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Date of source: Monday, February 5, 2001
The Sheikh of the Azhar declared that it is permitted for a Muslim man to marry an Israeli woman because the Qur’an allows marriage between Muslims and people of the book [Christians and Jews]. This kind of marriage, according to the Grand Imam, was permitted only out of necessity and marriage to...
19. Parliamentary objections to the government’s banning and then permitting the Mulid of Abu Hasera
Date of source: Sunday, January 14, 2001
The agreement of the Egyptian government to celebrate the mulid of Abu Hasera led to a crisis between it and members of parliament. The members representing Baheira said that the government’s agreement to hold the mulid after it had previously cancelled it challenged the feelings of the Egyptians...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2001
The author asked Pope Shenouda how we can debate with Jews in light of their greed? Can negotiations and debate achieve a positive result with them? And when? How can we make religions co-exist? Is Christianity really close to Judaism, because its belief in the Old Testament? Or are there...
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2000
The unfortunate and barbaric events in Palestine have taken us into a new wave of angry protests by university students throughout Egypt, shouting their support for their Palestinian brothers, which is perfectly acceptable. However, these protest marches have quickly deteriorated into anarchism...
Date of source: Thursday, October 26, 2000
Dr. Bayoumi says Dr. Abu Halabiya should have distinguished between Judaism and Christianity as a religion, which Islam does not oppose, and Jews attacking Muslims. Muslims, he says, should defend themselves against such attacks.
Date of source: Thursday, October 19, 2000
The author believes that the anti-Jewish and Christian sermon in Gaza is dispisable but it is unfair to use this to denounce Muslim leaders in general. Many Christian Palestinians play a prominent role in their society and are like their Muslim compatriots opposed to Israeli policy.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2000
Excerpts from a sermon given in the Zayed bin Sultan Aal Nahyan mosque in Gaza calling for the killing of Christians and Jews. The text is being distributed by American Copts, International Christian Concern and probably several other organizations in the West.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 13, 2000
As always, Israel tries to divert the attention from important issues to marginal ones. This time it brings to the surface the case of the Jewish properties in Egypt, which were left behind, following the departure of their owners in the 1940s and 1950s.
Akhar Saa’ met the Jewish woman who is...
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2000
The author of this article expresses his disappointment concerning a book, that has been written by the Sheikh of the Azhar and some rabbis, about peace among religions. He is of opinion that this book is another kind of Zionist penetration of the Azhar. Besides, he exposed the view point of Dr....
Date of source: Sunday, August 6, 2000
An Israeli source disclosed that the government of Tel Aviv wants to built a synagogue in the Holy Haram in Jerusalem and to built a church beside the mosque of Blal Ibn Rabah in Bethlehem. This source confirmed that the Supreme Council of Rabbis is trying to force the Government of Barak to...
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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.