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Date of source: Wednesday, August 25, 2004
No Arabic-language film has in recent years caused a controversy as “Baheb Al-Sima” [I Love Cinema]. The film aroused the fury of many even before it was shown in theaters because of its topic [related to religion], and some even suggested that the film be shown to the church for its opinion. But...
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: Sunday, June 6, 2004
The Egyptian Higher Institute for Culture sponsored the Conference on Translating and Connecting Cultures, aiming to connect civilizations and eliminate misunderstandings between different cultures. As a result of the political conditions surrounding the Arab region, participants spent the four...
Date of source: Monday, July 12, 2004
What has happened to Egyptian society and led to the catastrophe of religious extremism, which has claimed the lived of many innocent people and tarnished the image of Islam and Muslims in the world? I believe there are three major factors that contributed to the spread of religious extremism in...
Date of source: Monday, September 6, 2004
The state might
look to media organizations that it owns - newspapers, radio, TV, etc.- as if they were its own
propaganda instruments to justifies what it does and defend its actions. It is then that these
organizations completely lose their independence and turn into pure ideological...
Date of source: Monday, June 21, 2004
Egypt’s long history is full of incidents of stifling the freedom to think, to choose,
and to be different. Stifling freedom of expression is justified by religion, morals, or the
public good. These are all masks for political interests and short-term gains. We live in a tribe
controlled by one...
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 2004
MP Tala’at Al-Sadat submitted a request for information regarding the showing of “The Passion of the Christ” in Egyptian theaters. Al-Sadat considered the showing of the film in Egypt, with its portrayal of Jesus Christ, a prologue to the portrayal of prophet Muhammad. This, according to Al-Sadat,...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 2004
Like many others, I felt sad and angry watching that repressive “melodrama” by some symbols of extremism in a clear attempt to harm screenwriter Usama Anwar Okasha, a man of enlightened creativity. Matters went even worse as some had filed a hisba [the right of a Muslim to defend public morality,...
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
Six years ago, Dr. Ramsīs ‘Awad, the renowned professor of English literature at ‘Ayn Shams University, produced a unique 700-page encyclopedia. The encyclopedia lists the most important and famous works of literature and art that have been confiscated worldwide. He gave a copy of the encyclopedia...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 22, 2005
A series of lectures organized by the National Institute for Women, headed by Dr. Jābir ‘Asfour, tackled the issue of discrimination against women in religious discourse. cAsfour said that it is important to spread correct religious culture and Islamic teachings that are compatible with the modern...
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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.