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Date of source: Wednesday, November 10, 1999
The repercussions precipitated by the mushrooming conflict in Nazareth over the building of a mosque across from the dominating Basilica of Annunciation are outrageous and sad, especially when one realizes that the roots of the conflict are actually political and not religious as some chose to...
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 1999
The Palestinian National Authority on Saturday said Israel was fueling a row between Muslims and Christians over a planned mosque near a main Christian site in Nazareth to upset Millennium festivities.
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 1999
Churches in the Holy Land Thursday said they would shut for two days this month to protest plans by Israel for a mosque to be built near the main Christian shrine in Nazareth, the town where Jesus grew up. The announcement carried with it a veiled threat that church doors could also slam shut at...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
The Vatican announced yesterday that Pope John Paul II will not visit Iraq before January next year.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 1999
Plans for Pope John Paul to visit Iraq are on hold for the moment, the Vatican’s foreign minister said on Monday. Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran told Vatican Radio that preparations for the trip, were in "a pause for reflection."
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 1999
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein congratulated Pope John-Paul II on Friday on the 21st anniversary of the start of his pontificate, amidst rumors that the Pope’s visit to Iraq, planned for December, could be postponed until next year.
Date of source: Friday, October 22, 1999
A group calling itself ’An elite of Iraqi thinkers and intellectuals’ criticized the visit of Pope John Paul II to Iraq because the statements made are not in accordance with Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 1999
A Catholic bishop warned in a speech before the College of Cardinals and in the presence of Pope John Paul II, against what he called the threats of an new Islamic invasion of Europe. At the same time, he expressed his confidence that the ultimate victory will be achieved by Christians.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 1999
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land, Michel Sabbah, has accused Israel of discriminating against Christians by giving Muslims permission to build a mosque near the main church in Nazareth over Vatican protests.
Date of source: Monday, October 18, 1999
The Vatican said Thursday Israel’s controversial plans to build a mosque near the main Christian shrine in Nazareth, where Jesus grew up, were a hindrance to preparations for a visit by Pope John Paul.
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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.