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Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Quddous interviews Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm over the U.S. Copts’ conference recently held in Washington.
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
Despite the fact that security campaigns mainly target those affiliated with the Islamic movement, you will find that many religious people are not enthusiastic about civil rights. Many of them see democracy as heresy and look suspiciously upon the multi-party system.
• See art. 4: Criticism of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Mariam [Mary] is a name that is common among Muslim women. In fact, you cannot be a true Muslim unless you greatly revere Mary and her son Jesus. The Holy Qur’an mentioned that Mary was one of the best women on earth and she was known for her extreme piety. The Qur’an also mentioned that there were...
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2004
It is surprising to find a Coptic, religious author, who cherishes his Christian faith, defending Islam. That is what the Egyptian intellectual Nabil Luqa Bebawy actually did. He stood up to the false claim that Muslims spread their call through the edge of the sword and forced people to join Islam...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 2004
Egypt’s Copts reject to be called “Ahl Al-Dhimma” and “Al-Nasara” [Nazarenes] and their favorite term is “Copts” which means “Egyptians” in old hieroglyphic language.
Few days ago, a book titled “Al-Muwatana wa Al-Awlama…Al-Aqbat fi Asr Mutagheir” [Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a...
Date of source: Thursday, March 24, 2005
A Saudi surprise
Everybody knows about the strict
law in Saudi Arabia banning women from driving their own cars (no one knows why!). What really came as a surprise was a news
item reported by many agencies about a Saudi girl, Marwa Mahmoud, who won a women’s car race held in Dubai.
Date of source: Thursday, March 17, 2005
The former Muftī of Egypt has recently said women, from an Islamic point of view, can not assume the post of head of state, and of course Dr. Nawāl al-Sacdāwī, who had announced her self-nomination for presidency, has not wasted the chance to deal a violent attack on our beautiful religion of Islam...
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2001
Freedom is the core of the Shari’a [Islamic law]. If freedom came to be applied, illegality would disappear and Islamists would be the first ones to benefit from its application. How good would it be if Islamists reached the seat of authority through freedom! It never happened before in any...
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2001
The author expressed his pride at being an Islamist and someone who likes the Brotherhood and found them to be ideal Muslims. At the same time, he praised the family of the late president Gamal Abdel Nasser, although he was the person who imprisoned the leaders of the Brotherhood.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The article is an interview with The Christian Egyptian billionaire, Onsi Sawirus, who was the only Egyptian the American magazine "Fortune" put in its list of the richest people in the world. Among many questions about his business and his company group, Orascom, he was asked his opinion of...
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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.