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Date of source: Thursday, August 25, 2022
Mr. Bas Belder was between 1999 and 2019 one of the very few members in the European Parliament showing an active interest in the position of Christians in the Middle East. He is to be complimented for his genuine interest in Christians in the Middle East but the sources he used in his paper for...
Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2025
In the field of international relations (IR), many assumptions underpin the understanding of the global order. A prevalent assumption holds that the world has long operated under a hegemonic system, primarily led by the United States. This perspective posits that global politics is dominated by a...
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2025
This paper examines marriage and wedding customs and regulations in Egypt, with a focus on the traditions practiced by Coptic Orthodox Christians and Muslims in the village of Isnīt, located in Markaz Kaft Shukr in the Qalyūbiyya province of Lower Egypt. It explores the similarities and differences...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Sara ʿAllām Shaltout worked as the Christian affairs editor for the newspaper al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ from 2015-2020, a position usually reserved for Egyptian Christians. The fact that she was entrusted with this position as a Muslim is a testament to her independent thought and objective journalism. In...
Date of source: Sunday, March 9, 2025
A translator and scholar of Islamic studies, Dr. Mykhaylo Yakubovych is a postdoctoral researcher with the Global Qurʾān Project at the University of Freiburg. He is the author of The Kingdom and the Qurʾān: Translating the Holy Book of Islam in Saudi Arabia (2024), translator of the first complete...
Date of source: Sunday, January 26, 2025
Dr. Norman Russell is an Orthodox theologian and patristics scholar. He is the author and translator of many important works on Eastern Orthodoxy, including The Doctrine of Deification in the Greek Patristic Tradition (Oxford University Press, 2004), Theosis and Religion (Cambridge University Press...
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2024
From September 2nd through 4th 2024, Dialogue Across Borders cosponsored a third round of the “Journey of Learning” interfaith program with the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo. The conference offered Christians and Muslims an opportunity to...
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2024
From September 2nd through 4th, Dialogue Across Borders cosponsored a third round of the “Journey of Learning” interfaith program with the Centre for Christian-Muslim Understanding and Partnership (Anglican/Episcopal) in Cairo. The conference offered Christians and Muslims an opportunity to listen...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
In his homily, Patriarch Yoḥannā X of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and the East, reflects on the future of Syria after the fall of Bashār al-Asad and the Asad regime in Syria in early December 2024. The sermon was delivered on December 15th at St. Mary’s (Mariamite) Cathedral in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2024
This interview was conducted with Mr. Fady Ghaṭṭās, publications director for the Alexandria School, on Tuesday, November 19th, at the Alexandria School offices in Heliopolis, Cairo. The interview covers some of the history of the Alexandria School, their publications, and aspects of their broader...
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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.