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Date of source: Tuesday, April 17, 2001
The author believes that Muslims and Christians are still learning from each other. He expects Muslims to explain their religion to Christians and expects them to accept Christians’ explanation of their religion. Muslims have a difficulty that Islam talks about Christianity, while Christians do not...
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The Taliban movement destroyed ancient Buddha statutes in Afghanistan. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi said that not every statue is an idol and it is not right to demolish statues even if they were previously worshipped. Abdel Shafie Mohammed said that what happened is an unnecessary frantic act. Dr. Abdel...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2000
In this article, Mustafa Mahmoud expresses his view of art saying that the arts are all natural skills that we are all born with and they are all merciful gifts from God. However, because man perverts his gifts and uses them in sinful ways, art should not be left alone but criticized, questioned...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
The tempo of attack on Egyptian actors and actresses has sharply increased in recent years. The number of cassette tapes released by unknown sheikhs who demonize the film industry outnumber the scores of kitsch albums launched every day into the market.
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 1999
Many Islamic scholars question the value of artistic films. Many of them reject the representation of a sheikhh or ma’azun [marriage official] on the screen. Others, however, want to use the film as a means to spread Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 18, 1999
During the last weeks, the secularists claimed that Islam rejects art and considers it its enemy. But the Islamic view is that real art is the one which elevates the soul, purifies it from all evils and raises it to different cultural and mental levels.
Date of source: Thursday, June 11, 1998
The oldest known photographs of Mecca and Medina were sold at Sotheby’s.
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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.