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Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2003
El-Geel, a weekly paper reported that the Sheikh of the Azhar calls the Minister of Culture and officials of the ministry kufar [unbelievers]. The Minister sent the Sheikh of the Azhar a letter asking him about the truth of such news. The Sheikh of the Azhar denied this and asserted he would never...
Date of source: Friday, August 8, 2003
The article sheds light on the history of Pharaoh Ramsis II claiming that he was not the pharaoh in the time of Moses and that the Jews did not built his city as they claim
Date of source: Wednesday, February 5, 2003
The Minister of Culture decided to recognize the church of the Virgin Mary in Al-Balyana as an architectural monument affiliated with the sector of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities. The church building dates back to 1805.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The author calls for the establishment of an organization for translation in Egypt, stating that there are many efficient Egyptian translators who can contribute to the success of this organization.
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2004
ʿAlī Laban, a member of the parliament affiliated with the Brotherhood, submitted an interpellation to the Minister of Culture in which he demanded the closure of the dance school in order to avoid its evils. The Minister of Culture said that that some believe that the school teaches belly dance, "...
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2004
This year, Arabs and Muslims have a very good opportunity at the Frankfurt International Book Fair. Thousands of European thinkers, scholars, and intellectuals will gather in this fair. The main theme of the book fair is Arab civilization, Arab and Islamic issues and the contributions of Arabs and...
Date of source: Saturday, June 8, 2002
Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary members try to stop new legislation on the establishment and work of NGOs. They attacked many items in the legislation, such as an item that allows non-Egyptians to participate in NGOs. They argued that this could give people who hate Egypt the chance to penetrate...
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2002
The late Sheikh Kishk attacked Umm Kalthoum because in one of her songs she described her beloved as being more beautiful than an angel. Also Abd El-Wahab was accused of being an apostate because of the word of his songs.
Date of source: Thursday, April 1, 2004
God revealed [to humanity] three heavenly [monotheistic, divinely-inspired] religions so that the followers of each religion would worship the one God. The characteristics of national unity are very obvious in the era of Mubarak, with the reverence of the motto, “Religion is for God and the nation...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
Some books at the Cairo International Book Fair were claimed to go against and be incompatible with the principles and morals of religion. This led a number of Muslim Brotherhood Members of Parliament and members of the Religious Committee at the People’s Assembly to demand a comprehensive revision...
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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.