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Date of source: Wednesday, March 14, 2001
Fa’iq Zakka Bolous found himself in a dilemma, after eleven years as a monk everybody is really angry with him. The monastery summoned him after he published his diary and asked him to stop and not to turn it into a book, but he refused. Lots of letters came in cursing, insulting and denouncing him...
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2001
The author of the articles on the story of the former monk said his articles were based on original interviews with the former monk and a book by him called "Confessions of an Egyptian monk." He added that the aim of publishing such a story was to find the truth, as the paper embraces neither the...
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2001
Sout Al-Umma came out with its first issue on December 6, 2000. It is a small paper which is still seeking a share of the market. From the choice of articles and subjects in this paper it is obvious it likes to publish controversial issues.
Date of source: Thursday, February 8, 2001
Fa’iq Zakka Bolous was, we are told, Abuna Gawargy Al-Makari. His introduction of himself is not characteristically monastic: He tells us that he " was one of the best, most intelligent and most conscientious" novices. It is not too much to say that he constantly reveals himself to be someone who...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
The author opened fire on the extremist sheikhs and the Islamic fundamentalists for their obsession with sex and their open way of dealing with it in their sermons and meetings. He criticized their rejection of writers who dealt with sex in their publications and asked them to look at themselves...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 17, 2001
A former monk recounts his experience with the life of monasticism. After spending eleven years in the monastery, he left it with a deep wound in his heart and endless doubts in his mind. Before becoming a monk he was a very religious person longing for a permanent relationship with God. He...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 1999
Islamic trend students proved, in the elections for the Students Union at Cairo University last year, that they are the best organized and that they are capable of gathering the largest number of students around them.
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 1999
The author of this article objects to folk stories about the prophets. He wants to purify Islam from such folk stories.
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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.