Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2006
Transcript of a speech presented by William Dalrymple at the American University in Cairo, highlighting his experiences traveling to Christian Holy sites throughout the Middle East, as well as his personal interpretation of political Islām. He includes references to both historical and present day...
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The appointment of a female leader in the Episcopal Church ignites controversy
in
Christian circles. Coptic clergymen argue that the ordination of a woman is unacceptable, while clergymen in the
U.S.
defend their decision of appointing a female.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
‘Alā’ Bayyūmī
discusses Walter Russell
Mead’s article ’God’s country,’ published in September 2006 by the Foreign Affairs
magazine of
the Council on Foreign Relations.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The authors
criticize the silence of key religious institutions in Egypt over recent events in Lebanon.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 24, 2006
The article deals with religious reform in the Arab
world as a first step on the road to
progress amidst formidable problems concerning national income, unemployment,
poverty, illiteracy and lack
of basic education for children.
Date of source: Monday, May 22, 2006
Salāma continues his review of a German congress about the dialogue of
cultures, and more
specifically, about the separation of state and religion and the role of religion in
democracy.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The
author speaks in this article about a
religious revival in Germany and the relationship between the
secularist society there and religious
institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2006
Relations between the Anglican church and some Jews are strained after a vote in the Church of England’s General Synod concerning investment in companies profiting from Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories, in particular Caterpillar Inc., an American machinery company.
Date of source: Saturday, April 15, 2006
The speech of Mr. Tjeerd de Zwaan, Dutch ambassador to Egypt, on ’Freedom of expression and respect for the other. How to respond if one is offended.’
Date of source: Wednesday, April 5, 2006
The speaker of the Italian Senate,
Marcello Pera has launched a train called “The West Express” with the aim of warning Christian Europe against what
he describes as the Islamic threat.