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Date of source: Saturday, February 7, 2004
Ezzat Al-Sa’dani writes an introduction about Alija
lzetbegovic, the former president of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Republic. Although he was not
Arabic, he was a perfect example of a Muslim.
Alija lzetbegovic was the only person who
presented Islam through the language understood, known, spoken...
Date of source: Friday, February 20, 2004
During the celebration of his appointment to a full professorship at the University of Leiden, the president of the university delivered a speech in which he described (Dr.) Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid as the silent intellect. However, “there is a historical moment when the intellect breaks his silence and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Islamic scholar
and Minister of Awqaf [Endowments] and Islamic Affairs Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq wrote a book in
which he clarified the image of Islam and Muslims.
The book is a remarkable contribution to
the activation of the current dialogue between religions and civilizations in a bid to achieve...
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2004
We support reform that emerges from our need for it and that
is carried out by our hands, our minds and our will. We know our needs and we realize our
reality, and we aspire to reform. There is no alternative to this kind of reform, but it requires
crisis management skills, a will and a belief...
Date of source: Thursday, February 24, 2005
Although the surface of globalization implies progress, at its core, it causes many cracks in the economic, social, and political life of societies. One of the most dangerous challenges of globalization is the idea that the clash of civilizations is contrary to the dialogue between civilizations,...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In dealing with the “other”, we need to engage ourselves openly with other cultures by attempting to understand their ways of thinking, identities, hopes and various philosophies. This should be accomplished without compromising our Egyptian identity, just as the “other” would not compromise his...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2004
The article reports a meeting held in Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro Assembly [Religious complex in the Damascus named after Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro]. Sheikh Ahmad Keftaro is the Mufti of Syria. Egyptian Rev. Dr. Andrea Zaki Estaphanous was present in the meeting. He stressed that Arab-Arab dialogue is...
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2001
Well-known Egyptian thinkers Dr. Milad Hanna and Counselor Tareq Al-Bishri spoke at a seminar of the Islamic Benevolent Organization about globalization. Hanna said that neither the entire West nor America accepts the idea of cultural conflicts. However, conflicts between cultures are in the...
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Academic article on the impact of the Coptic lobby outside Egypt, a relatively small group of people who use the latest communication technology to increase their voice.
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that it is true that Arab countries, sometimes, describe themselves as Muslim, forgetting other denominations within them and that the Egyptian land and army are referred to as "Muslim land" and Muslim Army." "True, there are Islamist countries, but even those countries are not...
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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.