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Date of source: Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Muhammad al-Harīrī reports on the Vienna municipality’s celebrations of the new Muslim Hijrī year, the first-ever celebration of its kind in a European country, and notes the votes a Muslim received in the latest Austrian parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 2004
In his study “Responding to Christians until the fourth hejri [Islamic calendar] century,” Abdel Meguid Al-Sharafy named more than 60 books and research papers to respond to Christians and argue with them. This file examines past confrontations [between Islam and Christianity] and studies the...
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
In the first meeting between Islam and Christianity, when Prophet Muhammad received a
delegation of Nagran Christians in al-Madīna al-Munawara in the 10th Hijrī year,
Islam’s respect for Christians’ sanctuaries was clear especially in how to deal with members of
other faiths.
- See art. 5:...
Date of source: Saturday, February 5, 2005
If we scrutinize carefully the verses of the Holy Qur’ān, we will notice that God places men and women on equal footing concerning duties and rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
In an interview with al-Qāhira, Dr. Henry Amīn, a well-known dermatologist and a member of the Permanent Committee of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities, calls for the separation of Coptic Antiquities.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi expressed the opinion that giving fatwas to Muslims, regarding their personal and general affairs is not limited to the Mufti and that all scholars share this with him. The Mufti believes that all Muslim scholars are allowed to give fatwas, but there are guidelines. He said...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
The picture of linking the face of Egyptians to the Sunna, the head to the Shi’a, the heart to the Copts, and the bones to the Pharaohs, is said to be a tool to divide the nation. It focuses attention on differences and not similarities. Pope Shenouda III believes that Copts will be happier and...
Date of source: Friday, January 12, 2001
When Muslims conquered Egypt, they realized that the most dangerous issue in Egypt during the Byzantine rule was religion and interference in the Egyptian’s faith. Muslim politicians started to establish the principle declared by the Qur’an that is there is no compulsion in religion. The result was...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 29, 2000
[Translator’s note: All Translation of verses from the Qur’an are taken from The Koran Interpreted, Arthur J. Arberry, Oxford University Press, 1964.]
Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin stressed that the Azhar did not do an act of courtesy in its report on his book "My Father Adam". He declared his opposition...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2000
Who is behind ignoring the opinion of the Mufti of Egypt [an official who gives his religious opinions based on Islamic law and logical measurement] in the matter of the novel "A Banquet for the Seaweed"? Why was he silent? Why did the government not ask his opinion, although it has asked the...
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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.