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Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2003
The author comments on the problem of the church of the great martyr Mar Girgis in Sandabees, Qalyubiya, north-east of Cairo. Despite the fact that the governor of Qalyubiya gave his approval for adding two extra floors to the church, the police summoned the local priest before construction started...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2003
Fahmi Howeidi wrote an article in Al-Ahram titled “A Point of Order.”He discussed the issue of renewing the Islamic religious discourse, commenting on the seminar “Scientific Means for Renewing the Religious Discourse,” held by the Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies. Howeidi attacked the seminar...
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2003
Arab and Muslim countries are explicitly requested to change the religious education textbooks, with the argument that the current textbooks generate terrorists. This request is not new. It was directed to the Muslim World more than two centuries ago, but it was a failure, as it resulted in Muslims...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The Vatican denied that Pope John Paul II intends to leave his position due to the deterioration of his health. However, speculations abound surrounding preparations for choosing his successor.
Date of source: Sunday, October 12, 2003
American Jewish writer Daniel Pipes launched a campaign against Muslims in the US military in an article published in the “Jewish Review.” He called for exempting all Muslims enlisted in the American military as they aim to destroy American society. Al-Wafd gives an overview of the article and...
Date of source: Friday, October 10, 2003
The author continues to discuss what he believes is an American attack on Islam which started with the disaster of September 11. He discusses the notion of Western modernity, that is seperation between religion and state. He writes that Gamal Eddin Al-Afghani disclosed its reality 125 ago
Date of source: Thursday, October 9, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar sent a message to the bishop of Canterbury to support the stance of the Episcopal Church, which rejects homosexuality and homosexual marriage. He affirmed that all divine religions agreed upon prohibiting homosexual relations.
Date of source: Saturday, October 4, 2003
Nehad Awad, director of Council for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), focuses on the coming American presidential elections and the intentions of American Muslims in this regard. Awad emphasizes that American Muslims are not satisfied with domestic and foreign policies and they will not vote in...
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2003
The Equal Opportunities Committee has launched a federal lawsuit against the Plaza hotel in New York. The hotel is accused of describing its Muslim employees as “terrorists” and blaming them for the attacks of September 11.
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2003
A member of the Dutch right wing Peoples Party for Freedom and Democracy [VVD] has called for a law allowing authorities to close mosques that are believed to pose a danger to Dutch society.
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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.