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Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
News
has spread about two miracles that were carried out by the late Roman Pope John Paul II. Officers of the
Vatican are
searching for the truth of the news, saying that they will declare the late pope a "saint" if
they prove a third miracle, as
the rules of the church command.
Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2006
Explaining the broad meaning of the concept of jihād in Islām, Muslim thinker Rajab al-Bannā quoted famous British writer Karen Armstrong’s definition of it as "struggle and effort, not a synonym for holy war as Westerners define it." Ahmad ‘Izz al-Dīn al-‘Arab wrote in a short article in al-Wafd...
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The author discusses the issue of the ordination of women in various Christian denominations and traditions.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This article reviews the book, ‘Listening to Islam,’ an attempt to present Islam objectively through the eyes of four very different people, two Christian and two Muslim. The author asserts that the book is a very useful and thought provoking introduction to the problems of Christian/Muslim...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author articulates some basic rules of interfaith dialogue, which he asserts should be followed by all parties.
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
The author presents his view about the crisis
of the
Orthodox Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
The author gives an overview of Pope Benedict’s life and how he distinguished himself in the past as a powerful but controversial conservative factor in the Vatican.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 3, 2006
The
Roman Catholic Church and the BBC are involved in a
heated debate over a documentary program, which accused Pope
Benedict XVI of encouraging secrecy in dealing
with cases of clergy sexually abusing children, while he was a
cardinal. The Most Reverend Vincent Nichols,
the Archbishop of...
Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2006
The controversial Islamic writer Jamāl al-Bannā reveals his views on the reasons behind religious violence, ijtihād and Islamic conquests.
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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.