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Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2005
The objective Coptic Egyptian researcher, Samīr Marqus, dissects the dialectic relation between the Old Testament’s beliefs, Protestant myths, and the Puritan colonization of America. He shows the development of a strong link between political ideology of the Protestant immigrants and Judaism,...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Karen Armstrong, a British female writer, was one of the rare Western writers who did justice to Islam. She was a nun, but later on, she found that monastic life did not suit her. She focused on historical and religious studies and concluded that the three divine religions share the same essential...
Date of source: Thursday, May 19, 2005
Bernard Lewis delivered a speech at Georgetown University that was published later in ‘Foreign Affairs.’ Lewis spoke about Islamic political thought and presented a background about the conceptualization of freedom and justice in the Islamic jurisprudence. He cites the roots of tyranny in the...
Date of source: Monday, May 23, 2005
The Egyptian Prosecutor General criticized Ashraf al-Sa‘d [owner of the al-Sa‘d Investment Company] joining the “Save Egypt Front.” He added that Egypt was subject to the biggest fraud in the name of religion.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The Grand Imām of the Azhar called upon the attendees of Friday prayers to participate in the referendum on the amendment of article 76 of the constitution. He insinuated that those who call for boycotting the referendum are “holders of testimony
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Dr. Mustafa al-Shak‘a raised a thorny issue when he called for a ban on consumption of carbonated beverages in Egypt, claiming that the enzymes produced by pigs are essential ingredients in the industry of these beverages.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
The UN Committee Against Torture attacked Sweden to hand over terrorists to Egypt in December 2001. It was claimed that terrorist Ahmad Husayn cUjayza had been tortured after he returned to Egypt. The Committee mentioned that Swedish authorities should have known that Egypt continuously resorts to...
Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Demonstrations that start from mosques with copies of the Qur’ān held high just make us recall the past when the supporters of Mu‘āwiya Ibn Abī Sufiān, the founder of the Umayyad Dynasty that ruled an Islamic empire for nearly 100 years, hoisted copies of the Qur’ān high on spears to urge their...
Date of source: Monday, May 23, 2005
Deep differences suddenly struck the Egyptian Jihad organization that had been led for many years by Dr. Ayman al-Zāwhirī before his alliance with al-Qā‘ida’s leader Usāma Bin Lādin.
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2005
It would be of course great if we could nominate a Copt in the presidential elections. I just think it is too early for us to do so. This is the last step that should be preceded by so many other steps and preparations and political awareness.
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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.