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Date of source: Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The speech given by Lord Carey, former archbishop of Canterbury, at the opening of the second theological college in Alexandria.
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006
Christians in Egypt have rejected a document
that is alleged by
some to allow missionary work in Egypt, arguing that it will increase tension between Muslims
and Copts.
AWR has already published Shaykh al-Zifzāf’s denial fo these claims, with a link
to the
full text of the document.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the latest crisis of the ‘Document of Religious Rights’, signed by the Azhar, which he claims allows proselytizing. The author believes that such problems could be avoided by involving the Islamic Research Academy further in such matters.
Date of source: Thursday, April 13, 2006
The Document of Religious Rights, signed in April 2005 by the former head of
the Interfaith Dialogue
Committee, Dr. Fawzī al-Zifzāf, with visiting U.S. Christian clerics, has
been categorically rejected
by the Religious Affairs Committee of the People’s Assembly, on the grounds that
it "...
Date of source: Saturday, April 8, 2006
The
Dialogue Committee at the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs has
announced a draft bill on respect of religions
and prevention of contempt for the beliefs of ‘the other’.
The draft will be presented at the next session of the
UN General Assembly.
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
School
curricula
focusing on the strong relationship between Muslims and Christians in Egypt are on the cards.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2001
The international Assembly for civilization dialogue in Saudi-Arabia organized a
conference on inter-religious dialogue in Cairo. Muslim and Christian leaders who attended the conference disagreed
about the use of the term "heavenly religions." A few Christian representatives insisted on...
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2001
A meeting was held for the teachers of religion, Christian and Islamic, in De La Salle and Saint Joseph’s schools. The meeting discussed the influence of dialogue among religions. The head of the Azhar Inter-Religious Dialogue Committee and the deputy to the Catholic Patriarch in Egypt participated...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
The grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī, has recently met with a delegation of U.S. Copts in an attempt to promote constructive Muslim-Christian dialogue.
Date of source: Thursday, March 9, 2006
Dr. Nabīl Louqā Bibāwī, in this article, calls for a new model of culture that spreads love and tolerance among the people of the heavenly religions, presenting an example of an American pastor who allows Muslims to pray in the churchyard on Fridays.
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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.