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Date of source: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Dr. ‘Abd Allāh Shalabī, a young writer, wrote a book explaining how terrorism is a defense mechanism among the socially oppressed. He also explains the reason why terrorism is always linked to the Islamists.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
The author argues that terrorism is a common threat to the world, and thus must be confronted with a unified international response. For this to happen, there needs to be general agreement on the identity of to real enemy.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2004
The book, Islam and Dialogue written by Dr. Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq and translated by Dr. Mustafa Maher, discusses the idea of reform as an Islamic duty that should be reached through ijtihad and reason, and not just by replicating historical incidents.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2004
In Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq’s new book “Al-Ialam wa qadaya al-Hewar" [Islam and issues of dialogue] he is calling for renewal and freedom of mind as well as a new vision to religious concepts. - See art. 1: A lawsuit against Egyptian scriptwriter Usama Anwar Okasha for offending a Companion of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
The Egyptian character has shown a clear continuity that links its present to its past, and its history is similar to a number of layers of various cultures that have been absorbed by the Egyptian….past and present have been unified to present a positive picture that nevertheless has some negative...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
I received an unsigned letter about a Coptic grievance. The letter is written in English with an Arabic summary. The title of the letter is “The injustices suffered by the Christian minority in Egypt.” The letter also reminds the reader of the raids conducted by armed Islamic groups against the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 1, 2004
The book “Qibti fi Asr Masihi” [A Copt in a Christian age] is a well-prepared academic study made by Dr. Zebada Ata in an easy, smooth style. The dedication of the book summarizes it all, “To the Egyptian people, both Muslims and Christians...the undivided fabric, on this green soil that grows...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
[Editor: A single article about the controversial movie “Baheb Al-Sima,” [I love Cinema] was published between August 11 to August 17. "Baheb Al-Sima” trigged much debate after many Christian clerics objected to the representation of Copts in the movie.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
In a seminar organized by the Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, Copts talked about their human rights grievances. Many prejudices against Copts have recently come to the surface as seen in the events at Al-Kosheh village in Upper Egypt a couple of years ago. The incident in Upper Egypt showed...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Starting last winter till the end of the school year, the Cairo metro has come to be a promising and secure arena for delivering extremist religious sermons. Stickers promoting religious slogans are evidently everywhere inside the carriages. Extremist religious books are always cheaply available,...
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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.