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Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The article discusses a book entitled, ‘The
Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit,’ by Youhanna al-Zeituni, and the significance that this publication holds for Coptic
societies in the U.S. It discusses the conversion of historical figures to Islam, and the difficulties encountered when they
attempted...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 1997
Fahmy Huweidy discusses responses he received to an article he wrote previously. He finds the Coptic associations in North America extreme, but many Copts in Egypt defend their behaviour.Huweidy was asked to write this time about the situation of the Copts in Egypt. Is there persecution or not?...
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
In an interview with
Watanī, Jesuit father
Christian Van Nispen speaks about his life in Egypt, how Christians can
accept others who have different beliefs
and about his latest book ‘Christians and Muslims are brothers
before God.’
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The book "Christian poets in the Arabian peninsula", written by Najīb Wahba, mainly
discusses
the origin of Arabs and the Arabic language and the nature of poetry in the pre-Islamic era, proving that
the Arabic language is not only for Muslims as some people claim, but is also a language for...
Date of source: Thursday, May 25, 2006
The Azhar has published a book called Mulāhadhāt
‘Ilmīya ‘Ala Kitāb al-Masīh fi al-Islām [Reviewer: Scientific
notes on the book of Christ in Islam] by Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra. “Who carried the cross upon
which
Jesus was crucified, Christ or Simon of Cyrene?” and the number of thieves who were...
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The author criticizes a book review of Nabīl Louqa Bibāwī’s book, The Problems of Copts in Egypt and their Solutions, written by Al-Ahrām columnist Mahmoud Muntasir and warns against the idea of appeasing those who have returned from the Gulf with fundamentalist ideologies.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 16, 2006
The author reviews on a full page three books by three different writers dealing with the Copts of Egypt and the history of their relations with Muslims.
Date of source: Monday, May 15, 2006
A letter from a reader warns of the danger of Copts seeking outside assistance to solve their citizenship problems.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2001
Tareef Al-
Khalidi’s book "The Muslim Christ" points out the image of Jesus Christ in the Arabic-Islamic tradition. It aims
to bring down the Western stereotypical perception of Islam that believes in an enmity between Islam and
Christianity and accordingly a hostile attitude on the part of...
Date of source: Thursday, March 30, 2006
The author is reviewing the memories of Archbishop Hidrā of Aswān about the construction of the cathedral there and the solidarity shown by Muslim partners at the levels of both officials, including President Mubārak and Governor Samīr Yousuf, and people like Umm Muhammad who donated half her...
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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.