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Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Head of the publishing department at the AUC, Nabīla ‘Aql, argues that the grand imām of the Azhar did not read the book he banned, Wahhabi Islam... From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad by American writer, Natana De Long-Bas, prior to issuing the ban.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
An investigation into the Wafaa’ Costantine case, in which the wife of a Coptic priest converted to Islam, prompting sectarian strife.
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
An Egyptian lawyer filed a lawsuit against a number of prominent key figures, demanding a fixed annual sum from the government’s budget to be spent on the Coptic Orthodox Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 9, 2005
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) has presented its report on the recent sectarian incidents in Alexandria, making several proposals that it hopes will help avoid future sectarian violence.
Date of source: Saturday, November 12, 2005
The author is surprised at the silence of the Azhar after Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten printed 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that many Muslims considered offensive.
Date of source: Thursday, November 10, 2005
A few days ago, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī issued a decision barring 15,000 American books from the American University in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, November 3, 2005
Maximus Youhannā, Metropolitan of Egypt’s seat in the Holy Orthodox Synod in the U.S. has emphasized that expatriate Copts are keen on national unity.
Date of source: Saturday, November 5, 2005 to Friday, November 11, 2005
It is argued that with poor economic conditions, ignorance and religious illiteracy, the idea that Muslim clerics have divine authority has spread.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 26, 2005
The Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church should coordinate their efforts to face religious tensions in Egypt, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī said in a speech delivered to the third conference of the Episcopal Church.
Date of source: Monday, October 31, 2005
At a time when an Alexandrian church was surrounded by Muslim demonstrators, Pope Shenouda, the Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, and Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, were having iftār [a fast-breaking meal during the holy Muslim month of Ramadān].
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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.