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Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2004
An animated session of Watani Forum hosted a round-table discussion on Christians of the Arab World. Participating were a number of Egyptian intellectuals and religious figures, as well as Lebanese Jesuit Brother Danny Younis.
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2004
The Norwegian Academy for Arts and Freedom of Expression granted its annual award to the Egyptian Dr. Viviane Fouad and Dr. Samir Marcus [Editor: a married couple], in recognition of their distinguished efforts in the field of understanding between Muslims and Christians in Egypt during the past...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
The objective Coptic Egyptian researcher, Samīr Marqus, dissects the dialectic relation between the Old Testament’s beliefs, Protestant myths, and the Puritan colonization of America. He shows the development of a strong link between political ideology of the Protestant immigrants and Judaism,...
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
The article is based on two interviews with Dr. Tareq Mitri, a Lebanese professor and the head of the Islamic-Christian dialogue section at the World Council of Churches [and member of the Board of Advisors of AWR] and Coptic researcher Samir Marcos, counselor of inter-civilizational dialogue...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
Arab Satellite channels can be judged from the perspective of being in a development stage and thus needing more time to mature. But the dilemma is that they do not follow logical stages in development. They are indigenous establishments that seek propaganda and sensationalize the news.
Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 2004
The sparks of sectarian strife increases daily, and everyone must take a firm stance on the issue in order to quell that fire. This time, sectarian strife is seen through the media in the press and on satellite channels, which anger both Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Friday, June 4, 2004
All the studies that were published in Al-Akhbar about the religious wars confirmed that all heavenly religions, Judaism, Islam and Christianity, are innocent of any belligerence and war tendencies. The articles explained that the vices of those religions are elements of their “heritage,” and are...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2004
A heated dialogue between Arab intellectuals was convened in Cairo by the Arab Team for Islamic-Christian Dialogue. The dialogue revolved around the state of religion [in Egypt], democracy and reform. The significance of this dialogue lies in the way it linked issues and concepts such as...
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 2004
In the three reports issued by the Commission on Religious Freedom
about Egypt from 2000 to 2002, Egypt was placed in the third category. These reports noted an
improvement in the [Egyptian government’s] respect for religious freedoms. These reports were
basically focused on Copts. Reports...
Date of source: Monday, July 19, 2004
Last Friday night, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom arrived in Cairo in a secretive atmosphere. The Commission delivered a brief statement concerning the objectives of the visit, which takes place between July 16 and July 23. The Commission is paving the way for 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.