Displaying 161 - 170 of 174.
Date of source: Sunday, January 22, 2006
Reviewer: ‘Amr al-Misrī
The newspapers report that some extremist Israelis have been celebrating the mawlid of Abu Hasīra in Egypt with strange rituals which have caused much anger among Egyptian locals.
Date of source: Friday, May 14, 2004
There is a widespread belief that the children of Israel joined the Egyptians in building the pyramids. A school of Jewish archeologists and authors has supported this opinion. Now, they are excavating in Egypt. If we let them excavate for the monuments then they will interpret it in their own...
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2001
The decision of the Higher Council for Antiquities to consider Abu Hasera’s tomb, in Demtawa, as a monument, was taken four months ago. Until now, however, it has not been published in the official newspaper-which means that it is not enforceable. The inhabitants of Demtawa were very angry and...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2001
Father Marcos Aziz Khalil, the priest of the Hanging Church, found himself under the guillotine of Bishop Bishoi, the secretary of the Holy Council. This is the first time the priest of the Hanging Church has been referred to trial, in spite of his position and known attitudes towards the church....
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
Canceling the celebration of the mulid of Abu Hasera satisfied the inhabitants of Demtawa. They were not ready to see Jews celebrating their feast with alcohol whilst their compatriots are still killing Palestinians. Lawyer Mohammed Abu Ismael is now making enquiries in Morocco in order to certify...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
The mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As, the synagogue of Ezra and the church of Abu Serga are located in one spot in Old Cairo. The mosque of Amr Ibn Al-As is the oldest mosque in Egypt and Africa and the fourth mosque built in Islam. The Abu Serga church is built over a cave where the Holy Family hid. The...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2000
The Sheikh of the Azhar, wrote a letter to the Prime Minster which included the fatwa of the Azhar stating that it is not proper to charge fees to enter Mosques, whether those entering are Moslems or not, and whether they are Egyptians or not, and that the Prime Minister should implement this...
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2000
Subtitles: *The main reason for selling the synagogue is because of a lack of people attending for prayers *The contract stipulates that the synagogue must not be turned into a mosque or church *The head of the Jewish community claims "we have not received any help from Israel" Usama Khalid begins...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 1999
Prime Minister Ehud Barak officially opened new archaeological excavations near Al Haram Al Sharif, a flash point of Arab-Israeli enmity. The site’s political and religious sensitivity exploded in bloodshed three years ago.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 1999
"The artifacts and monuments used by Egypt’s Jews are part of our national heritage. They tell the story of the Jewish community in Egypt over the centuries." This is how Mohsen Abdel-Rahman Rabi’, director of the Department of Jewish Antiquities (DJA) at the Supreme Council of Antiquities,...
Pages
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.