Date of source: Thursday, February 2, 2006
Egyptian Interior Minister, Habīb al-‘Ādlī speaks out on a number of controversial issues, including the surprise win of Hamās in the Palestinian parliamentary elections, claims about the deaths of 19 detainees in Egyptian prisons and the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood on the political...
Date of source: Thursday, April 6, 2006
Incidents around the Coptic Orthodox Church of al-Udaysāt.
Preparations for the visit of former Dutch Prime Minister van Agt to AWR in May.
Date of source: Monday, March 27, 2006
CIDT organizes a discussion on the subject “Freedom of expression and respect for ‘the other’. How to respond if one is offended?”
AWR providing examples of both Muslim and Christian polemics.
Former Dutch Prime Minister Prof. Dr. Andreas Van Agt is visiting Egypt in May to launch the Center for...
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
A critique of the Egyptian government’s handling of the Sudanese refugees protesting in Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, January 9, 2006
The two questions (Does the Bible contain scientific errors? and: Has the text of the Bible been corrupted?) are asked in different contexts and have different aims; therefore they should be distinguished. They reveal different stances on critical methodology of modern science applied to sacred...
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2006
Articles that give a good insight into some frequent misunderstandings in Arab-West relations.
A Christian play in Alexandria, advising Christians in a crude way not to convert to Islam, was followed by Muslim demonstrations and violence.
Date of source: Friday, October 7, 2005
There is no indication on the ground that Turkey represents a bridge, since its relations with the Muslim world, namely its neighbors Iran, Iraq and Syria, are still at a low level, and moreover, Turkey plays a marginal role in the current Islamic culture and literature.
Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
‘Amr Khālid has had a remarkable march to fame as a dā‘iya.
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2004
Every parable tells a truth about God and ourselves. The parable shows that for God all people, regardless of religion, nationality or whatever else, are important, there are no people without name.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, grand imam of the Azhar, followed the lecture of Archbishop Rowan Williams with a number of comments. I made notes and made this overview which should be seen as a paraphrase of the words of the grand imam.