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Date of source: Saturday, April 26, 2008
The author comments on the recent visit of the Roman Pope Benedict XVI to the U.S. and the relationship of the Catholic church with other religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
The author narrates a background history to the deteriorating situation of Christians in the East. He identifies the reasons behind this deterioration and discusses the origins of religious fundamentalism and the autocratic regimes in the Arab world.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
Discussion of the murder of the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto on December 27, 2007.
Kees Hulsman’s visit to Europe to promote AWR work in discussions and meetings.
Comments that the rise of militant and political Islam increased since 2002.
Shaykh Tantawi called for punishing...
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
‘Abd Allāh al-‘Alyān, the
author, discusses an article
written by Radwān al-Sayyid about the thoughts of late prominent leader
of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sayyid Qutb. The
article aims to acquit Qutb of being the ideological source of
violence-motivated groups.
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2006
Radwān al-Sayyid
divides the Arab and Muslim reactions to Pope Benedict’s offensive remarks on Islām into three
groups:
those who accused the pope of intentionally distorting the image of Islām and Muslims worldwide, those who linked
the
pope’s speech to the current international negative...
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006
A collection of quotes from journalists and leading political, academic and religious figures on subjects to do with religious identity, Muslim and Christian relations, Islam in society and Islamic preaching.
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005
The book Al-Islām wa Usoul al-Hukm [Islam and the fundamentals of rule] by ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rāziq, which was published in 1925, offers a comprehensive analysis arguing that Prophet Muhammad was not a king, and that Islam does not have a system of governance under the banner of belief.
Date of source: Saturday, January 28, 2006
Radwān al-Sayyid reviews the 2005 book by Thomas Asbridge entitled The First Crusade, which al-Sayyid thinks tries to Christianize that medieval war.
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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.