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Date of source: Tuesday, January 3, 2006
In the month of January, Egyptian Christians celebrate Eastern Christmas, and Muslims celebrate the festival of ‘Īd al-Adha.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd, a celebrated modern scholar of Qur’ānic studies, who fled to the Netherlands after the Egyptian courts ordered that he be forcibly divorced from his wife on charges of apostasy, argues for reform of religious thought and an end to corruption.
Date of source: Friday, September 30, 2005
The Coptic Orthodox Church objects to the second international conference of the U.S. Copts Association scheduled for October 12 in Washington.
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Jirjis Hilmī ‘Āzir discusses the thorny issue of Egyptian Christians converting to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
Egyptian Muslim and Coptic leaders promote brotherhood between the religions by celebrating Ramadan together.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
The Qur’an is a book of religion and guidance, not one of chemistry or physics. The denial of any so-called scientific miracles is not a blasphemy because the Qur’an is not required, nor should it be required, to function as a reference in medicine or a PhD in geology.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2004
The most respectable artistic magazine in Egypt, Al-Kawakib [The Stars], published an article about the views of the new preacher Amr Khalid on art. Although superficiality of Khalid’s opinions is expected, deception is not accepted. Amr Khaled applied a cunning trick to corrupt the original...
Date of source: Saturday, October 9, 2004
The tendency among some authors to exaggerate the distinction between the West and Islam is grounded in a proposed polarity based on mutual suspicion and hatred, or on fear.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
Many Muslims believe that Christians in the West have never given up the idea of the Crusades and missionaries work hand in hand with Western imperialists. The Bishop concludes that the Crusades occurred as a result of ignorance of Christ's teachings and love. The church today views the Crusades as...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
The first meeting between the Islamic world, led by Prophet Muhammad, and the Christians was in the 10th year of the Hijra, 631 AD. Prophet Mohammed met the Christians of Najrān in the Medina Mosque where he let them pray and celebrate their Easter holiday.
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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.