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Date of source:
From his jail in the United States, Shaykh Omar Abdel
Rahman, the spiritual leader of al-
Gamaa’t al-Islāmīyah in Egypt, issued a controversial statement, in
which he withdrew his support for their initiative to
abandon violence. This initiative was originally
launched in July 1997.
Date of source:
In the past some Copts have
been complaining that the Egyptian press has not given
(enough) attention to Christian religious feasts. This is why we have
listed the articles related to
Easter.
Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2006
Explaining the broad meaning of the concept of jihād in Islām, Muslim thinker Rajab al-Bannā quoted famous British writer Karen Armstrong’s definition of it as "struggle and effort, not a synonym for holy war as Westerners define it." Ahmad ‘Izz al-Dīn al-‘Arab wrote in a short article in al-Wafd...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Pope Shenouda underwent successful surgery on his spine. The
Egyptian permanent ambassador to the United States and the Egyptian general consul in New York visited Pope
Shenouda to deliver President Mubarak’s and the whole Egyptian people’s greetings.
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci dies at the age of 77 putting an
end to a voice
against Islam and Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author discusses serious threats to freedom of expression.
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
Reflections on the life of Bishop Samuel on the 25th anniversary of his death.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2006
This article says that the American
“‘Azzām” is originally
Adam Gadahn who was recruited by two al-Qā‘idah
operatives.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
A diplomatic tug-of-war has erupted between Syria and The
Netherlands following the alleged abduction of two Dutch children by their Syrian father in August 2004.
Dutch
Foreign Minister Bernard Bot refused an invitation from his Syrian counterpart, Walīd al-
Mu‘allim, to visit Syria to discuss...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
This article discusses violence in Islam from the Caliph ‘Uthmān Ibn
‘Ufān to
the Muslim Brotherhood. Religion and holy texts have been taken as pretexts to commit
murder in the name of
God and Islam.
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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.