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Date of source: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
An important international congress on the 13th century Andalusian sūfī philosopher Ibn ‘Arabi has just finished in the Egyptian capital. The author also brings the reader’s attention to two articles about the role of the Muslim Brotherhood and an interesting article about freedom of expression in...
Date of source: Friday, December 5, 2008
Reports about religious tensions in Egypt sometimes hit the headlines abroad first. On November 26 Hulsman went with a German journalist to Ain Shams to investigate claims of violent demonstrations between Christian and Muslim youth, in this editorial he explains the causes behind the incident and...
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2008
Abu Fana Monastery and the issue of constructing houses of worship is discussed in this issue, as are U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf’s comments on Egypt’s human rights record.
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2008
Islamic scholars in the West and in the Islamic world have both researched early Islam, however they differ in the way they approach such texts. It would also help Muslim scholars in the Islamic world if they had access to the reports written in the West in European languages.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Egyptian press has referred to Muhammad Sven Kalisch’s text about the Prophet Muhammad as an offence against Islam. However if the type of analytical approach he uses can be applied by Muslims toward the Bible then Muslims must accept it when others do the same about Islam. The effects of the U...
Date of source: Monday, November 17, 2008
John Bradley’s new book ’Inside Egypt: The land of the Pharaohs on the brink of a revolution’ casts a critical eye over Egyptian society and Mubārak’s rule.
Date of source: Thursday, November 13, 2008
The recent incident that occurred in Assiut concerning 13 feddans of land that are near the Holy Virgin Monastery had the potential to turn into another Abū Fānā-style issue. However many will view the outcome as Muslims and the government being forced to give in to Christian demands.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The editorial highlights several interesting articles in this week’s issue, including a report about Christian missionary work and Islamic da‘wah. There is also an article in this issue about the oath that Christians say in Egyptian courts which Hulsman brings to the reader’s attention.
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2008
Kees Hulsman interviewed HRH Prince Hassan bin-Talal about Christian migration from the Arabic world.
Dr. William Wīsā writes about Egyptian media responses to Coptic conferences.
Al-Usbū‘ often being accused for its close links to Egyptian security services.
George Adli years ago falsely claimed...
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2008
There is a common belief in the West that Christians in Muslim countries are discriminated against, or sometimes even persecuted. While discrimination does exist, the situation is usually far more complex, argues Hulsman in this editorial. He also points out that while the Egyptian legal system...
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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.