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Date of source: Monday, December 15, 2008
The following presents a summary of an article authored by Salmá Anwar, exploring the intricacies of the concept of jihād, its origin, application, interpretations, practice in real life, among others.
Date of source: Thursday, December 18, 2008
A number of interesting reports and papers written by Arab West Report interns are featured in this week’s edition. These reports cover issues such as church building, disputes over church property and a report on a recent international congress about Ibn ‘Arabi that was held in Cairo.
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2008
Al-Fajr reports on a strike held recently by a group of Christians who were protesting the construction of a church.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 16, 2008
An important international congress on the 13th century Andalusian sūfī philosopher Ibn ‘Arabi has just finished in the Egyptian capital. The author also brings the reader’s attention to two articles about the role of the Muslim Brotherhood and an interesting article about freedom of expression in...
Date of source: Friday, December 5, 2008
Reports about religious tensions in Egypt sometimes hit the headlines abroad first. On November 26 Hulsman went with a German journalist to Ain Shams to investigate claims of violent demonstrations between Christian and Muslim youth, in this editorial he explains the causes behind the incident and...
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2008
Abu Fana Monastery and the issue of constructing houses of worship is discussed in this issue, as are U.S. Congressman Frank Wolf’s comments on Egypt’s human rights record.
Date of source: Sunday, October 26, 2008
Islamic scholars in the West and in the Islamic world have both researched early Islam, however they differ in the way they approach such texts. It would also help Muslim scholars in the Islamic world if they had access to the reports written in the West in European languages.
Date of source: Friday, November 7, 2008
The renowned scholar John Esposito has published his views on the effect that the election of President Obama will have on U.S relations with the Middle East. He comments that in the Muslim world, as in Europe and much of the world, Obama is welcomed as an internationalist president.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
The Egyptian press has referred to Muhammad Sven Kalisch’s text about the Prophet Muhammad as an offence against Islam. However if the type of analytical approach he uses can be applied by Muslims toward the Bible then Muslims must accept it when others do the same about Islam. The effects of the U...
Date of source: Monday, November 17, 2008
John Bradley’s new book ’Inside Egypt: The land of the Pharaohs on the brink of a revolution’ casts a critical eye over Egyptian society and Mubārak’s rule.
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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.