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Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The following article presents the second in a series discussing the “talibanization” of education in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 13, 2007
While some consider the proposed anti-terrorism law a violation of an individual’s freedom and privacy, others consider this proposed constitutional text to be a means of avoiding terrorist attacks in Egypt. Arguments about citizenship and article two are still the main subjects of all debates...
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
A review of Tahar Ben Jelloun’s novel ‘This Blinding Absence of Light.’ The author of the article stresses the book’s focus on faith and compares it to some of the other artistic works mentioned in the novel itself.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, the grand Imām of the Azhar, comments on a series of articles entitled, ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ by Dr. Jabir ‘Aṣfūr, published by al-Ahram, starting on January 15, 2006.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 to Tuesday, February 17, 2004
The issue of banning the veil as well as other religious symbols at French schools and public institutions is still discussed in Arabic press. Four articles about the issue were published in al-Aḥrār, Sawt al-Azhar, Asharq al-Awsat and al-Hayat.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Prof. Andreas van Agt explained great changes in the cultural climate of north-western Europe in the pasty decades, becoming more hostile to religion and certainly not only Islām. Muslims needs to understand those changes in order to be able to respond better to European critique on Islām and the...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The article discusses the conference of ’The Minority in the Middle East’ headed by the Chief of the emigrated Copts, cĀdil Abādīr. The conference is mainly about minorities’ rights in the Middle East.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 13, 2007
The French Council for Islamic Religion [CFCM], the Grand Mosque of Paris and the Union of Islamic Organizations of France have filed a lawsuit against Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical political weekly newspaper, for reprinting the controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad on February...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Dr. Isaac Fānūs freely spoke his mind about the issues he found important. Dr. Fānūs was critical about ecclesiastical institutions and leadership, including those in his own Coptic Orthodox Church. In this interview religions are described as societal entities that humans have created and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2007
Christians have lived in the Arab world for many years, yet recently a mass exodus has been witnessed. The article considers reasons behind this exodus.
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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.