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Date of source: Thursday, September 6, 2007
Rumors about Mubārak’s health spread like wildfire and created wide-ranged uproar in society. Although the role of the press in the circulation of the news was undeniable, some insist on the unwavering responsibility of official authorities in making rumors appear more credible by hesitating in...
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
In his article, Ismā‘īl Ḥusnī discusses certain issues concerning secularism in the Arab and Islamic world.
Date of source: Friday, July 6, 2007
The author disagrees with what Kamāl Abu al-Majd said in the newspapers that Islam prohibits using mosques in expressing political views.
Date of source: Monday, September 24, 2007
Fahmī Huwaydī criticizes the Egyptian governmental press for lacking transparency and bending under the pressures of the regime. He refers to media coverage of the recent events of Muslim-Christian sectarian clashes in Alexandria as a case in point.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Arab Business Channel broadcast a 20 minute interview on June 25 about AWR work and the need to improve media reporting.
Comment on Rev. Bāqī Sadaqah Girgis criticizing Fahmī Huwaydī for stating the development of a rift between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
Former navy officer engineer Ahmad Hasan Ma’mūn sent a letter to the author in which he expressed his astonishment at the allegations of persecution and discrimination against Copts. He indicated that Copts were assuming high-ranking posts in the army during the 1973 war.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author reviews a recent article published in al-Dustūr regarding Muslim and Christian houses of worship. A poll was conducted to see how many Muslim worshipers had entered churches, and how many Christian worshipers had entered mosques. It highlighted their impressions of the respective places...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The article provides a listing of articles on two controversial Fatwás issued by the Muftī of Egypt and a professor at the Azhar University. The first fatwá says that the prophet’s urine used to be given to his companions for blessings. The second one urges working women to breastfeed their male co...
Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
I wrote an article in which I criticized the group of takfir [accusation of unbelief]. Fahmy HewadiHuweidy wrote an article, published in Asharq Al-Awsat on August 18, 2004, in response to my article. In his response, Fahmy HewadiHuweidy appointed himself spokesman of the group of takfir and...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Last week I read an article by one of them published in Asharq Al-Awsat on August 9. The main idea of the article was based on imagining an Arab-Muslim person in a room with representatives of different religions and races. The author of the article raises the question: How would this Arab-Muslim...
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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.