish Passover. He met with Rabbi Arthur Schneider who is known for his involvement in interreligious dialogue.
Date of source: الجمعة, آذار (مارس) 28, 2008
The article reviews articles being published in the media about the consequences of the reprinting of an offensive drawing of the Prophet Muhammad in a number of Danish newspapers.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 14, 2007
The article discusses the process of increasing the space allocated for religious items in the media during the Muslim holy month of Ramaḍān, and the decrease in articles that discuss topics related to non-Muslims.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2007
The article reviews the life of al-Talmisānī, one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s most influential leaders who opened up the realm of dialogue for the group, and exerted great effort to furthering Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 17, 2007
While the government clamps down on the Muslim Brotherhood to allegedly prevent them from winning seats in the Shūrá Council elections, the outlawed group witnesses internal disputes.
Date of source: السبت, آذار (مارس) 10, 2007
Opponents to the visit of the Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī to Rome have warned of angry reactions in the Islamic world. They stipulate that before any visits by Ṭanṭāwī, the pope must apologize for his offenses against Islām a few months ago.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2007
Muslim thinker Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah has come under fire for his book, ’Fitnat al-Takfīr Bayna al- Shī‘ah wa-al-Wahābīyah wa-al-Sūfīyah’ [Reviewer: The Sedition of Takfīr between Shī‘ah, Wahhābism and Ṣūfism], in which he quoted texts that allegedly incite the killing of non-Muslims. Disregarding Dr...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 6, 2006
Despite the
public outrage against the statements of Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī on
the
H...