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Date of source: Monday, August 11, 2003
“Islam on line” web site reported that the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments decided to unify and specify the subject matter to be preached in Friday sermons. This is to avoid “destructive and extremist” sermons that urge hatred for the US and Israel.
Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2003
The writer comments on a statement found on the web site of Elaf. The statement discusses the procedures and measures taken by Washington to improve the educational standard in the Arab world.
Date of source: Monday, July 28, 2003
The Islamic Research Institute decided not to ban any religious-related books that are not in accordance with the Shari’a but will only write reports commenting on their contents. The author believes that the decision is not effective and aims at improving the image of the Azhar in the eyes of the...
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2003
The author believes that the Ministry of Endowments started to apply the US plan concerning the renewal of the religious discourse. An essential part of the plan is training courses for preachers and imams. They will be taught new expressions for the new discourse. He believes that reality...
28. For the first time…The Orthodox Church opens a dialogue with an American Protestant denomination
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
The Coptic Church announced its new initiative to support dialogue among the three Christian denominations: Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant. Pope Shenouda held a special celebration for one of the biggest Protestant institutions working in Egypt, Dar Al-Kitab Al-Moqaddas [Bible Society]. This...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
In the satellite channel Al-Hayah [Life], a man wearing the uniform of a priest and a woman in her 50s talk continuously about Islam and Christianity. They preach Christianity, but, unfortunately they attack Islam and talk in a sarcastic way about the Prophet and his companions, and the Qur’an....
Date of source: Monday, May 10, 2004
A Coptic group reached an agreement with American officials to establish self-rule for Copts in Egypt. The statement was released by the “National Coptic Association” that described the agreement as a historical step forward that grants the Copts their rights. Maurice Sadeq, [a Copt] who emigrated...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
Next Saturday, Egypt will witness an event that radiates national unity. Patriarch of Alexandria, Pope Shenouda, Sheikh of Azhar, Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, and Mufti of the Republic, Ali Goma’a will come together in a hall at the Police Academy in Abassiya to attend the discussion of Dr. Nabil...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
In spite of the large presence at the discussion of the dissertation of Dr. Nabil Luqa Bebawi on the “Rights and duties of non-Muslims in Islamic states, the mufti Dr. Ali Goma’a missed an important point. Dr. Bebawi said that jizya was not imposed on all non-Muslims in all times, confirming that...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
The first strike Muslims received was the issuing of the first edition of the book ِAl-Forqan Al-Haq [The true Qur’an in the United States and distributing copies of it in occupied Palestine. The last strike was directed to Egypt after the American Administration demanded printing the new...
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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.