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Date of source: Friday, May 6, 2005
Misconceptions about the Crusades are all too common. The Crusades are generally portrayed as a series of holy wars against Islam led by power-mad popes and fought by religious fanatics… The Crusades to the East were in every way defensive wars. They were a direct response to Muslim aggression—an...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2005
A Western Christian review of the Kingdom of Heaven Chattaway calls the film nuanced and complex. Kingdom of Heaven focuses not only on the conflict between the opposing armies, but on the debates within both camps over what God’s will might be. The review ends with questions for its Christian...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Christopher Columbus has always been studied as a geographic explorer, who sought exploring the West Indies, but lost his way and explored America.
However, the facts of history and Columbus’ diary and correspondence reveal that the man was a Crusader who dedicated his life to collect gold, so...
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2005
The Islamic-Christian Conference currently being held at al-cAlamayn in the North Coast of Egypt, has affirmed the rejection of forming religious parties in Egypt for they only lead to creating clashes even amongst people of the same faith.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church said, during his inauguration ceremony, that he would continue the Muslim-Christian dialogue. Such a statement is most welcomed by Muslims.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2005
The EU and the US decided to establish a dialogue with Islamists because of the fear of loss of control over the situation in the Arab region. Though relations between the West and Islamist movements are antagonistic, one cannot neglect the weight of the moderate partners that can contain radical...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2005
I have recently received a phone call from an intellectual woman, the wife of a rich businessman. Her voice was a mix of sadness and anger over the notion that extremists are influencing the young men and women of the poor class.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Though some civil society organizations criticized the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) and accused it of being a decoration and a beautification of the regime in the eyes of American politics, they started to rethink their position after the issuance of its first annual report.
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2005
Some political trends in Egypt misunderstood some signs, and thought that the US is seeking a change of regime in Egypt, and thus decided to work accordingly.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2005
The US conservative administration did not conceal its religious trends and calls for adherence to true Christianity and prophet Jesus’ righteous approaches.
It was naturally that president George W. Bush opened his second term in office by asserting the conservative role of the US foreign policy...
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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.