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Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2001
The attacks of September 11 disclosed the existence of a historical misunderstanding between Islam and the West. The image of Islam in the eyes of the West is not good and likewise the image of the West in the eyes of Islam. For the two images to be corrected, a cultural mediator who understands...
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2001
The deputy of the Azhar stressed the importance of activating the dialogue among civilizations and cultures in order to achieve the necessary levels of understanding. He said that the interaction of civilizations is a human necessity and that establishing a new and active mechanism is a must for...
Date of source: Friday, November 23, 2001
Dr. Milad Hanna and Sheikh Fawzy Al-Zafzaf, the president of the Azhar Permanent Committee for Inter-Religious Dialogue, stress the importance of the dialogue. They agree that the events of September 11 awakened the Islamic media which urges to correct the distorted image of Islam.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2001
Al-Usbua of November 5 claimed Dr. Tareq Mitri and father Khalid Akasheh rejected describing Islam as a heavenly religion in the final session of a Muslim-Christian conference. Dr. Mitri wrote the RNSAW and denied he said this. Dr. Muhammad Selim Al-Awa supports Dr. Mitri and praises him for his...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 31, 2001
Professor Mohammed Selim Al-Awa believes that dialogue between religions is nonsense and a crime. Dr. Al-Awa believes, however, that the dialogue should be between the believers of religions.
Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2001
The Grand Imam received an official delegation of the Protestant Churches of France and Switzerland. He stressed that the Azhar welcomed dialogue and discussion, for they were the languages of the sane and the only way for two groups to get to know one another.
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2001
The Grand Imam held a meeting with the heads of the Protestant churches of France and Switzerland. During this meeting, he said that all heavenly religions call for inter religious dialogue among their followers. The delegation of churches confirmed that dialogue between religions is an effective...
Date of source: Thursday, February 8, 2001
The Minister of Waqfs received the English Ambassador to Cairo who expressed his conviction about the importance of dialogue between heavenly religions in the Middle East. The Minister emphasized the point that Islam urges dialogue between heavenly religions and that the Azhar, along with the...
Date of source: Friday, February 2, 2001
The Grand Sheikh of the Azhar said that meetings between Muslims and Christians always serve justice by supporting victims of injustice, especially as all heavenly religions call for cooperation, justice and virtue. He said this during his meeting with Gregorios Laham, the Catholic Patriarch of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 23, 2001
The vice-president of the committee for dialogue between religions in the Azhar, Dr. Ali Al-Samman, explained why the Vatican did not apologize for the crusades. It is because European history syllabuses give western people the idea that Salah Al-Deen was the leader of an Islamic aggression during...
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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.