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Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Despite their importance and breathtaking beauty, the five oases of Egypt: Siwa, Bahariya, Farafra, Dakhla and Kharga, are unfamiliar to most Egyptians. Al-Fāris describes the beauty of Siwa oasis.
Date of source:
Two different articles in Sout al-Azhar
and al-Musawar handled the Islamic
conquest of Egypt and its motives and circumstances. The article of Sout al-Azhar
attributed the conquest
to the importance of Egypt due to its geographical situation and its historical prestige as head of
civilization...
Date of source: Sunday, November 12, 2006
The author asserts that Egypt is becoming Bedouinised. In part 1 of his study on this subject, the
author discusses Bedouin history and culture.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author articulates some basic rules of interfaith dialogue, which he asserts should be followed by all parties.
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006
Trade
played a great role in spreading Islam all over the world. Muslim merchants were a
good example that was followed
by other people.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006
It is
an unfair offense what the pope said about Islam being spread
by force. Islamic history is full of examples
of the liberty and respect by which Muslim leaders treated newly
conquered cities, at a time when the
Byzantine Empire had no rules for fighting and killing.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
This
article analyzes the contradictions in
Yūhannā al-Nīqūsī’s testimony on the seventh
century Islamic conquest.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The author
discusses Bishop Yūhannā al-
Naqyūsī’s historical account of the seventh century
Arabian conquest of Egypt and refutes the claims
mentioned either by him or the Abyssinian translator about the
brutality of the Arabs when they entered
Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
This article is about an ancient manuscript that
describes
the Islamic conquest of Egypt. The author says that its translation is biased and that the
translator tampered with
the original text.
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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.