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Date of source: Saturday, July 9, 2005
The women leading men in prayers; the odd interpretations of al-Nisā’ [Women] chapter of the Qur’ān, regarding the guardianship of the men over women; the desertion and the claim that God, god forbidden, is biasing for men because He is a male, all these controversies that have triggered uproar...
Date of source: Saturday, June 25, 2005 to Friday, July 1, 2005
Egyptians are distinctively characterized by social and cultural pluralism as well as tolerance. The Faculty of Arts, Cairo University, has carried out a detailed study prepared by three sociologists; Dr. Ashraf ‘Abd al-Wahhāb, Dr. Hasan Hanafī and Dr. Muhammad al-Jawharī.
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
Al-Arabi reprinted the text of an article by Dr. Naser Hamid Abu Zeid in the Lebanese magazine “Al-Adab” [literature], under the title “Censorship in Egypt.” It shows that there is a continuous censorship over Egyptian minds, starting with the press and ending with scientific research and artistic...
Date of source: Friday, November 22, 2002
Summary of the Ph.D. thesis of Revd. Dr. Wolfram Reiss about the Sunday School movement in the Coptic Orthodox Church with a focus on the role of Pope Shenouda III and Father Matta el-Meskeen and the place of the church in a Muslim society. Reiss´ study provides an excellent insight into the...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2002
This significant study of the history and of the spiritual and educational rôles of the Sunday School Movement in the reawakening of the Coptic Church ought to be seen as a basic text for all those interested in the Coptic Church of the 20th century. For an unbiased understanding of the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 31, 2002 to Friday, September 6, 2002
A professor at Cairo University expresses her sadness at the fact that hijab became widespread among female students. She believes that there are unannounced, but highly organized, institutions that brainwash those girls in order to make them wear the hijab or niqab [face cover].
Date of source: Wednesday, August 7, 2002
Watani reports that the Holy Virgin was said to have appeared in a building belongs to the Bishopric of Giza in the Omrania district, Cairo. The building Watani mentions is the church of the Holy Virgin and Archangel Surial church. Abuna Mikhail of the church says the Holy Virgin appeared in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2002
Dr. Nasr Abu-Zayd was awarded the Freedom of Worship Prize by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Organization. At first he was hesitant about accepting this prize, fearing that he may be accused of becoming an agent for the West. However the author encouraged him to accept it as it is an...
Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2002
The article is a letter from a Muslim man speaking about his good and strong relationship with his Christian friend. The two friends who do everything together never asked each other about their different religions because they never felt that they were different. They want to build together their...
Date of source: Saturday, May 25, 2002
The motivation, objectives and program of an RNSAW workshop for Egyptian journalists in cooperation with the Al-Ahram Institute for Regional Journalism. The workshop is financed by the Dutch Embassy and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and covers human rights issues, women, Western and Arab media, freedom...
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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.