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Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2015
The New York Times discovered the identity of the man who was behind recent attacks on banks, stores, and military institutions in Egypt. Shadīd King Bolsen, 43 years old, is a recent convert from the United States and a university dropout. Bolsen’s' radicalization can be traced back to his time in...
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2015
The terrorist group Bayt al-Maqdis threatens the Coptic population of Northern Sinai and asks them for the last time to leave the border villages. The group receives its orders from IS to whom it pledged its allegiance. The recent killing of a Copt by members of the group further intimated the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 28, 2015
Russia and several European states introduced new measures against the Muslim Brotherhood and affiliated organizations. In particular, France is planning to implement stricter laws and procedures. Such an approach has to be understood against the backdrop of the recent terrorist attacks against...
Date of source: Friday, February 27, 2015
Part of the suggested plan to fight Islamic extremism and anti-Semitism is a closer monitoring and training of Imams. Such a plan would target extremism and at the same time protect the Islamic community through a discourse of teaching and promoting the religion. However, the government's plan to...
Date of source: Friday, February 27, 2015
According to Haaretz, the Jewish community in Germany accused Muslims of being anti-Semitic and “the Jews’ worst enemy”. Joseph Schuster, a German Jew suggested that Jews in Germany should not wear the kippah in the presence of Muslims. He went on expressing his fear of attacks against Jews by...
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2015
Tawadros inaugurated the new church of virgins and martyrs. Besides Tawadros, a number of representatives from the Christian community of Egypt attended the prayer.
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Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2015
The British authorities asked the Muslim Brotherhood to disclose their network and activities in Britain. Such measures mean a much stricter legal framework for the Muslim Brotherhood, which is on the verge of declaring the movement “terrorist”. In addition to international pressure from Saudi...
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2015
Saʿd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm underlines the need for a dialogue with the Muslim Brotherhood, since they are part of the Egyptian society and most families have relatives with links to them. Discussing the conditionality of such a dialogue, Ibrāhīm makes it clear that any sort of violence against people...
Date of source: Thursday, February 26, 2015
The Muslims Brotherhood’s record of ruling Egypt is poor. The author attributes their failing to a lack of experience, their minor role during the revolution, and the absence of a clear political agenda for the post-revolution period. In addition, the movement’s failure as a ruling party is also...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2015
After a meeting between the US Foreign Ministry and representatives of Islamic organizations in the United States last month, the recent reception of Islamic representatives with affiliations to the Muslim Brotherhood enraged the Egyptian authorities again. Since 9/11 the US government has been...
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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.