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Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
Five
Scandinavian
tourists, including three Norwegians and two Swedes [Reviewer: No names mentioned] have been
accused of blasphemy
on their holiday in Egypt for circumambulating a statue of a mermaid located in a town
square in Hurghada, in an
attempt to parody Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca....
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2006
While Western countries do not fear the veil on television, Egyptian television still deals with the hijāb as it was shameful, according to the authors who believe that presenters should be chosen according to their capabilities not appearances.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 4, 2006
An interview with Egyptian artist Farīd Fādil, including discussion of his views on Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt, ’Christian art’ and Leonardo da Vinci and the controversial book, ’The Da Vinci Code’.
Date of source: Friday, December 12, 2003
The author comments on the reactions of Jews towards displaying the book “The Protocols of the Elders of Zion” in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the decision of the library to withdraw it. He believes that Israel does not leave any chance without exploiting it for more gain. All the time, it...
Date of source: Saturday, May 3, 2003
The writer interviewed Dr. Essam Al-Erian, one of the middle-generation leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood. The conversation focused on the meeting of Muslim Brothers and European Diplomatic representatives that was held in the Swiss Club.
Date of source: Saturday, May 25, 2002
The European Observatory of Racist Phenomenon stated that Muslims living in the European Union have faced mounting attacks since the events of September 11. It pointed out that the crisis in the Middle East had caused a wave of anti-Semitism. The observatory detailed the attacks on Muslims in the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2002
The Swedish authorities had received three written guarantees from Egypt before handing over the Egyptian fundamentalist leader Ahmed Agiza. The first is that Agiza will not be tortured when he comes back to Egypt, the second guarantee is that Agiza will be re-prosecuted by non-military courts. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
European Union (EU) foreign policy commissioner Javier Solana had talks with Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak over ways of protecting religious symbols and beliefs as part of his efforts to defuse the crisis. During his visit to Egypt, the second leg of his tour of Arab and Muslim nations in the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Certain parties have managed to dominate the minds of some Europeans and bring them into a state of genuine panic about losing their national identity at the hands of what they called the Islamic cultural invasion. This has been one effective result of the boycott against Denmark following the...
Date of source: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Recently a Calcutta court has lifted a ban, imposed by the Bangladeshi authorities, on a book by Taslima Nasrin. The Bangladeshi court considered the book offensive to Muslims.
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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.