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Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
The author says that Nobel laureate Najīb Mahfouz was sued for adding to the list of God’s Fairest Names. He added that the lawyer also demanded the separation of Mahfouz from his wife, like the case of Islamic thinker Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abu Zayd.
Date of source: Monday, January 30, 2006
A supplement by independent newspaper Sawt al-Umma, January 30, 2006, reviewed three prohibited books. The first two books dealt with thorny issues in Islam and Christianity while the third one discussed sexual intercourse in very obscene details.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Political analyst, researcher, author and executive editor of the Egyptian weekly Watanī International Majdī Khalīl, known for his books on citizenship rights, civil society and the position of minorities in the Middle East, speaks out many on Coptic grievances to al-Dustour.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Through stressing that sectarian sedition in Egypt is an affair that has to be solved by the Egyptians themselves, including an increased involvement of Egypt’s Copts, the author of the article addresses his message to all Egyptians.
Date of source: Thursday, January 26, 2006
Khālid Bura‘ī presents a list of banned books in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 18, 2006
The author argues that Arab writings about the West and westerners are of vital importance for Arab and Muslims and for the Americans and Europeans too, but a problem arises when they are used to cast doubt over the idea of democracy itself and to replace it with despotism and totalitarianism.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 24, 2006
AWR’s American intern writes about 220 years of religious freedom in the U.S., arguing that one standard must be applied to all.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
Recent U.S. statements have described some Arab leaders as lacking in political adeptness and described others as failing to make required political and economic growth in their countries, while at the same time, the U.S. is allying with Islamists.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
The author states that a report being distributed by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo speaks of "criminal Muslim gangs" that attack Coptic churches, run over Christian children with motorbikes and force Christian women to convert to Islam conspiring to disrupt national unity in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006 to Friday, January 13, 2006
In this article, author Sāmih Fawzī is criticizing Syndicate of Journalists and its Freedoms Committee Chairman Muhammad ‘Abd al-Quddous for inviting and honoring Abu Islām Ahmad ‘Abd Allāh, the owner of a web site that wages severe attacks on Christians and their beliefs.
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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.