Displaying 10231 - 10240 of 12644.
Date of source: Saturday, December 2, 2000 to Friday, December 8, 2000
Some extremists attacked Sheikh Abdel Hamed Bekhit, teaching at the Faculty of Religious Fundamentals [Usul el-Din], because he issued a fatwa that allows students who have troubles in concentrating on their exams because of the fasting to break their fast. The fatwa was strongly opposed by...
Date of source: Sunday, December 3, 2000
The author criticizes the Sheikh of the Azhar because he spoke highly of the book "Islam and the gardens of the devil" by the editor-in-chief of Rose El-Youssef. He believes that the book contains Western and non-religious ideas. It speaks of Heavenly Religions, as if God has many religions and...
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2000
The International Press Institute organized a seminar on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna and invited the Religious News Service from the Arab World (RNSAW) to be present because of its pioneering work in media and inter-religious dialogue in the Arab World.
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2000
The Editorial Board of the RNSAW announces six new members of the Board of Advisors.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2000
The author describes the late bishop Athanasius as being a true patriotic and tolerant man. Hanna says that thanks to the wisdom of bishop Athanasius his bishopric did not witness fanaticism and extremism in 38 years. The bishop established many centers for serving and developing society. These...
Date of source: Thursday, November 30, 2000
Dr. Samir Marcos, associate secretary-general of the Middle East Council of Churches, describes the importance of late Metropolitan Athanasius for Egypt. He describes him foremost as a pioneer in development from a Christian perspective in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 26, 2000
Pope Shenouda stated that the hands of Jews are deeply indulged in the blood of thousands of Palestinians and that Jews are a people God cursed. He confirmed the Arabic identity of Al-Quds saying, "Any bargaining about Jerusalem is rejected, its internationalization is unacceptable. Agreeing on...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 21, 2000
The churches of the world, according to the author, have a positive attitude towards the Palestinian issue. Pope John Paul II signed an agreement with the Palestinian president which authorizes the Palestinian Authority to supervise all the institutions of the Vatican in Palestine. The General...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2000
Cornelis Hulsman, editor-in-chief of the RNSAW, said during conference on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue," in Vienna, that "Accurate reporting on religious issues can result in understanding and dialogue while inaccurate reporting can have the opposite effect." He criticized much Western press...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2000
Sheikh Fawzy Al-Zafzaf, the head of the Inter-Religious Dialogue Committee of the Azhar received the delegation of the Austrian Committee of Permanent Dialogue. The delegation asked many questions about women’s rights in Islam, especially that of Christian women who were divorced from their Muslim...
Pages
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.