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Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
There is a great respect in Egyptian schoolbooks for Christian religion, although there is only little information on its faith and life. There is excellent information on the early history of the Copts in Egypt, but almost no information about the Christian minority after the conquest of Egypt....
Date of source: Thursday, March 27, 2003
The head of the Egyptian parliament referred an urgent request submitted by a Brotherhood parliamentary member concerning the criticism which the Minister of Education leveled at Qur´an schools to the Education Committee of the parliament. The minister said that such schools are responsible...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Bat Ye´or´s “The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians under Islam” is an example of polemical literature. The book, among other similar writings dominant in the West, shows that Islamic concepts are deliberately misrepresented in the West – which causes frustrations among Muslims. But much polemical...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 25, 2003
Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2003
The article discusses how the American Agency for International Development (AID) intervenes in the education system of Egypt with the agreement of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). University professors comment on such intervention.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2003
Everyone in Israel is used to achieve the Israeli Zionist goals. Research centers are used to influence policy makers and to tarnish the image of Islam. Orientalists play an important role due to their close ties with authorities that solicit their help in preparing reports about Arab-Israeli...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2002
The Brotherhood MP´s managed to pass a law during the last parliamentary term giving the graduates of the Azhar high schools the right to join the police academy. They are now preparing themselves for negotiations with the government to allow Azhar graduates to join governmental universities.
Date of source: Monday, February 17, 2003
Religious Affairs Committee of the Egyptian parliament will discuss with the Grand Imam what has been reported about changing the educational curricula of the Azhar institutes and omitting Qur´anic verses and hadiths that urge on jihad against Jews.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 5, 2003
The Sheikh of the Azhar said that he discussed with President Mubarak the Azhar educational curricula and the activities of the Azhar in regard to sending scholars abroad to explain the tolerance and the Shari’a of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, February 10, 2003
Al-Usbua commented on a report of Arab-West Report on Al-Usbua´s style of reporting on American interference in Egyptian curricula.
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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.