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Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 1999
Sheikh Tantawi responded to Salah Montaser’s article in Al-Ahram. He says he never said that the person who takes a loan to buy a flat or a new car accepts usury and is considered an apostate.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 1999
As the world braces to celebrate the third millennium, Egypt is to have a key role in the worldwide festivities as it was the place chosen by the Holy Family to escape the oppression of the Romans. All countries are competing to celebrate the new millennium, including Palestine with its...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
Iraqi Christians want Pope John Paul II to visit their country and speak out against the embargo, but the United States and other countries leading the sanctions against Iraq would just as soon he stay home.
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 1999
Muslim actors speak about their roles in films in which they represented Christian characters. Bishop Bissenti said that the many Moslem Egyptian actors performing in films produced by the church have contributed to the success of these films because of their performance abilities, not religious...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
The author agrees with the principles for dialogue of Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq, Minister of Awqaf, and claims the Egyptian environment is conducive for such dialogue and that there is a real equality between the parties in the dialogue.
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 1999
The author claims that Christians have more holidays than Muslims and thus the author opposes the request of a Coptic priest to recognize the Coptic new year as an official holiday.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 1999
The annual report about religious freedom around the world was issued last month by the American State Department. According to the report, the efforts of the American administration to support religious freedom does not aim at public disclosure of the violations of religious freedom all over the...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 1999
Security forces arrested the three leaders of the new organization of the Muslim Brotherhood. The state security prosecution faced the three leaders -- engineer Mohammed Ali Bashir, Dr. Mohammed Abd Al-Bad’a Abd Al-Maged and Dr. Sa’ad Zaghloul -- with investigations that assured that they are the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
After being booted out of Al Azhar Medical College 11 years ago due to undergoing a sex change operation, Sally Mohammed Abdallah might be returning to classes there despite the prestigious university’s condemnation of her operation.
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
While Egyptian women can be ministers, lawyers, doctors, and hold many other prestigious jobs, they are still shut out of the upper levels of the religious hierarchy. Now one female religious scholar wants to become a mufti which is a high level cleric charged with giving out religious opinions on...
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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.