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Date of source: Friday, May 7, 2004
The Islamic state does not regards others [non-Muslims] in terms of their religious affiliation. The key aspect of the Islamic state is peaceful coexistence with the other. Muslim conquerors freed the Eastern peoples from this religious persecution. Mikhael Al-Syriani said that the Arabs allowed...
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2004
Al-Ahram daily wrote that “The French magazine Le Point has written that Copts enjoy their full legitimate rights and that controversy over Copts’ rights as Egyptian citizens living on equal terms with Muslims, has ended It is clear from the original Le Point text that al-Ahram printed only part of...
Date of source: Friday, May 21, 2004
Eastern Christianity suffered from many internal problems. The Church of the Byzantine Empire suspended Eastern denominations. A separate organization for the Eastern churches was established. This led to the weakening of Eastern Christians and the central church authority of the Byzantine Empire...
Date of source: Monday, June 14, 2004
I dearly appreciate what Hani Labib wrote in his book “Al-mowatna wal-Awlama: Al-Aqbat fi mogtama’ Motaghayyer” [Citizenship and Globalization: Copts in a Changing Society] at a time when many Egyptian writers, most of whom are Muslims, attempt to hit Egypt’s Arabism and dissociate it from...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
In the first meeting between Islam and Christianity, when Prophet Muhammad received a
delegation of Nagran Christians in al-Madīna al-Munawara in the 10th Hijrī year,
Islam’s respect for Christians’ sanctuaries was clear especially in how to deal with members of
other faiths.
- See art. 5:...
Date of source: Thursday, January 29, 2004
Discussions about Amr Ibn Al-’As as prominent 7th century Muslim leader who conquered Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
There is a current debate concerning Amr Ibn Al-'As, and whether he was a pious figure. Islamic imposters have viciously attacked anyone who criticizes him, claiming that he is an Islamic figure, and affording him a holiness that has no religious or historical support.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2004
There has recently been an uproar against [prominent dramatist] Usama Anwar Okasha for allegedly transgressing against Islam. This article presents his opinions.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
When ‘Amr Bin al-‘Āss conquered Egypt, Islam did not only free land and religious consciousness from the Roman Byzantine colonization, but also freed the Egyptian Orthodox churches.
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2001
The article gives an overview of the patriotic role Copts played throughout the history of Egypt. It also speaks about Christianity in Egypt and how it stood against atheist movements and laid the foundations of true Christianity for the Christian world.
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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.