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Date of source: Saturday, October 25, 2003 to Wednesday, December 31, 2003
The article gives a background of the life of St. Antonius, the pioneer of Coptic monasticism. The author believes that what St. Antonius had achieved in the field of monasticism has not only affected the Orthodox Church, but churches all over the world.
Date of source: Saturday, October 25, 2003 to Friday, October 31, 2003
The author wishes Muslims a happy Ramadan and comments on the value of fasting in all religions.
Date of source: Saturday, October 18, 2003 to Friday, October 24, 2003
The article comments on the issue of wearing the hijab in France and Iran. The author gives examples of Muslim women in France who insist on wearing the hijab, and of Iranian women who believe that the hijab is a sign of oppression.
Date of source: Saturday, October 18, 2003 to Friday, October 24, 2003
The author comments on what he calls the “latest fashion” among modern Islamic preachers: specialization in a particular field, such as family-related issues, sexual problems, nutrition or even medicine. The author believes that this new trend is part of a plan to infiltrate all facets of life. At...
Date of source: Saturday, October 11, 2003 to Friday, October 17, 2003
The author praised Al-Musawwar magazine for the important interview it had with His Holiness Pope Shenouda III. Still, he expressed objections to the opinions the pope concerning the participation of Copts in elections and their representation in the People´s Assembly.
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2003 to Friday, October 3, 2003
Last March, the CIA in cooperation with the Pakistani police succeeded in arresting Kuwaiti terrorist Khaled Muhammad Sheikh, whom US authorities consider the master mind of the September 11 attacks. The article covers the most important confessions he gave in the investigation the CIA conducted...
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2003 to Friday, October 3, 2003
Samah Ashour, the head of the Bar Association, issued a decision preventing Muhammad Toson, the deputy of the Association, to sign any cheques. Toson is responsible for the affairs of the Muslim Brotherhood lawyers in the association. The decision was given after many conflicts between Ashour and...
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2003 to Friday, October 3, 2003
The Muslim Brotherhood group is trying to control the administrative board of the Al-Gama´iya Al-Shara´iya [The Legal Association] in Giza, which has 246 branches and takes care of about 30,000 poor families. The group works hard to win the elections of the association, which receives...
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003 to Friday, September 26, 2003
The author comments on the conditions of Muslims in Spain, the first mosque to be established in Granada five centuries after Muslims were driven out of Spain. There are 200,000 Muslims in Spain, including many new converts to Islam. Some examples of new Muslims are given.
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2003 to Friday, September 26, 2003
Women are eager to work in the field of Da´wa [Islamic missionary activity] and study Islamic dogma to the degree that they have excelled men. People who are responsible for Da´wa say that this is due to the awareness of women of her role to correct some misunderstood conceptions. The cultural...
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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.