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Date of source: Saturday, March 5, 2005
In a country proud of old traditions of respecting public freedoms, the new law under debate by the House of Lords has triggered a fuss because it grants the government the power to arrest persons suspected of having links with terrorist organizations.
Date of source: Friday, March 4, 2005
The United States continued its interference in Egyptian affairs as US Ambassador in Cairo David Welch called for urgent financial reforms as a key step towards overall reform.
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2005
US police reports have refuted the allegations by expatriate Coptic leaders on the horrid massacre of Husām Armānius, his wife and two daughters, foiling their [expatriate Coptic] attempts to turn a criminal case into a faith-related problem that could be used as a means of political pressure.
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2005
The Dutch authorities took a decision yesterday to deport an Egyptian imām and two other persons on charges of extremism and calling for jihād. The mayor of Eindhoven [Alexander] Sakkers has condemned the decision.
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2005
With the 100th anniversary of the 1905 law, known as the law of Laïcité, or secularism in France, many French voices have started to call for expanding the ban on all religious symbols, especially the hijāb [veil covering a woman’s hair]. They want to apply this law within all hospitals,...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2005
The Head of the Pontifical Council for the Dialogue of Religions, Cardinal Fitzgerald, supported the initiative of the Azhar’s Permanent Committee for the Dialogue of Religions at the Davos International Forum. The initiative stated that there is no connection between terrorism and Islam. It also...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2005
Dr. Hayfā’ Khalaf Allāh, a professor of Islamic History at Georgetown University, headed a panel last week at the Cairo Library. The panel, entitled “Recalling the memory and the Egyptian identity,” discussed the importance of clinging to our national identity. It referred to the success of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Dr. Salāh al-Sāwī, Secretary General of the Assembly of Muslim Jurists in America (AMJA), explained the reasons for the animosity against Islam.
Date of source: Friday, February 25, 2005
In his meeting with a delegation from the U.S. Council for International Affairs, Dr. Tantāwī ascribed the spread of terrorism and violence in the world to the failure of religion to enact stronger anti-terrorism laws. He then expressed his willingness to visit the United States by official...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 1, 2005
Minister of Endowments: Islam was the first to establish dialogue and to accept “the other”
In his meeting with Gerhard Duncker, the representative of the German Evangelical Church, Dr. Zaqzouq affirmed that today’s world is in dire need of collective efforts to bridge the gap resulting from...
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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.