Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2000
Editorial Board RNSAW:Drs. Cornelis Hulsman had been invited to give a lecture on his work for the RNSAW at a conference on "Media and Interreligious Dialogue" in Vienna, Austria on November 8 and 9. The conference had been organized by the International Press Institute in Vienna, the Department of...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 1, 2000
Dr. Watson wrote for the RNSAW is widely used and admired by those concerned with the study of Islam and Christianity. No other similar service is available in the West. Watson wrote the international context of the RNSAW is most significant because of Professor Samuel P. Huntington’s thesis on the...
Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
After Friday prayers, a an old man asked the Sheikh of the Azhar "Why did you not speak to the worshipers about Jihad to liberate Palestine?" The Sheikh replied, "You [plural] go and make Jihad" and pushed away the man violently. Then he said to the Sheikh, "The Aqsa Mosque is burning, it is...
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 1998
This is the full text of the summary published in Watani, April 26, 1998
Date of source: Thursday, September 14, 2000
The Al-Midan article of September 5 in the RNSAW [week 36A, art. 17] mistakes Pius the Fourth for Pius the Ninth. When this pope referred to the Jews as ’dogs’ , he was following the general trend of anti-Semitism in the history of the Churches.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 1, 2000
In this article, the Revd. Dr. John H. Watson comments on Adel Hamouda’s article on father Matta el-Meskeen that was published in Al-Arabi of July 23, 2000. Watson believes Hamouda’s article "is an extraordinarily interesting article for all who are concerned with the life of the Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Friday, May 26, 2000
The presidency of the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue, and the official Islamic institutes in Morocco, Jordan and Saudi Arabia, are working together to stimulate the Vatican to present the Muslims an official apology. The reason behind asking such an apology, is the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2000
After viewing the document, the Azhar’s committee for dialogue officially requested the Pontifical council for inter-religious dialogue to make an addition to the agenda of the joint committee of the Azhar and the Vatican. The additional item is "discussion of our request for fair and objective...
Date of source: Sunday, April 16, 2000
Nasr presents Shenouda’s opinions on various Jewish-Christian and Israeli-Arab issues. Shenouda voiced these opinions while meeting with journalistic writer Sana’ Al-Said. Rather than trying to embellish his words, Shenouda presented his views in a series of abrupt statements, which Al-Said then...
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2000 to Friday, April 14, 2000
Mr. Alber Azer Bareh presented his second complaint against Mr. Youssef Sidhom, the editor-in-chief of "Watani" newspaper because the attitudes of Watani affect social peace and the patriotic unity. He said that all the Muslims and Christians are enjoying freedom in the age of President Mubarak. He...