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Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2001
A Kuwaiti pastor and many other defendants are accused of beating a man and causing him permanent injury. He was sentenced to three and a half years imprisonment. The court of appeal will give its verdict on their lawyer’s appeal today. The RNSAW added its comment.
Date of source: Saturday, February 17, 2001
Sixteen members of the Baha’i group were arrested in a village in Upper Egypt. They are accused of apostasy of the real Islam and therefore should not be treated as Muslims. The Mufti stressed the necessity of applying the doctrinal punishment for apostasy to the Baha’i group.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 6, 2001
For the first time, the elections of the Maglis el-Milli [Congregational Council] will run without any one from the opposition nominating himself. The relationships between the different popes and the Congregational Council witnessed times of confusion because each party wanted to direct the other...
Date of source: Monday, February 12, 2001
Catholic leaders from Nairobi issued a statement in which they described the war in southern Sudan as tragic and unethical. Supporters of the popular movement of Colonel John Garang described the statement as taking sides and not being precise. Government supporters said the statement can be the...
Date of source: Friday, February 9, 2001
The American Congress started its session with Islamic invocations as an appreciation for Islam, as one of the main religions in the United States and for the increased role of Muslims there. The invocation was read by the head of the mosque of Dar Al-Higra [litt: House of Emigration] in the state...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
The Jordanian men of antiquities declared that they had discovered a cave dug into rocks, which they believe to be the place where John the Baptist was living two thousands years ago. They also found a human skull, which some of them think is all that remains of the body of John the Baptist.
Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2001
The Egyptian parliament discussed changing the law of citizenship allowing the children of Egyptian women, whose non-Egyptian husbands were dead, absent, or who had divorced them, to be Egyptian citizens. The Ministries of Interior and Justice rejected the proposal as it conflicts with the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
There is a contradiction between the statements of members of Jihad concerning the initiative of denouncing violence. Nabil Al-Maghrabi surprised fundamentalist circles in Egypt by declaring his support for the initiative. Another statement of support came from eleven leaders in prison. Last month...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2001
Islamist Lawyers Abroad have renewed their trust in Montasser Al-Zayyat as secretary general of their association. The association [Islamist Lawyers Front] survived the disagreements among its members, which caused Al-Zayyat to hand in his resignation. Al-Zayyat’s resignation was rejected at a...
Date of source: Sunday, January 21, 2001
The Arab Orthodox Christian denomination in Jordan warned against granting 62 Greek monks the Jordanian nationality. The Greek Patriarch has applied a request to the Jordanian government to grant 62 Greek monks the Jordanian nationality to win their votes in the coming elections to choose a...
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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.