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Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2010
This article deals with the two Christian boys who desire to keep their Christian religious beliefs, although their father has converted to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
This article deals with the rules of conversion from Christianity to Islam, and vice-versa, in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
German minister of Turkish decent Aygül Özkan has encountered harsh criticism after her call for the removal of crucifixes from public schools.
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Intellectuals are encountering a fierce campaign against a recent publication of A Thousand and One Nights [also known as Arabian Nights]. Lawyers have recently filed a lawsuit against publishers on the grounds that the book contains "a lot of obscene phrases which are considered improper."
Date of source: Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Cornelis Hulsman's farewell speech given at Cairo University in June 2009.
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
This article deals with the issue of the burqa in non-Muslim countries, more notably, and the focus of this article, within Belgium. The burqa is said to be a security risk to many, because faces cannot be seen, but it is also a personal rights issue. Recently, there has been discussion of a draft...
Date of source: Saturday, April 17, 2010 to Friday, April 23, 2010
A recent study polling roughly 20 countries on an individual’s right to criticize religion has caused great controversy. Respondents are divided on the issue: 57% affirming an individual’s right to freely criticize religion in public, seeing this as freedom of expression; on the other hand 34%...
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In 2000, after violent protests against it, the anti-Islamic book translated as A Banquet for Seaweed was banned in Egypt. The widespread nature of the protests reflects the domination of religious thought in Egypt; however, the book was defended by Syrian author Hilmī al-Nimnim. According to al-...
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Khalīl continues highlighting a piece of research entitled “Education and Citizenship” which was presented at the second Conference for Egyptians Against Discrimination.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
A Christian young woman proclaims Islam and gets married to a Muslim man.
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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.