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Date of source: Monday, November 11, 2002
Some Muslim scholars believe that Inter-religious dialogue is a way to create religious tolerance and peace among nations. Others believe it is a crime that should be banned or it will lead to religious sedition among all faiths. They refuse inter-religious dialogue claiming that there is no other...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2002
The Ministry of Waqfs held its annual meeting on “Islamic thinking.” Discussions that took place in the meeting showed that Islam and Christianity can coexist and that Egypt is the best example of peaceful coexistence among the revealed religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Dr. Nabil Luka Bebawi has written a book titled “Islam spread by the sword, true or false?” He explains that Islam is innocent of the claim that it spread by the edge of the sword. The Sheikh of the Azhar thanked Bebawi for his book and recommended that the book be translated into many foreign...
Date of source: Friday, October 25, 2002
The new terms stipulated by the Ministry of Endowments for building mosques caused a debate between Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary members and the Egyptian government. The Brotherhood accused the government of creating obstacles to building new mosques in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, October 12, 2002 to Friday, October 18, 2002
The tradition of the niqab has become widespread in Egypt, especially in poor quarters. The niqab is an inherited tradition and not a pillar of the Islamic faith. It was transmitted to Egypt from some Islamic and Arabic countries that live by the traditions of nomadic life and not by the orders of...
Date of source: Friday, March 1, 2002
The article gives the opinions of some Muslim scholars and thinkers on the issue of inter-religious dialogue. Some of them believe the dialogue to be important and necessary, if it aims at promoting the shared values between religions. Others believe it to be a crime and a waste of time, especially...
Date of source: Thursday, January 10, 2002
The Minister of Awqaf affirmed that there is no intention on the part of the Ministry of Awqaf or the government to limit the building of mosques. He added that the conditions that were applied recently concerning this matter are only aimed at preserving the sanctity and the holiness of the mosques...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 28, 2006
This press review tackles the Sunni-Shiite clashes in Iraq, the Egyptian initiative forwarded by top Sunni Muslim scholars in Egypt to bring an end to the violence, and the exchanged assaults on the shrines of both sides.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
The author remembers the accomplishments of late Father George Qanawātī and his valuable contribution to cultural life in Egypt and dialogue between Muslims and Christians.
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...
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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.