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Date of source: Monday, June 22, 2020
Dutch journalist and Arabist Eildert Mulder is deeply impressed by the book Ihya ‘Ulum al-Din’ [Iḥyā’ ‘Ulūm al-Dīn] by the medieval Islamic scholar Abu Hamid al-Ghazali [Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī] (c. 1058 – 19 December 1111), parts of which have great value for those who wish to understand human...
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2018
1. Should intercultural dialogue emphasize cultural differences, similarities, or give equal attention to both? Please explain your answer.
I still think a certain balance is needed, but when it comes to explaining similarities in a shallow way this could be problematic, for instance saying that...
Date of source: Thursday, February 10, 2022
The so-called Islamic State (IS) may have disappeared but their ideology and that of al-Qa’ida [al-Qāʿida] is still alive, not only in Muslim countries but also in the West. I am using the adjective ‘so-called’ because the overwhelming majority of Muslims does not believe they represent Islam. When...
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2022
On Tuesday, January 11, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will hold a temporary archaeological exhibition at the Sharm al-Shaykh Museum under the title “The Journey of the Holy Family” for six months. Nine icons and three rare manuscripts are to be displayed for the first time on the occasion...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 19, 2021
In a meeting with the Dutch ambassador Han-Maurits Schaapveld in Cairo, on Tuesday, Shaykh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib stated that world peace today faces a major problem called the “arms economy”, which is based on the manufacture of hatred and igniting conflicts in order to achieve profit at the expense of...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2021
The International Conference on Religions for Peace kicked off yesterday in Lindau, Germany. The conference was headed by the Egyptian Dr. ʿAzza Karam, the General Secretary of Religions for Peace Organisation, in addition to 130 speakers and religious leaders attended with 1700 participants in...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2021
The Grand Imam, Dr Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar and His Holiness Pope Francis, Pope of the Catholic Church, held a meeting on Monday at the Vatican, following their participation in the Interfaith Leaders Summit on Climate Change.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2021
The Logos Forum for Coptic Orthodox Youth continues its activities for the seventh consecutive day, under the slogan: “Enjoying the Roots”, in the presence of Pope Tawāḍrūs.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Today, Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and patriarch of See of Saint Mark, met a delegation from the Mediterranean Youth Academy programme, along with Bishop Yūliyyūs, general bishop of Old Cairo Churches and the Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Service .
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Various researchers and religious authorities are calling for an urgent examination of the phenomenon of Islamophobia in Western societies, after a 23-year-old man set fire to Arooj Shah's car, the first Muslim president of Oldham Council in northern England, with a Molotov cocktail.
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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.