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Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2007
A recent meeting held between Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and
the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood bloc in the Egyptian parliament, Dr. Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātinī at the
U.S. ambassador’s residence in Cairo, has raised many questions about the possibility of future dialogue...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
The U.S.
ambassador to Cairo
assured that the Islamic preachers, whose visa requests were refused, were not from the Azhar,
asserting
that his country welcomes Azharite preachers to teach Americans the real image of Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
In the same week as the pope’s return to Cairo after a medical trip abroad, many have spoken out about the controversial Archbishop Maximus I, or Max Michel. This article notes some of the key points of Michel’s life and discusses whether his controversial church has links with the US.
Date of source: Thursday, July 6, 2006
This press review deals with a controversial announcement made by Max Michel, a Christian who split from the Coptic Orthodox Church and set up a church in the Muqattam area and named himself Archbishop Maximus I, amidst an outcry from the Egyptian mother church and severe criticism.
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: Sunday, March 26, 2006
The article reports on a tour of US churches for some Christian and Muslim figures organized by the American embassy in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, August 11, 2005
Francis Ricciardone has asserted that his first priority as U.S. Ambassador to Egypt is to help the Egyptian people achieve democracy and freedom. Concerning official interference in the editing of school textbooks, the American ambassador confirmed that he will pressurize the Egyptian government...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
European Union (EU) foreign policy commissioner Javier Solana had talks with Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak over ways of protecting religious symbols and beliefs as part of his efforts to defuse the crisis. During his visit to Egypt, the second leg of his tour of Arab and Muslim nations in the...
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2007
U.S. ambassador in Cairo adopts a new method in dealing with the Coptic Orthodox Church after the failure of his country to ignite strife or pressure the Egyptian government through using expatriate Copts.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Sufis have recently begun to emerge on the Egyptian political scene. Immediately before the presidential elections, the chief shaykh of Sufism in Egypt, Shaykh Hasan al-Shinnāwī issued a statement in which he declared his full support for the incumbent president, Muhammad Husnī Mubārak. Observers...
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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.