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Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2006
The author discusses the prevalence of rumors in Egypt and how often the consequences of such rumors are more serious than their original cause. He notes the work of Drs. Hulsman in researching the factual events of claims of Christian persecution and Muslim outrage and in providing an electronic...
Date of source: Thursday, July 27, 2006
Sawt al-Azhar extends its sincere congratulations on the safe return of Pope Shenouda III from a trip
abroad for medical treatment.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The author criticizes calls made by Islamic writer Dr. Muhammad ‘Umāra for the return of an Islamic caliphate under the Muslim Brotherhood. He cites opinions by some scholars who argue that the caliphate belongs only to the history books and can never be applied in contemporary times.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
The author reflects on the importance of the book ‘Life of Anthony’ by St. Athanasius. He asserts that this “masterpiece of Christian literature” should be included in the public curriculum of subjects such as languages, literature, history, anthropology, international studies, or religious studies...
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The author reviews the history of the Azhar University. He argues that the university still exists in the world of knowledge.
Date of source: Sunday, July 23, 2006
In an
interview with a senior official from the Azhar, the author asks about the
education system and whether there had
been any attempts to ‘westernize’ it.
Date of source: Thursday, July 20, 2006
According to Muhammad Khalīl, the terms, dār
al-harb [Reviewer: abode of war] and dār al-salām [Reviewer: abode of peace] that
traditionally used to refer to lands under Muslim rule and lands outside Muslim rule respectively, are not
applicable to the modern world. The author of the article...
Date of source: Thursday, July 20, 2006
Members of Qur’ān anti- Christian group, led by a professor from the
Azhar University, were arrested by Egyptian authorities.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2006
In this interview the Vice President of the
Azhar
University, ‘Abd al-Dāyim Nusayr, discusses problems impeding the Azhar from assuming
its role as
a "ka‘ba of science" and called for amendments of laws to improve Azhar
professors’
salaries. He also confirms that the university accepts...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Dr Hulsman analyses the lecture of Pope Benedict, noting that the text showed that his lecture was unfortunate but the translation made it even worse. The report notes several translation mistakes from the original German text to English. The Arabic texts were then translations of the English....
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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.