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Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2005
We are facing a current phenomenon about the appearance of religious parties clad in political attire during a fragile time of political reform
Date of source: Tuesday, September 18, 2001
The German Pontifical Mission Aid Society Missio organized a two-day conference with the title "Persecuted Christians? Analysis from Asia and Africa." Missio invited representatives from Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria, the Lebanon, Iraq and Egypt to their conference who asked for care in using the word ’...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood stated that the group is not seeking power but only wants the Islamic Shari’a [law] to be enforced. He added that the aim of their activities in professional syndicates is not a matter of control. It is a democratic thing to have if the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
This is the full text of an article written for Christianity Today in the US. It gives an overview of the Egyptian responses against the visit of a delegation of the US Commission for on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Many church leaders and observers believe the American focus on...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2000
The village of Demtawa, which is one of the villages of the governorate of Al-Bahari, has a story with the Jews. In this village is the tomb of Abu Hasera which receives many pilgrims each year to celebrate the anniversary of his birth. What we want to know is the truth of Abu Hasera. Was he really...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
Catholics in Egypt are waiting for the visit of Pope John Paul II during the period from February 24-26. The visit represents an extraordinary event in the history of the Egyptian Catholic Church that contains seven different Catholic denominations, most prominent of which is the Catholic Copts...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 1999
A nearly forgotten people of the book, the Sabaean sect in Iraq adheres to its traditions while stressing what it has in common with Islam. They prefer to call themselves mindaa’ii "those who know", or Mandaeans, from manda, their word for temple.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 1999
The RNSAW has made excerpts of the annual report on International Religious Freedom for 1999 with a focus on religious freedom in the Arab World; Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Authority, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab...
Date of source: Thursday, July 1, 1999
Pope John Paul II said in a letter on Wednesday he intended to make a major pilgrimage to the Holy Land, starting from Jordan, to mark the Great Jubilee of the year 2000.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 1999
More than pride, more than honesty, more than anything a man might do, female chastity is seen in the Arab world as an indelible line, the boundary between respect and shame. An unchaste woman, it is sometimes said, is worse than a murderer, affecting not just one victim, but her family and her...
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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.