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Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2001
The Minister of Waqfs [endowments] and three prominent Egyptian thinkers stressed that Islamic civilization cannot clash with the Western civilization, as Islam forbids struggle between religions and civilizations. The minister said that Islam welcomed dialogue and brotherhood with all followers...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Dr. Ali Al-Samaan said that the events of September 11 made inter-religious dialogue inevitable. The ADIC organization is now getting prepared for a conference entitled "The Crusades or Dialogue." He added that the ADIC was against imposing politics on dialogue.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2001
The Dialogue of Civilizations conference, organized by the Arab League, provided the opportunity to discuss new practical ideas and suggestions in order to help the process of dialogue between Islam and the West. Still, there is a problem concerning how to turn such suggestions into practical...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2001
The president of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the People’s Assembly affirmed the importance of changing the Arabic discourse for a better understanding of the other [the West]. He said that there is an Arabic-Islamic revival that should be turned into an active civilizing power. He added that...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 27, 2001
The idea of a conflict between civilizations is not a Western invention, but almost an Islamic-Arabic one. Arabs believe the illusion that they are a threat to the West and that the West keeps conspiring against them. They always try to see others as responsible for their failures. Such feelings...
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2001
The deputy of the Azhar stressed the importance of activating the dialogue among civilizations and cultures in order to achieve the necessary levels of understanding. He said that the interaction of civilizations is a human necessity and that establishing a new and active mechanism is a must for...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2001
The basis of the Qur’anic discourse is that any religious ruling or opinion should be accompanied with evidences. A language should be used that attracts people and does not offend unbelievers. This is the basis for the comment on a fatwa issued by the Permanent Committee for Scientific Researches...
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The papers of this week are still concentrating on the investigations conducted about the 94 members of Al-Wa’ad organization and the dangerous facts the investigations showed.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2001
The core of religion, especially the divine religions, is calling for love and brotherhood among all people. Still, some hypocrites exploited religion and used it to deceive simple people. The activities of such hypocrites lead to nothing but conflicts among religions and within the one religion.
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
Dr. Milad Hanna and Sheikh Fawzy Al-Zafzaf, the president of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue, stress the importance of the dialogue. They agree that the events of September 11 awakened the Islamic media which urges to correct the distorted image of Islam.
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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.