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Date of source: Monday, January 29, 2001
The Evangelical church in Azbakia held a seminar about "Awan Al-Ward." The writer of the serial said that the arguments it brought to the surface made us discuss an issue we were trying to avoid. Which was a great victory for both Muslims and Christians and for democracy. The head of the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 28, 2001
The author criticized the stance of the state towards compensation for Al-Kosheh victims and urged it to assume its responsibility and at least compensate them. He also criticized political and media circles for not taking the initiative to relieve Al- Kosheh victims’ pain. He believes that the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Egyptian representatives of the Azhar organized a gala dinner in honor of Coptic churches in Britain. Egypt’s ambassador to Britain said that the dinner was considered a kind gesture from the Azhar officials towards their Christian brothers. The head of the church delegation thanked the Azhar,...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 10, 2001
Bishop Yohanna Qulta discussed the hottest religious issues in an interview of Akher Sa’a.. He also answered all questions concerning the relationship between Islam and Christianity, and the differences between them. He commented on how the Qur’an regarded Jesus Christ and Mary, and on why they...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2000
Marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian or a Jewish woman is allowed in Islamic countries while the opposite is not allowed. The author argues that if Muslims consider Christians people of the book, a Christian man should have the right to marry a Muslim woman. However, if they are...
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2001
The Coptic Orthodox Church celebrated Christmas on January 7. The Saturday evening mass, which lasted 2.5 hours was broadcast live on Egyptian TV. Many prominent Egyptians were present. Channel 3, interviewed Pope Shenouda, the Grand Imam and others about national unity. Of course, both Muslims and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 7, 2001
Muslims and Christians have been living together in Egypt. They both worship Allah, but in different ways. The Qur’an regards Christianity as being a divine religion and the Christians as being nearest to Muslims in their beliefs. The Bible regards the followers of other religions from a...
Date of source: Thursday, January 4, 2001
The author highlighted some articles, that were published in the Egyptian press during the revolution of 1919, to show the effect the media can have in promoting national unity. These papers strongly refuted the claims of foreign newspapers, which tried to create hostility between Muslims and...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2000
The Head of the Pontifical Council for Inter Religious Dialogue sent a message to Muslims on the occasion of the Lesser Bairam. He wrote that the month of Ramadan is a time for Christians and Muslims to remember their spiritual bonds. He pointed out that the UN declared the year 2001 an...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
Naguib Mahfouz was dispossessed of a scholarship to France after his graduation because the head of the scholarships department thought that Mahfouz was a Copt. The author believes that this incident is strong evidence of the importance of Copts and the role they played in the modern history of...
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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.