Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
Mustafā Mahmoud illustrates the importance of the latest visit of Mubārak to the Vatican, and states the stances of the Vatican towards the Palestinian cause, terrorism, and the offensive cartoons.
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2007
In al-Musawwar magazine’sinterview with the grand Shaykh of the Azhar, Sayyid Muhammad Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh Ṭanṭāwī expressed his opinion and attitude on all the issues on the Arab and Islamic scenes.
Date of source: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Vatican-Israeli relations have been stable since October 28, 1965, when Pope Paul VI stated that not all Jews should be blamed for Jesus’ death. However, a problem has recently arisen between the Vatican and Israel because Pope Benedict XVI failed to mention Israel among his list of countries who...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
The Vatican accused Israel of purposefully distorting Pope Benedict XVI’s last Sunday sermon. It expressed its deep shock at the Israeli reaction to the Pope’s words concerning the recent terrorist attacks that have occurred in different parts of the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI has declared that the recent terrorist attacks have nothing to do with Islam, which advocates religious tolerance.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 7, 2006
Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten reiterated its apology to the Muslim world over the cartoons it had published on September 30, 2005, which nourished antagonistic sentiments against Denmark. However, the newspaper editor Carsten Juste refused to pledge to not publish any more articles or cartoons...
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
The Vatican and the Jews are seeking to include the Muslims in their interfaith dialogues. The idea was tabled for discussion but no conclusions have been reached yet.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
In a September 2005 seminar on Islam, Pope Benedict XVI rejected Fazlur Rahman’s [1919-1988] call for a thorough reinterpretation of the Qur’ān, stating that Qur’ān cannot be modified.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
After an elaborate praise of the pope the author lists violence directed against Copts. He rejected Egyptian media coverage that often describes violence as "unfortunate incidents,” "a clash provoked by both sides” and "acts of violence carried out by extremists from both sides”. Not once did they...
Date of source: Friday, October 14, 2005
The Egyptian Catholic Church has denied a statement by the Roman Catholic Church stating that parts of the Holy Bible are not actually true.