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Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2003
The author comments on the thoughts of fundamentalists. He believes their perception of Islam is superficial and leads to terrorism
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2004
The Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace has issued a new document called “Summary of the Social Jurisprudence of the Church.” Some observers see this document as a guide for political, economic and social work and as a reflection of the modern image of the Catholic Church.
Date of source: Sunday, September 29, 2002
The secretary-general of the NATO gave a warning that Islamic fundamentalism has become as dangerous to the world now as was the communist threat. The author believes that Islam and not fundamentalist Islam is the target the West wants to destroy and that the West takes terrorism as the cover for...
Date of source: Sunday, August 25, 2002
A Christian reader comments on Islamic intellectual Mustafa Mahmoud´s article "American civilization." He points out that Eastern Christians differ from Western Christians in race, culture, language, traditions and even in understanding religion. Mahmoud supports this opinion.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
A report issued by the International Confederation of Catholic Organizations for Charitable and Social Action (Caritas) on the foreign communities living in Italy revealed that one third of foreign residents are Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
Giuseppe Pisanu, the Italian Minister of Interior, announced an anti-terrorism strategy, which he will submit to the parliament in the coming days. The Minister called the new strategy “The policy of dialogue and the iron fist,” meaning that Italy would open its arms to honorable Muslims who come...
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2001
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud speaks about the true meaning of Shari’a [Islamic law], to whom it has been given and on whose shoulders rests the responsibility of applying it. He comments on application of Shari’a in Sudan and Iran.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The Archbishop of Syria said that Pope John Paul II will enter the Umayad mosque of Damascus, in his visit to Syria, to visit the tomb of John the Baptist inside the mosque. The unofficial program of the tour includes the pope meeting the Mufti of Syria.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2000
An Italian organization called "The Revival of Mediterranean Cultures" invited the Al-Shazeli group for Sufi chanting and a team presenting Coptic chants will participate in a show organized by the institution. The director of the Academy of Egyptian Arts in Italy said that this is a good chance...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2000
The beatification mass for Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX, led by Pope John Paul II, aroused much debate in Italian circles, among Jews and also in Israel resulting in two
demonstrations. One was organized by representatives of aristocratic families in Rome. The other one was organized in memory...
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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.