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Date of source: Friday, March 28, 2003
The statement of the Islamic Research Institute calling for jihad against the US for its war on Iraq raises the anger of Muslims and Copts in Egypt and Christian churches outside Egypt. This is because it describes the US war as a new crusade. As a result, the Sheikh of the Azhar recommended the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 29, 2003
Comment on demonstrations in Egypt and reports in Egyptian press about the war in Iraq.
Reporting about the war in Iraq.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 9, 2004
The article is an interview with Egyptian Minister of Education Dr. Hussein Kamel Bahaa Eddin. The interview discusses a number of issues such as whether the U.S. interfered in [Egypt’s] educational curricula, whether religious extremist factions have succeeded in penetrating the teaching ranks,...
Date of source: Friday, March 19, 2004
In an interview with his Eminence Dr. Muhammad Al-Mokhtar Muhammad Al-Mahdy, Director General of Shariya [Shari’a-based] NGOs, and professor in Al-Azhar University, talked about many issues of concern to Muslims. Among these issue are the crisis of the Islamic world, the concept of jihad , the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2004
A Brussels-based European Institution called Hommes des Paroles or Men of the Words [Editor: We could not find a website of this organization], will hold a press conference in Brussels on the 24th of this month to discuss the details of the first conference of imams and rabbis from all over the...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
The Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments] put new conditions on building mosques. The conditions for building mosques include that the residential area be in real need of building a mosque. A minimum of 500 meters should separate one mosque from another. The conditions also include that anyone who...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
The article is about educational curricula of the Shari’a in Saudi Arabia which have been reformed. The author presents the opinions and arguments of those who are in favor of the Saudi move and those who are against it.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
Giuseppe Pisanu, the Italian Minister of Interior, announced an anti-terrorism strategy, which he will submit to the parliament in the coming days. The Minister called the new strategy “The policy of dialogue and the iron fist,” meaning that Italy would open its arms to honorable Muslims who come...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
Eton College decided to appoint a Muslim imam to teach its students Islam. The Muslim imam is an Oxford University graduate, and many people welcome his appointment as they think that it is a positive initiative.
The College already has a Catholic priest, four evangelical pastors, and a Jewish...
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 2004
The prominent television preacher has been hiding for more than three months. He reappeared in Al-Sayd Sports Club to start practicing his hobbies once again. He feels that people have not believed what happened [that he had lured a monaqaba women into cohabitating with him]. The crime committed...
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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.