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Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2002
The fourth annual report on religious freedom, issued by the US State Department, raised many questions concerning the methods and objectives of its preparation. This report lost much of its credibility when it was found to contain false information which the US State Department gained from anti-...
Date of source: Monday, December 16, 2002
The article is a comment on the American study: “The Psychological Aspects of Islamic Terrorism.” The author believes that the study contains wrong claims about education in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 5, 2002
The American ambassador to Egypt visited the Sheikh of the Azhar, in an attempt to solve the crisis between the Azhar and the embassy concerning preachers and Qur´an readers traveling to the USA. The ambassador showed his readiness to eliminate any obstacles that forbid preachers from...
Date of source: Saturday, November 2, 2002 to Friday, November 8, 2002
A crisis arose between the American Embassy in Cairo and the Ministry of Waqfs because preachers and Qur´an readers were not able to travel to the US with Ramadan. Officials in the embassy said they informed the ministry to officially provide them with a list of nominated preachers, but...
Date of source: Thursday, September 26, 2002 to Wednesday, October 2, 2002
An article by US Ambassador in Cairo irked Egypt´s journalists and highlighted US displeasure with repeated suggestions that someone other than Bin Laden is behind the September 11 attacks. Many journalists and cartoonists issued a joint statement calling the article "an American call for...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 24, 2002
The Journalist´s Association told the American ambassador that any intervention in the policy of the Egyptian press is not acceptable. The association made it clear that freedom of expression which guarantees the right of expressing “a different opinion,” is one of its principles.
Date of source: Friday, September 20, 2002
The fact that some Egyptian writers try to refute the responsibility of Al Qaeda´s for the September 11 attacks, while the whole world accepts it, can tarnish the reputation of the Egyptian media. Editors should keep this in mind and exercise their editorial judgment when reviewing articles to...
Date of source: Monday, September 2, 2002
The warnings that cause fear among Americans did not start on September 11, but date back to September 7, 2001 when the American Department of State sent to all its embassies a global warning. The warning included a statement saying that American citizens and American interests are facing an...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2002
U.S. Chargé d´Affaires Gordon Gray expressed his disappointment and concern today at the decision by Egypt´s State Security Court to convict Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, an American citizen. “On many occasions we have expressed our concern to the Egyptian government, both here and in...
Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2002
The American Ambassador to Cairo asked the Mufti to issue a fatwa forbidding martyrdom operations as he considers them to be terrorism. The Mufti said that these issues were related to Islam and no one could tell Muslims what to say concerning their religious issues. He said that these operations...
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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.