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Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Coptic clerics and thinkers emphasize that religious satellite
channels should avoid
offending other beliefs.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
Diana al-Dab‘ discusses the issue of healing miracles through Christian satellite channels, a major phenomenon which has prompted statements from prominent religious figures in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Some Christian satellite channels present many social and religious programs, amongst them the Lebanese channel “Nour” that sometimes hosts discussions with Muslim scholars. Yet other controversial channels, such as “al-Hay āa” (al-Hay āt) promote religious fanaticism, especially the T.V. program “...
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2005
There are more than 32 Christian satellite channels in the world directed at Egypt and the Middle East. The number of Islamic channels is continuously increasing. It is as if they are in satellite competition.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
Can the launching of two satellite channels by the Coptic Orthodox Church be in response to other Christian channels that promote sectarian sedition?
Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2004
Following its policy of stirring up sectarian and ethnic differences, the Ibn Khaldoun Center, which is headed by Saad Eddin Ibrahim, held a symposium last week in which Naguib Gebril and Kamal Boulis spoke. Titled “Egyptianizing Egypt,” Gebril severely attacked Egypt’s relationship to Arabism and...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
The TV Channel of Al-Hayat, broadcast on the European Satellite, claims to be calling for Christianity and at the same time it is quite far from Christian morals that urge tolerance and respect to the faiths of others. A large number of Coptic intellectuals became aware of the threats posed by the...
Date of source: Monday, February 23, 2004
Last week, the TV channel Sat 7, a Christian missionary satellite channel, received tens of
angry messages from Muslim viewers concerning the missionary channel’s program, “Questions in
Faith,” that is directed at Muslims. The program discusses sensitive issues in Islamic fiqh
[jurisprudence]...
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2004
There are some Christian Arabic-language satellite channels that target Arabs and
Muslims. These channels play a serious role in what is falsely labeled “missionary” work. What
actually happens falls into the realm of a clash between religions and igniting the fire [between
Christianity and...
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2004
Sat-7, a satellite channel targeting Christian viewers made a
clarification saying that it does not air the program “Questions in Faith,” which outlines the
difference in faith between Christianity and Islam. The program is actually aired on Hayat TV.
The following day Pope Shenouda appeared on...
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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.