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The religious dimension of the war on Iraq has been and still is the focus of articles covering the war. This is in addition to news items about Kurdish Islamic groups being attacked by the US and comments on fundamentalist Islam in the light of the war. For the first time, the role of the media or...
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The overview covers different articles that deal with the role religion plays in the life of President Bush and how it impacts his foreign policy and whether the US war on Iraq is a crusade. It also refers to the theory of clashes between civilizations.
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Egyptian papers are giving much space to news about the anticipated war on Iraq.
Some articles tackle the morality of the war and others discuss the issue from a religious point of view.
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The Israeli siege of
the Church of Nativity shows that Arab Christians stand alongside Muslims in the fight against Israel. The newly
founded Christian al-Mahd [al-Mahd = nativity, named after the Church of the Nativity] organization places martyrdom
operations on their priorities list. The...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2007
The author records the Western interest of Christmas celebrations.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer
talks about how the West has transformed the celebration of Christmas
into a celebration of Santa Clause,
and it is starting to become a phenomenon in the East.
Date of source: Sunday, December 24, 2006
The writer tries to presents a Biblical chronology of the
birth of Jesus Christ to clarify the
difference between the Western and the Eastern Church calendar.
Date of source: Saturday, December 9, 2006
The author discusses the relations between Arab Muslim countries and the West and the problems with the dominant Arab interpretations of these relations.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The
article explains that Pope Shenouda is
now against reform, although he has once been one of its strongest
supporters.
Date of source: Saturday, November 25, 2006
The author shows the importance of religious renewal, differences with Europe and the reasons for
this.