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Date of source: Friday, July 23, 1999
Jordan’s main Islamist opposition, emboldened by success in countrywide local elections, urged the government last week to widen the country’s fledgling democracy. The IAF swept to victory in extended local elections in three of the kingdom’s main cities of Irbid, Zarqa and Russeifa, where they had...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999 to Wednesday, July 28, 1999
The results of last week’s municipal elections, in which Islamists won main municipalities, showed that the relationship between the government and opposition parties is on the mend. The results, which were released on Friday following a one-day extension of the vote due to low turnout, were...
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
Only in legend were the Crusaders chivalrous knights. In reality, they were ruthless invaders who hacked a bloody trail through the Holy Land in their quest to capture Jerusalem. But they left behind an impressive archaeological legacy.
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
The Crusades are celebrating their 900 anniversary. The 900th anniversary of the First Crusade is important because of the enduring misconceptions about each other that have been foisted upon Muslims and Christians alike through the endless retelling of events which writers have emptied entirely...
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2016
Israeli militants are raising funds to rebuild a Jewish temple on a site now occupied by Al Aqsa Mosque in east Jerusalem, the Haaretz newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Jewish radicals held a secret fund-raising meeting in a Jerusalem hotel several weeks ago and plan to hold further conferences to...
Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 1999
The latest news says the Israelis have produced a new perverted version of the New Testament. They have perverted and changed a lot of verses according to their own interests. These perversions aim at declaring the Jews innocent from the blood of Christ.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 1999
The Archimandrite, Dr. Atalah Hanna, from the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, discussed in his meeting with Al-Ahali newspaper the Christians’ pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the conditions of the Church and Christians under Israeli rule.
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 1999
Excavations began two years ago at Wadi Kharrar and quickly established the existence of hermit dwellings contemporary with Jesus Christ in hills overlooking the springs which feed the valley. It is in the calm, freshwater of those springs, two kilometres east of the Jordan River, that...
Date of source: Thursday, July 15, 1999 to Wednesday, July 21, 1999
Jordan has embarked on a campaign to shut down the Islamic opposition Hamas movement, diplomats said. The diplomats said King Abdullah has ordered a crackdown on the activities of Hamas and is seeking to expel its leadership. The move has been urged by the United States, the diplomats said, which...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 1999
An unknown Jew recently wrote a letter to The Jerusalem Post abusing European heads of states with the typical distorted view of history. The letter carried the headline "An Open Letter to the American President - We will take revenge upon Killer Arabs" was signed by one Hana Gore.
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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.