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Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2000
A lecture on the Islamic conquest of Egypt was held in the Cairo Opera House. The speakers stressed that the Islamic conquest of Egypt was not a colonization. It saved the Copts from the persecution of the Byzantines. They warned against recent attempts to distort Islamic history in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2000
One third of the books in the library of the monastery of Dominicans is about the Arabic and Islamic world. The supervisor of the library, pointed out that the interest in Islamic affairs dates back to the 1940s. The children of the Dominican church believe that everything has some truth in it...
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2000
Finally, the Committee of Press Affairs agreed to the request of Watani Company for Publishing and Printing to issue "Watani" newspaper. This great achievement is dedicated to the late Mr. Antoun Sidhom, the founder of Watani, to everyone in Watani’s staff and to all its readers. Many changes in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2000
The Minster of Waqfs agreed to return about 54.5 acres in Assiut to the Evangelical church. He formed a committee to study the Church’s request to get back its possessions. After the committee examined all the documents, it concluded that the Evangelical church does have the right to get back the...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2000
The project of restoring the wall paintings of the church of Anba Antonius in the governorate of The Red Sea was financed with a donation from the American Agency of International Development. The Antiquities Council supervised an Egyptian-Italian team that specializes in engineering and...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2000
The Azhar refused to give its authorization for the publication of a book titled Historical deception because it defames Christianity. A committee that consists of scholars from the Islamic Research Institute was formed to pass its judgment on the book. After a long discussion, a decision was made...
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2000
Tomorrow, Pope Shenouda will hold an iftar [breaking the fasting of the Ramadan] celebration in the Cathedral in Abassiya. The celebration will be attended by the Prime Minister, the heads of the Peoples Assembly and the Shura Council, the Grand Imam, and the Mufti.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 12, 2000
The Christian conception of Ramadan proves the existence of the spirit of brotherhood between Muslims and Christians. A member in the executive committee of the Labor Party believes that if the religious aspect is confined to Muslims, the social and cultural aspects is for all Egyptians, Muslims...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 13, 2000
Marriage between a Muslim man and a Christian or a Jewish woman is allowed in Islamic countries while the opposite is not allowed. The author argues that if Muslims consider Christians people of the book, a Christian man should have the right to marry a Muslim woman. However, if they are...
Date of source: Friday, December 22, 2000
The author believes that the TV series "Awan al ward" (time for roses) encourages mixed marriages between Muslims and Christians in an attempt to promote "National unity." It is true, Bishay writes, that the Christian character admitted making a mistake by marrying a Muslim man. Still it is a...
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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.