Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2005
The concept of interfaith dialogue has actually existed since the earliest days of Islam. Recently though, a new concept of intercultural dialogue has emerged.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
The secretary general of the Union of French Islamic Organizations (UOIF) Fouad Elwi held a meeting with the Representative Council of Jewish Institutions in France. The results of this session were beyond what was expected due to the atmosphere of tension that prevailed during the meeting....
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2004
Every parable tells a truth about God and ourselves. The parable shows that for God all people, regardless of religion, nationality or whatever else, are important, there are no people without name.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, grand imam of the Azhar, followed the lecture of Archbishop Rowan Williams with a number of comments. I made notes and made this overview which should be seen as a paraphrase of the words of the grand imam.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
Short summary of the sermon of Lord George Carey, on the occasion of his visit to Egypt, July, 2004 about Matthew 16: 13-17. The sermon addresses the question of who Jesus is.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
The discussion following the lecture was interesting and covering topics like dialogue, distorted reporting, church building and missionary work.
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
Two interesting comments we have found on a discussion board [http://groups.msn.com/WhatsNews/spirituality.msnw action=get_message&mview=0&ID_Message=158595&LastModified=4675469211951569132] on the lecture of Lord Carey and the BBC interview with him.
The first comment questions the...
Date of source: Friday, September 10, 2004
This lecture forms the background to Lord Carey’s lecture in July in Cairo. Lord Carey explained his purpose of seeking to build bridges of understanding between Islam and Christianity. “Compassion and understanding are the only tools to handle hatred and violence.” For understanding also critical...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2002
This is the text of a speech given by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, at Lambeth Palace at the formal signing of an agreement for dialogue between the Anglican Communion and the al-Azhar al-Sharif university in Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, September 11, 2004
Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Anglican Church of the UK, today begins his visit to Egypt in response to an invitation from both the bishop of the Anglican Church and the Grand Imam of the Azhar Dr. Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi. The two-day visit comes in the...