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An
Islamic-Christian dialogue conference was held in Cairo from December 18-20. All the participants stressed
the
importance of building a "culture of dialogue" that can face the challenges confronting the Arab
societies from
outside and inside. The conference presented "A charter for a...
Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2000
Al-Hayat, praised the Muslim Brotherhood for backing the Coptic candidate of the Wafd Party in the Waili district. The author of the article described the group’s attitude as "a new step towards an opening to other political powers and an attempt to extend the group’s efficient political tendencies...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 29, 2006
The author defends the silence of the
Evangelical church over the remarks of Pope Benedict ?V? about Islām, for he believes that the People’s
Assembly is the only body that can condemn this on behalf of the Egyptian people.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 15, 2006
The author articulates some basic rules of interfaith dialogue, which he asserts should be followed by all parties.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 2006
Rifa‘t Fikrī Sa‘īd, an Evangelical pastor, replies to
reproaches
from Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā that the Evangelical church stayed quiet in the
aftermath of
Pope Benedict XVI ‘s discourse on Islam and violence.
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2006
Salīm
al-‘Awa criticizes the
abilities of the Shaykh of al-Azhar in drawing up
fatwás, since he is not a specialist in Islamic
jurisprudence.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2006
The review deals with varied opinions about Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks
considered offensive in Muslim and
Arab countries amidst calls to expel the papal nuncio in Egypt and put the
interfaith dialogue with the
Vatican on the back burner.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah presents a study entitled “Egypt’s path to
self-acceptance: Sectarian
tension and the vices of education” which tackles the relation between Muslims
and Copts in Egypt. The study warns
against intrigues that aim at fueling sectarianism in Egypt.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 7, 2006
Arab-West Report Editor in-Chief, Cornelis Hulsman, asked Archbishop Fitzgerald, the Catholic nuntius in Egypt, about the statements of Pope Benedict on Islām. Archbishop Fitzgerald speaks Arabic, knows the Islamic world well and plays Qur’ān important role in Muslim-Christian dialogue. The...
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 9, 2006
The author reviews a book by Islamic thinker Muhammad
Salīm al-‘Awwā about
relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in an Islamic state and
casts doubts about the alleged moderate approach
of al-‘Awwā.