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Date of source: Sunday, April 25, 2010
Hostilities towards Turkey emerged as Armenians remember the anniversary of the Ottoman Empire massacre.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In 2000, after violent protests against it, the anti-Islamic book translated as A Banquet for Seaweed was banned in Egypt. The widespread nature of the protests reflects the domination of religious thought in Egypt; however, the book was defended by Syrian author Hilmī al-Nimnim. According to al-...
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article focuses on the story of an Armenian orphanage during the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey. Many children whose parents were killed were sent to an orphanage near Beirut, where they were beaten, malnourished, and forced to convert to Islam. Many of these children died there.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
After a long phase of severed diplomatic relations, Turkey and Armenia have signed a treaty that was hailed by the international community and denounced by expatriate Armenians all over the world.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Yūsuf Zaydān has won the Arabic Booker Prize for his book ‘Azāzīl. The Coptic Orthodox Church criticized the move considering it “an enforcement of anti-religious literature.”
Date of source: Tuesday, February 3, 2009
The Ministry of Culture has censored missionary, offensive and Shiite theological books.
Date of source: Friday, April 25, 2008
An article from al-Hayah reports on the thousands of Armenians who are commemorating the 93rd anniversary of the massacres perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against the Armenians in 1915.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
The article looks at a new religious survey, Freedom in the World, which claims that none of the Christian communities in the Middle East are completely free. The author analyzes the changing face of Christianity in the Middle East and the reasons behind its recent decline.
Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2007
In the article, the author briefly reviews the patriotic history of the Egyptian church, showing painful feelings as some Egyptian Christians abroad have been calling for foreign interference in their own homeland.
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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.