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Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
The Archbishop of Syria said that Pope John Paul II will enter the Umayad mosque of Damascus, in his visit to Syria, to visit the tomb of John the Baptist inside the mosque. The unofficial program of the tour includes the pope meeting the Mufti of Syria.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2001
An Iraqi newspaper "Al-Nasseriya" reported that the Sheikh of the Azhar, Mohammed Sayyed Tantawi, the Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel and Pope Shenouda III, the Pope of Alexandria and the See of St. Mark will visit Iraq soon, as an expression of their solidarity with the Iraqi people against...
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001 to Friday, April 20, 2001
[Al-Khola’: wife’s request for divorce in return of renouncing all her rights in the marriage]
A lawyer started a lawsuit to make Al-Khola’ law ineffective as he argues it is unconstitutional. The client of that lawyer is Coptic a lady who changed her religion to have the right to Al-Khola’ but the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
The number of articles published about Easter reflects the great attention the Egyptian press paid to these celebrations.
Date of source: Saturday, April 14, 2001 to Friday, April 20, 2001
A religious party is very dangerous. Some of the younger Brotherhood members are more open minded, and so is Ma’amoun Al-Hodeibi. In contrast with the current and very stiff guide, some of them do not believe in the use of violence. He added that it is a historical fact that all extremist groups...
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2001
Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi, the Dean of the Faculty of Usul Al-Din [fundamentals of religion] in the Azhar University, was harshly attacked because of his fatwa [religious decree given by a Muslim scholar or Mufti] allowing leasing of wombs. The attack leveled against him reached the extent of...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2001
Members of the Islamic Research Institute demanded Sheikh Abdel-Met’aal Al-Sa’idi’s book "Religious freedom in Islam," be confiscated. Al-Saiidi wrote in his book that an apostate should not be killed. It was only Prof. Mohammed Ragab Al-Bayoumi who defended the book.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 11, 2001
This is not just an interview. It is an attempt to break the silence and conspiracy over Nasr Hamed Abu-Zeid being sent into exile. How long will Nasr Abu-Zeid remain in exile? Who has benefited from changing an intellectual and researcher into a "cultural refugee"? Why does his leaving Egypt now,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s meeting with some human rights activists raised questions about whether they met him on behalf of their offices or for personal reasons. The timing of the meeting was linked to President Mubarak’s interview with Newsweek. Mubarak told the magazine that Ibrahim was considered a...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 3, 2001
Saad Eddin Ibrahim met with his defense attorney, co-workers at the Ibn Khaldoun Center and three human rights activists. During the meeting, an agreement was reached on not making a political case of the lawsuit.
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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.