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Date of source: Thursday, August 12, 1999
[Compilation from wires from various agencies]
Muslims shuttered themselves indoors on the orders of clerics and others flocked to mosques Wednesday as earthquakes and an unseasonable hailstorm intensified eclipse unease in the Middle East.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 1999
The Jordanian government intends to amend articles providing for honor crimes in the Jordanian Penal Code, most importantly Section 1 of Article 340. The author discusses the reasons for the inclusion of this section originally and concludes by saying, "Jordanians have an Arab conservative culture...
Date of source: Saturday, July 31, 1999
The Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old man to a 12-month prison-term after finding him guilty of killing his pregnant sister by running her over with his pickup in the Jordan Valley for "reasons of honor" in February of this year. The article mentions similar ruling in which murders...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 4, 1999
A priest in al-Mahalla al-Kubra was attacked by an unknown person who stabbed him with a knife in different parts of his body. The priest was taken to the hospital. Before the priest went into a coma, he described the criminal.
Date of source: Saturday, July 31, 1999 to Friday, August 6, 1999
In spite of the horrible accident at Beni Suef, internal tourism [by Egyptian Christians] was not affected by it. The trips to the monasteries are organized daily in order to get the blessings of the Saints there, and are considered the cheapest trips inside Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Sheikha Nadia is the new phenomenon in the medical world. She claims that she has the ability to cure the people from their diseases and drive the devils out of them. What is amazing about her is that she has got a license to work from Al-Azhar. A lot of people have been contradicting her methods...
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 1999
The government’s move to abolish clauses in the penal code allowing leniency for murderers involving the so-called crimes of honor is a highly appreciable gesture. In no way can the ruthless killing of women suspected, rightly or wrongly, of immoral behavior be justified. The so-called killing in...
Date of source: Thursday, July 22, 1999
The fact that some below average university students pass with flying colors while some of their distinguished fellows barely make the grade is a surprise which reoccurs every year when exam results are released.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 27, 1999
Jerusalem’s Arab population is increasing three times as fast as its Jewish population, according to a study released on Monday [July 26, 1999]. Right-wing Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert called on the Labor government of Prime Minister Ehud Barak to increase the building of affordable housing in the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 1999
Concerning what was published about the small village called "Rizqat Al-Deir Al-Muharraq", the manager of the Public Relations Department at the governor’s office sent a letter in order to respond to the request of the people. He claimed that the villagers have no right to be provided with the...
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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.