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Date of source: Tuesday, October 24, 2006
The niqāb is stirring controversy in different parts of the World. An Egyptian university professor is to be sued for criticizing it; the Egyptian muftī advises that women don’t wear it and students wearing it will be barred from accessing a university hostel. In Western countries it is regarded as...
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
Mustafā Mahmoud illustrates the importance of the latest visit of Mubārak to the Vatican, and states the stances of the Vatican towards the Palestinian cause, terrorism, and the offensive cartoons.
Date of source: Saturday, October 25, 2003
The author comments on the health of Pope John Paul II and his expected successor.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 15, 2005
A report issued by the International Confederation of Catholic Organizations for Charitable and Social Action (Caritas) on the foreign communities living in Italy revealed that one third of foreign residents are Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
Giuseppe Pisanu, the Italian Minister of Interior, announced an anti-terrorism strategy, which he will submit to the parliament in the coming days. The Minister called the new strategy “The policy of dialogue and the iron fist,” meaning that Italy would open its arms to honorable Muslims who come...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The Archbishop of Syria said that Pope John Paul II will enter the Umayad mosque of Damascus, in his visit to Syria, to visit the tomb of John the Baptist inside the mosque. The unofficial program of the tour includes the pope meeting the Mufti of Syria.
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2000
An Italian organization called "The Revival of Mediterranean Cultures" invited the Al-Shazeli group for Sufi chanting and a team presenting Coptic chants will participate in a show organized by the institution. The director of the Academy of Egyptian Arts in Italy said that this is a good chance...
Date of source: Saturday, September 30, 2000
The beatification mass for Pope John XXIII and Pope Pius IX, led by Pope John Paul II, aroused much debate in Italian circles, among Jews and also in Israel resulting in two
demonstrations. One was organized by representatives of aristocratic families in Rome. The other one was organized in memory...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2000
The Vatican officially announced during a press conference the date and program of the visit of Pope John Paul II to Egypt. The 3-day visit will start on 25 February, during which the Pope will meet with President Hosni Mubarak ... The Pope will also meet with His Eminence the Grand Sheikh of the...
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Dr. Mohammed Selim Al-’Awa, executive member of the council of Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue, presented in Rome a number of lectures on Islam as a source of legislation in countries with a Muslim majority, guarantees for status of non-Muslims, and human rights in Islam.
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.