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Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2005
The division among NGOs that received the one-million-dollar grant from the US Embassy in Cairo with the aim of monitoring presidential elections became stronger.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies held a
conference about political reform in the Arab world in which the issues of democracy, political
reform, changing the constitution and the freedom of creating political parties were discussed.
The final statement proposed forming an...
Date of source: Monday, August 30, 2004
Journalists are now among those who are most frequently called up to the judge’s chambers. In
the past two months, 28 complaints have been filed against journalists in addition to 400 other
complaints that are under investigation.
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
The Ibn Khaldoun Center opened its doors for the thinker Gamal Al-Banna, the author of the
book Mas’ouleyit fashal al-dawla al-Islamiya fil asr Al-hadith [The responsibility of the failure
of the Islamic State in the modern era], whose banning was recommended by the Islamic Research
Institute....
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 2004
The issue of “freedom of expression” has resurfaced after [Egyptian] writer Usama Anwar Okasha attributed to Amr Ibn Al-’Aas, one of Prophet Muhammad’s Companions, some traits disagreeing with honesty and exemplary behavior. Religious scholars in Egypt were disturbed, and decided to take the issue...
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 2004
Last week’s conference held by the Ibn Khaldoun Center
for Development Studies on "Islam and reform" has triggered a deep crisis between the Center and
Grand Imam of the Azhar Sheikh Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi following his remarks hitting at the
conference.
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Chairman of Ibn Khaldoun Center, could have been the best
contemporary sociologist known during the final quarter of the twentieth century, but it seems
his talent and academic adeptness were functioning as keys for political fame.
Date of source: Sunday, January 25, 2004
The article reports about a
decision by the US Senate to offer $1 million to the Ibn Khaldoun Center headed by Dr. Saad Eddin
Ibrahim on an annual basis.
Well-informed sources made it clear that the funds will not be
cut from the annual aid given to Egypt, as has been reiterated already.
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
I
conducted this interview with Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim almost two months ago, but it was not
complete. The atmosphere was very tense because he considered the questions a sort of an insult
to him. Dr. Ibrahim calls for freedom and democracy all the time, so how can he get angry at a
question,...
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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.