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Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2004
A group of Islamic scholars and representatives of other religions held a meeting in Geneva, under the auspices of the Ta’arof [Acquaintance] Institution and the Qortoba Institution, to lay the foundations of dialogue between religions based on transparency. The symposium, attended by Islamic...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
The author
explains that Islam in Egypt is highly esteemed by both the followers of Muhammad and the
followers of other religions all around the world. This estimation is due to the fact that Islam
in Egypt is characterized by purity and tolerance within different Islamic schools. Al-Azhar...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
A few months ago, I attended four Islamic conferences and noticed that the discussions were all the same and the words were almost identical.
Date of source: Thursday, March 31, 2005
Non-stop explanation of the facts of Islam and its tolerant teachings has to be extended to other nations through a line dissociating the faith from the misconducts of some Muslims, said Muhammad ‘Abd al-Fadīl al- Qousī, the deputy president of the Azhar University, in an interview.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 5, 2005
In
his book Features of Despotism, cAbd al-Rahman al-Kawākibī, who was born in Aleppo, Syria in 1854 and died in Egypt
in 1902, defines despotism as an epithet of a government that has absolute limitless powers that stops at no law and respects
no voice of its people. Kawākibī views that Islam,...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2005
Islam has provided that the relationship between the different parties be one of balance, in other words justice and middle position as God said “Thus We have appointed you a middle nation, that ye may be witnesses against mankind, and that the messenger may be a witness against you” [The Meaning...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2005
I just want to ask the author why [Coptic] girls in specific, and not Coptic men, are subject to abduction? The stories we hear in Egypt, however, do not convince even small children. Apostasy [irtidād] is a result of bodily lust or some worldly purpose. It is not based on persuasion or belief in...
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2005
Although the surface of globalization implies progress, at its core, it causes many cracks in the economic, social, and political life of societies. One of the most dangerous challenges of globalization is the idea that the clash of civilizations is contrary to the dialogue between civilizations,...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
Throughout history, Islam has established enduring principles and values. It has established a grand nation and a great civilization. But when we look at the current reality of Muslims we will see a great difference between the true essence of Islam and the current reality.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
Has the Saudi international conference on counter-terrorism conformed to the US vision of launching a war on terrorism? Was it really a new important step on the road to combating terrorism inside and outside the Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia].
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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.