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Date of source: Saturday, January 31, 2004
The article discusses the influence of religion on the character of George W. Bush. The author
explains that the ideal of Bush Jr. is former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, for he was involved
in religion, and he applied Christian norms to U.S. foreign policy. Since September 11, Bush has
believed...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
Muhammad Said Al-Ashmawi criticizes statements by the seventh supreme guide of
the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef, in TV and newspapers interviews. ‘Akef stated the
Muslim Brotherhood is a political group.
The author concludes affirming that the declarations
of Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef are...
Date of source: Friday, February 6, 2004
Ahmad Hamroush comments on interviews with the new supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood,
Muhammad Mahdi ‘Akef, which occupied much of the Egyptian press. In light of the history of this
group, the writer deduces the attitudes of the new leader towards aggressive attacks and
assassinations.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 28, 2004
The article is the second part of the overview of the book “Al-
Ekhwan Al-Muslimun…Al-Hader wa Al-Mustaqbal…Awraq fi Al-Naqd Al-Zaty” [The Muslim Brotherhood…The
Present and the Future…Papers of Self-criticism] by Sameh Eid, who used to be a member of the
Brotherhood’s younger generation.
The...
Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2004
Al-Wafd continues discussing the attitude of Islamic movements towards the issues of democracy, the disavowing of violence and turning to peaceful action. During the last few years, attempts to establish two Islamic political parties, Al-Islah Party [Reformation Party] and Al- Sharia Party [Sharia...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 3, 2004
The author
explains that Islam in Egypt is highly esteemed by both the followers of Muhammad and the
followers of other religions all around the world. This estimation is due to the fact that Islam
in Egypt is characterized by purity and tolerance within different Islamic schools. Al-Azhar...
Date of source: Friday, January 30, 2004
The article is an interview with one of the prominent
intellectual Islamic leaders, Dr. Abdullah Hassan Barakat, head of the department of comparative
religions and doctrines, Faculty of Islamic Da’wa, Azhar University. Dr. Barakat affirms the
necessity of extending bridges of culture, co-...
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2004
The article is an interview with
the Minister of Awqaf [Endowments] Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq. Dr. Zaqzouq spoke about the new
Muslim preachers, the claim that his ministry force preachers to use certain written sermons and
other issu
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2004
The article is about the wrong way concerned authorities seek solutions to incidents of sectarian violence. The author argues that these authorities apply the policy of “meetings and kisses,” while offering no answers to the questions of citizens. The author praises a proposal of Magdy Khalil, the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2004
The article takes the form of a letter directed to Mr. President Muhammad Husni Mubarak about the difficulties Copts face in following the procedures needed for obtaining permissions for building churches and their service-offering annexes. The author holds security authorities responsible for...
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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.