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Date of source: Tuesday, June 7, 2005
Many Egyptian Copts, whether educated or illiterate, believe in the blessings of saints… A girl, although has a bachelor degree in pharmacology, keeps a glass of water mixed with sand, known as "Father Yassa’s holy sand", in her bedroom. She drinks this water everyday although these beliefs have no...
Date of source: Sunday, October 23, 2005
The application for NGO status seems to be going from postponement to postponement.
Date of source: Friday, July 1, 2005
Al Ghad newspaper wrote in its June issue that a journalist called Ulā Jalāl were "harrased by the security police" and "ayman nour's supporters rushed to save her". Ulā Jalāl denies all the previous statments.
Date of source: Saturday, July 2, 2005
Professor Bruce B. Lawrence, the head of the religions department of the Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, is the author of the book Islam Beyond Violence, in which he defended the religion many Western writers allege as one that urges believers to be extreme and violent and assault...
Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2005
The letter sent by Eric Edelman, former US Ambassador in Turkey, to the Turkish minister of religious affairs, Muhammad Eden, about Turkish anti conversion tactics, opened a hot debate about the protestant encroachment into the society and the dilemma of identity versus benefits of the European...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Dr. Otto Meinardus, member of the AWR board of advisors, passed away.
Date of source: Sunday, June 26, 2005
The People’s Assembly Religious and Social Affairs Committee debated the unified draft law on the construction of houses of worship, which was forwarded by Muhammad Guwaylī, the chairman of the Suggestions and Complaints Committee.
Date of source: Thursday, June 23, 2005
The Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Muhammad Mahdī ‘ā kif, dwelt on superstitious matters in his weekly message to the outlawed group members in a bid to convince them that "heaven would make its retaliation for the attempts to detain the leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood."
Date of source: Monday, August 15, 2005
Difficulty to obtain written and well argumented responses in Egypt to biased texts published in the West.
Date of source: Thursday, June 16, 2005
Shaykh Fawzī al-Zifzāf, head of the Azhar’s Permanent Committee for Dialogue with the Monotheistic Religions, assured that dialogue is crucial between religions since it protects the nation against misunderstanding.
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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.