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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: Sunday, October 22, 2006
The last two years witnessed increasing Western attacks on Islam. Muslim reactions, however, in many cases Muslims violent reactions, enforced the negative image of Islam. Nevertheless, some Muslim intellectuals called for peaceful reactions through changing the violent image of Islam by showing...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
Western history is full of falsifications against
Islam. The real conflict is not between
Muslims and Christians of the region, but between the West and the Islamic
orient.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
This article discusses the political influence of key church figures.
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2006
The review deals with varied opinions about Pope Benedict XVI’s remarks
considered offensive in Muslim and
Arab countries amidst calls to expel the papal nuncio in Egypt and put the
interfaith dialogue with the
Vatican on the back burner.
Date of source: Friday, September 22, 2006
The review considers a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and the
ambassadors of Muslim
and Arab nations to the Holy See, in which the pontiff affirmed his respect for all
religions, particularly
Islam, and called for continuing the Muslim-Christian dialogue. He described this as of
vital...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 1997
Gamal Asa’ad
discusses the role of the Arab Christians, and Samuel Huntington’s clash of civilizations.
He rejects
outside interference in the affairs of the Copts suggesting that such interference is for the benefit of
the
US and is carried out on the pretext of protecting the human rights...
Date of source: Thursday, August 21, 1997
(2) The pope working on the issue of equality
between
Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary!(3) A large campaign to win a public approval ... sectarian
disputes yet to come (4) America asks why the Virgin Mary is so loved, so sacred, and so
influential?(5) Four hundred appearances of the Virgin Mary...
Date of source: Thursday, August 10, 2006
Riyād Sayf al-Dīn interviews the Catholic Patriarch in Egypt on issues to do
with the church’s
religious and political role, its stance on the ‘Da Vinci Code’ film and the war in Lebanon and
on dialogue
between Christian denominations and with other religions.
Date of source: Sunday, August 6, 2006
The author reflects on the life and experiences of Michael Fitzgerald, the new Apostolic Nuncio to Egypt and the Roman Catholic delegate to the League of Arab States and the significant future contributions he can make to Christian-Muslim dialogue.
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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.