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Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Egyptians are characterized by their religious nature,
moderation and tolerance. Due to
this good nature, Coptic Egypt warmly welcomed Muslim Arabs when they came
to disseminate Islam.
Date of source: Thursday, October 5, 2006
For the third week, Pope Benedict’s controversial remarks on Islam and
the Prophet
Muhammad have made headlines in Egyptian national and independent newspapers. A number of Muslim
intellectuals devoted their columns to refute claims about the spread of Islam by the sword. Some Muslim
scholars...
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006
Trade
played a great role in spreading Islam all over the world. Muslim merchants were a
good example that was followed
by other people.
Date of source: Saturday, October 7, 2006
It is
an unfair offense what the pope said about Islam being spread
by force. Islamic history is full of examples
of the liberty and respect by which Muslim leaders treated newly
conquered cities, at a time when the
Byzantine Empire had no rules for fighting and killing.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The author
discusses Bishop Yūhannā al-
Naqyūsī’s historical account of the seventh century
Arabian conquest of Egypt and refutes the claims
mentioned either by him or the Abyssinian translator about the
brutality of the Arabs when they entered
Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2006
This article is about an ancient manuscript that
describes
the Islamic conquest of Egypt. The author says that its translation is biased and that the
translator tampered with
the original text.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2006
Amin Makram Ebeid discusses the rule of Muhammad Ali, who prepared Egypt for a secular form of democracy, and his successors, and wonders whether the age of tolerance in Muslim-Christian relations ended with the failure of the liberal era.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author examines the situation of Copts under Islamic rule. He states that the weight of this history makes it difficult for Egypt and other Arab countries to support the principles of tolerant liberalism.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
This is the first article in a new series by Watani International on the history of the Egyptian people.
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author writes about the ongoing Islamization of Egypt. In this article he describes the historical Arabization of Egypt.
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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.