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9. Egyptian members of Parliament call for not quoting Qur’anic verses during parliamentary sessions
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Egyptian members of Parliament Zaynab Radwan and Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, who both belong to the governmental religious trend, fiercely criticized some members of Parliament who quote from the Qur’an during parliamentary sessions. The justification for their call is to avoid mispronunciation of Qur...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
In Al-Rehab City [a satellite city northeast of Cairo on Cairo-Suez road], the building of a church was canceled. So Christians living in this city have to attend a church in Cairo, which is very exhausting. There are six mosques inside Al-Rehab City. Both Muslims and Christians contributed to...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
There are arguments among the Copts about the call for the Misr Al-Umm [Mother Egypt] Party by some intellectuals who claimed that secularism respects and deepens national unity. But Coptic intellectuals emphasize that national unity has nothing to do with the principles of that call, which is...
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2004
Mariam [Mary] is a name that is common among Muslim women. In fact, you cannot be a true Muslim unless you greatly revere Mary and her son Jesus. The Holy Qur’an mentioned that Mary was one of the best women on earth and she was known for her extreme piety. The Qur’an also mentioned that there were...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
In an interview on Egyptian television last Sunday on the occasion of the Holy Easter, Pope Shenouda expressed his opinions on the issues of anti-Semitism, the responsibility of Jews for the killing of Christ and the concept of the “chosen people” in reference to Jews. The opinions of Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Saturday, April 17, 2004
The claims of Israel and Jews that they have the right for compensations from some countries have reached the degree of being a blackmail. Egyptian university professors refute the claims of the so-called Jewish properties in Egypt. Cairo University professor in international law Dr. Ahmed Abu Al-...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2004
Muhammad Al-Baz has many stories about ladies who wear the niqab [veil covering the whole of a woman’s face or all except the eyes] and da’iyas [men who calls for Islam.] I agree with you, dear Al-Baz, that many people abuse religion, and I appreciate the efforts you exert in order to expose those...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Rome University and the American Research Center are in a dispute over repairs to the Red Monastery in the governorate of Sohag. The dispute lasted for a year. After that the two parties reached a compromise--the American Research Center will repair the icons and the drawings on the walls, while...
Date of source: Saturday, April 24, 2004
The Rotary Club of Heliopolis [Northern Cairo] hosted Pope Shenouda III who spoke about seriousness and its importance.An open discussion followed and the participants directed many questions to the Pope on various issues including the Israeli policies, the film “the Passion of the Christ and...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Bernard Lewis and Muhammad Emara are ideological adversaries; however, they both seem to agree that secularisms is alien to Islam and Muslims, and even more, it contradicts the principles of Islam.
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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.