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Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Minister Zaqzūq has called on Muslims to visit the al-Aqsá mosque while for the first time ever an Israeli musician has performed in Cairo. Both events have raised fears about the normalization of relations with Israel.
Date of source: Sunday, May 31, 2009
This issue deals with Obama’s upcoming trip to Egypt, further developments in the H1N1 (swine) flu epidemic, the new report on religious freedom issued by the U.S. State Department, and sheds light on new developments in the al-Zaytun terrorist attack.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 29, 2009
A dispute in the Upper Egyptian village of al- Tayyibah back in October 2008 has recently come to a positive conclusion with 20 men presenting their shrouds to the family of the victim, the editorial looks into the background of the story and questions why this story has been a success.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The editorial highlights articles seven and ten in this issue which deal with the contentious issue of houses of worship.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
On March 16 the Supreme Administrative Court passed a ruling allowing Bahā’īs to leave the religion field on their official documents blank. The ruling marks the end of a five year battle on the part of the Bahā’īs but has unfortunately been marred by sectarian events that took place against them a...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Scholars continue to debate how much emphasis should be placed on Coptic history in the Egyptian curriculum.
Date of source: Monday, March 30, 2009
This issue presents a number of articles on the freedom of expression and the freedom of creed, and also comments on a new film released in The Netherlands, which is trying to counter-act the harm caused by the controversial film ’Fitna.’
Date of source: Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The case of the illegal adoption of young Egyptian children has gained prominence in the press in recent weeks. The editorial looks at the issue and analyses its consequences.
Date of source: Thursday, March 19, 2009
A summary of Prof. Harald Suermann’s lecture on Christian documents from the 7th century that document Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt just following the arrival of Islam in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2009
Professor Harald Suermann visited the CIDT office and delivered a lecture about Christian attitudes toward Muslims during the Umayad era. An article also reflects on a Gallup poll that states that Egypt is the most religious country in the world.
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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.