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Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center is nowadays spreading its opinions through a series of seminars it organized under the title “Renewing Religious Discourse.” The center puts forward suspicious ideas declaring that the Islamic thought needs to be reformed because it is not based on a valid logic. Al-Liwaa’...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
The balance between Egypt’s Coptic minority and its Muslim majority is an ancient and sensitive one. According to Bishop Boutros, who is responsible for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s publications, "spirits are full of hatred. Muslims and Christians are not good to each other - and it’s hard to...
Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2004
Readers might remember the story of the church of the new town of Rihab, to which I referred a few weeks ago. On 26 April, the representatives of the Coptic Orthodox Church received the 3000 square meter plot of land allotted to the church in Rihab. The New Urban Communities Authority had...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
Last week, Al-Midan printed an article under the title “Beware ‘The passion of the Christ’” by one of those who offend religions. The writings of this person reflects the hatred and fury filling his heart. The author attacks the film regarding it an attempt to Christianize Muslims. In his attack on...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
If my colleague Hamdi Rizq had investigated the truth, he would have not written what he had written about what has been called the First Festival for Orthodox Christian Movies. The article assumes that sectarian strife took place during the film festival. But this festival had nothing of the sort...
Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2004
Those who have doubts about how committed Islamic movements are to the principle of democracy have every reason to doubt. Every single group of these Islamists has practiced bloody violence. These movements have shifted their programs after September 11. Previously, they considered, democracy,...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagui, the Minister of Tourism, stated that the ministry is currently sponsoring a policy for environmental and constructional development of sites on the route of the Holy Family that was adopted by the ministry six years ago. The project enhances the infrastructure and improves...
Date of source: Friday, May 21, 2004
The mulid [celebration] of Virgin Mary is an occasion shared by Muslims and Copts alike. According to statistics, the most recent mulid attracted more than two million visitors, including one million Muslims at least. Virgin Mary’s Mulid at Gabal Al-Teir is one of seven celebrations of the Virgin...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 26, 2004
During a televised interviews aired by Al-Jazeera satellite channel, Abdel-Khaleq, the former member of the formation committee and the guidance office of the Brotherhood discussed the stand of Al-Hudaiby toward “Ma’alem Fel-Tareeq” [Milestones], written by Sayyed Qutb and also Al-Hudaiby’s stand...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
Between 1957 and 1962, the Muslim Brotherhood members started debating the question of whether Gamal Abdel Nasser is considered a Muslim or not. Some members of the group who have escaped the arrest campaigns by Nasser in 1954, were plotting to take revenge from the blow that was dealt to them by...
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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.