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Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2013
A number of Coptic activists have started a campaign on social networking sites titled, “No to inviting the killers to the Cathedral”. The campaign was launched in order to demand that the Church reconsider inviting President Muḥammad Mursī, Prime Minister Hishām Qandīl, and speaker of the Shūrā...
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2013
The World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Dr Olav Fykse Tveit has given an exclusive interview with the newspaper al-Akhbār. In the interview he said that Christians have long been part of the social and religious fabric of Egypt, and that it was in everyone’s interests to create a...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
After the Easter celebrations, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II will leave for his first visit to the Diaspora churches in Europe. His trip will start with a visit to Italy and then to the Vatican, where he will meet the new Vatican Pope Francis I. A source of the Church revealed that Pope Tawadros...
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The 1967 Six Day War with Israel changed the face of Coptic pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2013
“Declaration on the Relation of the Church to Non-Christian Religions”, Vatican II, Nostra Aetate, 28 October, 1965, Article 3.
“The Church has also a high regard for the Muslims. They worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2012
Arab-West Report advocates accurate reporting about Islam and the different streams that exist among Muslims, including Salafīs who indeed often have been misrepresented in various media. On the other hand Arab-West Report expects that Muslim authors and leaders present an accurate picture of...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2012
With a touch of humor throughout, Mgr. Michael Fitzgerald introduced his role as the Vatican Ambassador to Egypt to a delegation of mostly Catholic Austrian students and professors from the University of Vienna. This visit was organized by Arab-West Report and was also attended by some staff and...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
The Vatican apostolic delegate to Egypt says that the Vatican is independent from Italy although it is located in Italy. He speaks about the relations between Egypt and the Vatican. He highlights the importance of dialogue and the role the Vatican plays on the international level.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2001
The Italian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia was recalled after declaring his conversion to Islam. Some Italian newspapers explain that the reason behind the recall is to question the ambassador’s motives for conversion. Other newspapers speculated that due to the racist attitude of the European public...
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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.