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Date of source: Thursday, March 7, 2002
When the news broke of the terrible train accident which had killed hundreds of people, Michael Meunier, president of the US Copts Association, immediately started a fundraising campaign for the victims of the disaster. The Egyptian press, which is generally hostile of Meunier’s campaigns, decided...
Date of source: Thursday, February 14, 2002
The film of MediaHouse about female circumcision was showed at the Cairo International Bookfair where it caused a stir. Strengholt liked this because “if a film will cause a fight, a discussion, anger or strife, any strong reaction that gets people to question their own positions in life or affirm...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Bishop Samuel liked very much to see a revival of ancient Coptic traditions. Al-Ahram Weekly’s editor-in-chief, Hosny Guindy, has been praised for his strong ethical principles. Guindy was a fine example of a Copt who was able to obtain a leading position in Egyptian society, despite claims of some...
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2003
Time magazine published on June 30, 2003 an article titled “Should Christians convert Muslims? A new flock of missionaries has launched a campaign to take the Gospel to Islamic countries. But will they inspire more backlash than belief?” by David Van Biema. Sawt Al-Umma and Al-Usbua believe this...
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2003
An angry article in Rose el-Youssef on claims about kidnapped Coptic girls.
Report on Christian missionary activities in the Islamic world and on how they mostly only create tensions and conflicts between the two.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2003
The information al-Arabi provided about Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim does not match other reports. The Al-Arabi article strongly gives the impression it is intended on character assassination.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2003
All six articles respond to the recent attacks in Riyadh and Casablanca and they all link this in different ways to Western interference in the Arab world.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2003
The American presence in the Philippines, like that of their presence in Iraq today, was clothed in good intentions. They were there ostensibly to free the Philippines from the oppressive rule of Spain, and to prepare them for the ways of Western-style, or more specifically American-style...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Comment on Egyptian/Arab media that continues focusing on the religious dimension of the war in Iraq
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2003
Propaganda and distortions in the press concerning the war in Iraq.
Report on the situation of Christians in Iraq.
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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.