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Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The delegation of the Coptic priests in North America confirmed their complete support to the President and his policy. Bishop Soryal, the head of the delegation, declared that the Coptic churches outside Egypt are representing Egyptians who are proud of their nationality. He added that the people...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
[Report presented to the New York Council of Churches] The history of seven girls mentioned in the advertisement is described. That description is followed by listing the reasons for conversion and recommendations for human rights workers, the church and the government. The text is open for...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999 to Wednesday, June 30, 1999
A comment on the claims made in the advertisement. The author has been collecting information in the past four years on 80 Christian girls who converted to Islam. Seven out of the ten names mentioned in the advertisement were in his files. There is no evidence of kidnap but the young age of several...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
We are not against the emigrant Copts, but we are against spreading accusations and claims without any proof. There is also a great difference between discussing Coptic problems and trying to find solutions for them and distorting Egypt’s reputation and exciting its enemies against it. The problems...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after convicting them of killing their wives on suspicion of immoral behavior in two separate incidents in 1997 and 1999.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
More than pride, more than honesty, more than anything a man might do, female chastity is seen in the Arab world as an indelible line, the boundary between respect and shame. An unchaste woman, it is sometimes said, is worse than a murderer, affecting not just one victim, but her family and her...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 30, 1999
The Iranian President Mohammed Khatami opened the conference of the Islamic Parliaments Organization. During the three days of the conference in Tehran, the members of the conference discussed the reality of the Islamic world and its concerns. They also discussed some of the important issues such...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
The conference has produced the Cairo Declaration in which all the scholars have agreed on the necessity of reviving the Islamic legacy and of working hard in order to restore the Islamic nation to its previous state. The conference is also demanding from Muslim scholars and religious leaders that...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 1999 to Wednesday, June 2, 1999
Despite press reports claiming the rejection of Al-Gamaa Al-Islamiyya to ongoing efforts by some of its former members to establish a political party, the would-be founders vow to move on. Dialogue is said to be taking place between leading members of several Islamist groups including the Gamaa...
Date of source: Friday, May 28, 1999
Submission to God is the central point of Islam. Man and Satan are engaged in an eternal fight over such submission.
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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.