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Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
The consultant Maḥmūd al-Khudarī comments on what happened during the annual conference held by Egypt’s Society for Culture and Dialogue on May 13, 2007.
Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
Jalā’ Jāb Allāh writes about the idea of politicizing religion. “I completely object to the expression of ‘political Islam’ or the concept of politicizing religion in general,” Jalā’ Jāb Allāh said, “As I believe that politicizing religion is not a heavenly order. On the contrary, it depends on the...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2007
The Iraqi Shī‘ah protest against the Egyptian government and threaten to organize demonstrations, following the government’s rejection to authorize them to build a Shiite mosque. While the Iraqi Shiites ask for their freedom of creed, an Egyptian security source asserts that there is no separation...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The prominent Egyptian intellectual Tareq Heggy wrote about a number of topics related to the developments in the Egyptian and Arab arenas, showing his impressions and opinions on these critical issues.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author criticizes the Libyan President al-Qadhdhāfī’s attacks against Christianity, calling for the respect of each others right to differ as the basis for a constructive inter-religious dialogue.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The author speaks about Christians’ conditions in the Middle East. He recommends that Arab countries should avoid religious discrimination and fanaticism in order to provide a secure and peaceful existence for Arab Christians. Those countries should also attempt to establish mutual understanding...
Date of source: Friday, June 1, 2007
While the Arab region has had pluralist societies for a long time, political transformation, particularly what is occurring in Iraq, has awakened sectarian and ethnic intolerance.
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
The author considers the phenomenon of Islamophobia in the West. He provides examples of incidents that may have further fueled this phenomenon, including the incident of the “flying imāms,” where a U.S. Airways flight in Minneapolis was temporarily grounded after passengers reported six Muslims...
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Mulhim al-‘Isawī writes a feature about Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī. Al-‘Isawī investigates al-Qaradāwī’s relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood, provides a brief biography and some of al-Qaraḍāwī’s most notable Fatwás, his attacks on the Azhar, and support for Ḥizb Allāh.
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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.