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Date of source: Thursday, May 19, 2005
The Ministry of Social Affairs is considering accepting the first Arab organization to defend Islam and attempt to understand and communicate with the other. It is called “The Center for Arab West Understanding.” It is established by a wide array of Muslim and Coptic thinkers and some Western...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Karen Armstrong, a British female writer, was one of the rare Western writers who did justice to Islam. She was a nun, but later on, she found that monastic life did not suit her. She focused on historical and religious studies and concluded that the three divine religions share the same essential...
Date of source: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Bernard Lewis delivered a speech at Georgetown University that was published later in ‘Foreign Affairs.’ Lewis spoke about Islamic political thought and presented a background about the conceptualization of freedom and justice in the Islamic jurisprudence. He cites the roots of tyranny in the...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Journalists must be aware of sectarian sensitivities. By not being aware of them, journalists contribute to the bias and distortion of facts.
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Egyptian intellectuals support President Mubārak’s call on youth and preachers to reflect that Islam came for the good of Muslims and the enlightenment of the world.
Date of source: Monday, May 23, 2005
The Egyptian Prosecutor General criticized Ashraf al-Sa‘d [owner of the al-Sa‘d Investment Company] joining the “Save Egypt Front.” He added that Egypt was subject to the biggest fraud in the name of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The Grand Imām of the Azhar called upon the attendees of Friday prayers to participate in the referendum on the amendment of article 76 of the constitution. He insinuated that those who call for boycotting the referendum are “holders of testimony
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Dr. Mustafa al-Shak‘a raised a thorny issue when he called for a ban on consumption of carbonated beverages in Egypt, claiming that the enzymes produced by pigs are essential ingredients in the industry of these beverages.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The UN Committee Against Torture attacked Sweden to hand over terrorists to Egypt in December 2001. It was claimed that terrorist Ahmad Husayn cUjayza had been tortured after he returned to Egypt. The Committee mentioned that Swedish authorities should have known that Egypt continuously resorts to...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
The involvement of mosques in politics is not only a mistake but a sin as well, because the congregational Muslim prayer unites all Muslims but political ideas disunite as each one has his own vision.
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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.