Date of source: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Kevin Sullivan, the author, reports on the lawsuit in which authors Michael Baigent and Richard Leigh accuse Dan Brown of stealing the idea for his best-selling novel "The Da Vinci Code" from a non-fiction book they published in 1982, "The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail.”
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2006
A project for a huge Egyptian production of a film about the life of Jesus Christ has triggered outcries from the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Monday, March 20, 2006
The author reports on the arrest of four relatives of persons held in custody on charges of taking part in the sectarian clashes in al-‘Udaysāt village in Upper Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
The Kingdom Holding Company has announced that the Saudi Prince Talāl Bin ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Āl Sa‘oud, chairman of the administrative council of the company, has donated $20 million to Georgetown and Harvard universities each, in order to develop centers of Muslim-Christian understanding.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
An Indonesian woman has read Qur’ānic verses in the opening of an international conference at the Azhar University, causing controversy.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The review examines different opinions about the visit of Muslim dā‘īya [a person who calls for Islam] cAmr Khālid to Denmark and his conference there to establish dialogue with the Danes about Islam and the need to reach an understanding between the West and Muslim nations.
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
The Qur’ān refers to the birth of Jesus Christ as a supernatural phenomenon. It also describes the Virgin Mary as one who "guarded her chastity," defending her against accusations of wanton unchastity, directed at her during her lifetime and recorded in the Talmud.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
The war on terrorism is casting its shadow over West-Islam relations, as shown by US policy towards Pakistan, Iran, and many other Muslim states. Buthayna Sha‘bān believes that the US stance is built on trust, and she thinks that to help their nations, Muslim leaders and states should trust...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Jamāl Shāhīn reports on a new program by the American Embassy in Egypt that will target young reformists and train them in the principles of democracy and human rights. Shāhīn considers the decision of the US Embassy to allow members of the Muslim Brotherhood to participate as a sign of change in...
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Father Pierre Patista, representative of the Vatican in Israel, declared that the pope of the Vatican has forgiven the Jewish family that attacked worshippers inside the Church of Annunciation last Friday.