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Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The author examines the question of how to ensure that democracy in Middle Eastern countries does not come at the expense of secularism, personal freedoms, and equal rights for women and minorities, given that both American policy-makers and most Arabs hold to the reductionist view that democracy...
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
The article is about a reported project by the
US Embassy in Cairo
to launch a website dealing with problems facing Egyptians.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Former member of the Jihād Group and the current spokesman for Egyptian Shi’ites, Sālih al-Wardānī, denies persecution of Shi’ ites in Egypt and declares his intention to establish a Shi’ite political party.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The author argues that the fact that Islamic groups, not liberal and secular movements, are
the the big winners of the US’s efforts to promote democracy in the Middle East confuses the US
administration, and American thinktanks as well.
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The
author highlights the contradiction between the Muslim Brotherhood’s declared attitude towards Copts and the
opinions of their muftī.
Date of source: Monday, October 8, 2001
The Middle East Media Research Institute produced a report about responses in the Egyptian media to the attacks in the USA giving the impression that the Egyptian government, opposition, and independent press all celebrated the terrorist attacks on the USA. The RNSAW commented on MEMRI’s report and...
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2001
The article gives information about the geography and demography of Afghanistan and its economic indicators. This is in addition to a historical background that has to do with the Soviet occupation, the civil war and the Taliban government.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
The author believes that the Zionist Lobby, which controls the American media, was able to create a state of hostility between Islam and Christianity in the USA. He added that the attacks against Arabs and Muslims might provoke the feelings of Muslims and Arab Christians in the Arabic and Islamic...
Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2001
Terrorists involved in the attacks in America left behind copies of a document in Arabic giving them instructions for their suicide mission and preparing them spiritually for death. A copy of the document was found in luggage left behind by Muhammad Atta, suspected of organizing the attacks and...
Date of source: Saturday, September 22, 2001 to Friday, September 28, 2001
The article gives an overview of the different religious sects spread in the USA. It concentrates on the beliefs of a religious group called "Wicca," that is considered to be the fifth largest religious group in the USA." The Wicca is not known in public, because its followers hide their religion...
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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.