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Date of source: Tuesday, August 17, 2004
I was provoked by a TV program aired by the Iqraa Channel. The young hostess of this program, who speaks in the same way senior sheikhs do, said that the person who abandons prayer should be killed. Prayer is part of the personal relationship between man and God. If someone gives up prayer, he will...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Arab Satellite channels can be judged from the perspective of being in a development stage and thus needing more time to mature. But the dilemma is that they do not follow logical stages in development. They are indigenous establishments that seek propaganda and sensationalize the news.
Date of source: Saturday, November 27, 2004
The French Supreme Council for Visual and Audible Information refused the request of the Representative Council of Jewish-French Organizations to reconsider the decision of allowing the television channel Al-Manar, which belongs to Hezbollah, to broadcast its programs to France.
Date of source: Saturday, April 23, 2005
"Sunnā‘ al-Hayāh" [makers of life], a program presented by ‘Amr Khālid, is aiming at the progress of the
nation and is dealing with the cultural, psychological, educational, industrial, agricultural and living problems. Actually,
"Sunnā‘ al-Hayāh" does not make progress, it creates only illusions...
Date of source: Friday, March 18, 2005
Hizb Allāh’s al-Manār television channel, considered a terrorist organization by the United States, will no longer be broadcasted on European satellites starting Monday, media monitors said yesterday.
Date of source: Saturday, May 26, 2001 to Friday, June 1, 2001
The public expected Iqra’ [recite, the very first word revealed in the Qur’an] satellite channel to offer an enlightened reading of Islam to agree with the givens of the new globalization time. However, the channel ended up by becoming the official channel for extremists and stagnant jurisprudence.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2000
In an interview with Al-Arabi, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, the Mufti of Egypt gave his opinion concerning normalization with Israel, saying explicitly" I am against any co-operation with the enemy". He was also strong in urging for technological support in Muslim countries, in changing and developing...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
News: The trial broadcasting of a specialized religious channel will be launched soon on the Egyptian television. The question that emerged, as soon as the religious channel was declared was: Do we need more religious fanaticism?! Moreover, even more dangerous, will we start dividing programs...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
A year ago, during the general assembly of the radio and television union, Safwat Al-Sherif, Minister of Information announced the establishment of Al-Tanweer channel. A few months ago, the final form was admitted. In about a month, the experimental broadcasting of the channel will start. Religious...
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
The Saudis seem bent on fostering the growing Saudi political hegemony over the Arabs and use both their media and political pressure to further their interests. Saudi Arabia, like any other Arab political regime, is interested in maintaining strict control over its image. A report of Reporters...
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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.