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Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2004
This is the time of year when Pope Shenouda III pays a visit to the Coptic community in the US. All Egyptians await his visit because he is not only the head of the Coptic Church but is also an Egyptian symbol. Subjects discussed in the following interviews include: problems of expatriate Copts,...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 4, 2004
In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, during his recent visit to Cairo, he emphasized that there are some people behind the fierce attack against Islam. He thinks that they have political interests invested in defaming Islam and associating it with terrorism. The interview tackled other issues as...
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 2004
Last Sunday’s church bombings has ignited worry and caution among Iraqis who fear the outbreak of sectarian battles between Muslims and Christians. It was especially shocking that the churches were full of worshippers when the bombings took place. The attacks were the first to target Christians...
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2004
[The title is a play on words of the name of the Muslim Group of Takfir and Higra] We have to give up our useless approaches in dealing with the world. We have to adopt an approach that is based on tafkir [thinking] and not on takfir [accusation of unbelief]. We only have to count that number of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
The events of September 11 may push the world to adopt the idea of the clash of civilizations, but they also emphasize the need for dialogue between and among civilizations. I do not accept the idea that the future carries increasing violence, deeper bitterness and spiteful dialogues between and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002
The Islamic communities need different sources to form the minds and souls of the people. The mass media and the preachers who are aware of the realities of life and the truths of the religion have a very important role to play. The mass media should give opportunity to the scholars and clergymen...
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
The article is based on two interviews with Dr. Tareq Mitri, a Lebanese professor and the head of the Islamic-Christian dialogue section at the World Council of Churches [and member of the Board of Advisors of AWR] and Coptic researcher Samir Marcos, counselor of inter-civilizational dialogue...
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2003
The author recounts historical events that show conflicts between Islam and the West. He believes that it is natural that the two groups are in conflict.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2005
The current stage of our nation’s history requires objectiveness, transparency and truth more than any personal, partisan, or sectarian interests. Discussing the Egyptian opposition abroad, questions arise, pertaining to reasons, legitimacy, allegiance, and interests.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 4, 2003
Arab media are voicing their frustration about president Bush’s campaign against terrorism that resembles medieval crusaders. Bush is using more religion in his vocabulary than most if any current heads of state of Muslim countries. This is putting pressure on them to use more Muslim religious...
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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.