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Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
The US Department of State recently published its first annual report in accordance to the law on “anti-Semitism in the world.” The U.S. Congress proposed the law in October, the president signed it within one week, and the annual report was published one month later. The U.S. Congress proposed the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Egypt is known to be a model of coexistence of religions and the cradle of civilizations from the pharaonic until the Islamic one. Egypt has been known for its historically solid national unity that was unshakable despite attempts by foreign forces to destroy it.
Date of source: Friday, January 7, 2005
When ‘Amr Bin al-‘Āss conquered Egypt, Islam did not only free land and religious consciousness from the Roman Byzantine colonization, but also freed the Egyptian Orthodox churches.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2005
During a Friday sermon, the speaker discussed the Tsunami and described it as the act of an angry God. He stated that God was punishing those who transgressed his bounds. Two days later, I saw the Islamic researcher, Dr. Zaghloul al-Najjār, in a live discussion on a satellite channel. He was...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
Three hundred lawyers demanded that the court revoke Dr. Sacd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm’s citizenship for defaming Egypt, Islam and trying to stir sectarian strife. Ibrahim was also accused of receiving financial aid from the United States in return for his work.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
On the occasion of the Coptic celebration of Christmas tomorrow, Coptic churches perform masses today evening to celebrate the event. Archpriest Bulos Sam’an Abdel Sayyed of the Church of Saint Mary and Bishop Abra’am in Giza recounts the story of the Annunciation and some meditations on this event...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Kyrillos Dawoud Beshri, a 17-year-old smith was killed and two others were injured after they were run into by a bus owned by a public transportation company. The victims were in a crowd gathering before the Patmos Monastery on the thirty kilometer Suez-Cairo road. Three others were injured while...
Date of source: Friday, October 1, 2004
There is a substantial difference between Shura and Democracy. This difference is summed up in the fact that divine law is the source of power in Shura while in democracy the source of power lies in the hands of people.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 26, 2001
The Administrative Court annulled the decision of the Azhar University to differentiate between male and female students concerning the admission to top faculties. The court also annulled the decision to accept male students in the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy with lesser grades...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2001
The Mufti of Egypt affirmed that savage practices against innocent civilians and captives in Palestine and Afghanistan are contrary to the teachings of Islam. He said that the events that are taking place in Palestine and Afghanistan are happening because of the weakness and separations between...
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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.