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Date of source: Friday, October 8, 1999
Iraq’s leading Christian cleric said Wednesday he believed Pope John Paul II remained committed to a controversial millennium pilgrimage to Iraq and that he expected him to meet President Saddam Hussein.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 1999
Last week the United States State Department issued its first annual Report on International Religious Freedom, documenting the American view of the state of religious freedom or persecution in most countries around the world. This noble aim, however, is not well served by the chosen means.
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 1999
Before Israel released the first group of Palestinian prisoners in accordance with the revised Wye River accord, the Israeli Supreme Court’s ruled that the interrogation methods employed Israel’s Shin Bet security agency constituted torture and were thus illegal. The article concludes that the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 1999
Jordan called on world leaders Monday to help combat what it called Islamophobia, the attempt to depict Muslims as extremists to justify discrimination against them.
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 1999
Opposition to Pope John Paul’s possible trip to Iraq widened Thursday when Iraqi dissident groups joined the United States and Jewish leaders in expressing concern about the visit.
Date of source: Thursday, September 2, 1999 to Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Intention of Pope John Paul II to visit Iraq, among other countries in the Middle East, for millennium celebrations, has been known for over a year. But this week the United States made its disapproval of the impending trip public as it has become clear that the Vatican organizers are going ahead...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 1999
Pope John Paul II will make a "pilgrimage" in Iraq at the beginning of December and will meet President Saddam Hussein, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch Raphael Bidawid said on August 27. "The dates have not yet been fixed but the visit will take place between December 2 and 5," the Baghdad-based...
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 1999 to Wednesday, September 1, 1999
A year after Washington launched a deadly missile strike on Afghanistan, the target, alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden, remains at large while Afghans continue to live under threat of further strikes.
Date of source: Friday, August 27, 1999
Islamist sheikh Gamal Qutb condemned Naguib Mahfouz and Nasr Abu Zeid and declared their thoughts contradictory to Islam. He criticized the use of their books in universities. Sheikh Qutb anticipated that Islam will predominate in America and Europe soon.
Date of source: Thursday, August 12, 1999 to Wednesday, August 18, 1999
A London-based Islamist militant has threatened reprisals against Yemen after eight Muslim Britons and two Algerians were found guilty of plotting to bomb Aden and sentenced to jail terms ranging from three to seven years.
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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.