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Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
A member of the House of Representatives Foreign Relations Committee has said that the new Personal Status Law will help strike a balance to favor the interests of families and help in securing a good future for their children.
In statements made on Saturday, Rawān Lāshīn stated various amendments...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 29 Mar 2023
Al-Azhar’s various central departments across the nation organized celebrations marking the 1,083rd anniversary of the distinguished Egyptian mosque and oldest integrated global university.
Cultural and religious events have been held to mark the occasion, beginning with a recitation of verses of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Dec 2019
On December 2, the world marks the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, which commemorates the United Nations’ ratification in 1949 of the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others.
This commemorative day strives to...
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Date of source: 7 Apr 2023
Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, has said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has recently been demonstrating a more open attitude and will soon build the first evangelical church in the country.
In a press statement, Dr. Zakī, who is also President of the Coptic...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Apr 2023
Dr. Andrea Zakī, President of the Protestant Community in Egypt, said that the Muslim Brotherhood group still has its own strong contacts with think tanks in the United States, adding that a delegation of lawmakers, clerics, thinkers, and media personnel is being prepared to meet officials from the...
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Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has said the Prophet Muḥammad stressed that the standard priorities for a young man or a young woman when choosing a wife or a husband should be his or her piety and that he did not regard beauty, money or noble ancestry to be as important. “...
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Date of source: 15 Apr 2023
The 23rd episode of the TV series Risālat al-Imām (Message of the Imām), which details the life story of Imām al-Shāfiʿī (767-820 CE), one of the four great Sunni Imāms, tackled the fiqh (jurisprudence) issue of inheritance. In Islamic sharīʿa, the will is confined to one-third of the inheritance...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Apr 2023
Egypt’s President al-Sīsī has called for increased efforts to spread the moderate teachings of Islam and the true image of the faith, adding that hard work is the “way to realizing success”.
President al-Sīsī made the remarks in a speech he delivered on Tuesday at celebrations marking Laylatul-al-...
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Date of source: 18 Apr 2023
“In the Name of Allāh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, Grand Imām of al-Azhar, respected scholars, ladies, and gentlemen, May the peace, mercy, and blessings of Allāh be upon you;
Allow me, first of all, to express my sincere appreciation and extend congratulations to you and the great...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Apr 2023
On Sunday 16 April, all the churches in the holy lands of Jerusalem celebrated Easter, as Patriarch Theophilos III, of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, led a traditional march from the patriarchate headquarters through the Hārit al-Naṡāra (Alley of Christians) in the Old City to the Church...
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Date of source: 21 Mar 2023
The Papal Office for Projects, in association with the National Council for Women (NCW), organized a celebration to honor Egyptian women and their integral roles in society. The event was organized under the framework of the ‘Development of Women for the Development of Society’ scheme. Pope...
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Date of source: 21 Mar 2023
The Deputy Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī has said that the top Sunni Muslim institution has made great strides on consolidating the values of peace, outreach and fraternal ties between the East and West. Despite this, al-Ḍūwaynī expressed that “we still see irresponsible actions...
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Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
In the governorate of South Sinai, Muslims, and Christians set an example of cooperation and amity as both groups participated in setting up Ramaḍān decorations between houses and mosques in the district of al-Āmal, in the city of al-Ṭūr in Sinai to celebrate the holy fasting month. The city...
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Date of source: 24 Mar 2023
The writer Yūsuf Zīdān revealed his reasons for writing the book al-Muqadimmah fī al-Taṣawwuf (Introduction to Islamic Mysticism), during a live video on Facebook.
Zīdān had previously announced on his Facebook page that the live video would mark the beginning of 30 meetings under the title, ‘Why...
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Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church has warned against schemes to leave the Middle East empty of Christians, stressing that the presence of Christians in this region acts as a mitigating presence, protecting the area from the outbreak of more conflicts.
The Patriarch of Saint Mark...
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Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Ahṃad al-Ṭayyīb, has spoken about the status of women in Islam in a Facebook post on his official page. Whilst citing the Holy Qurʾān and the sunnah, Dr. Ṭayyīb expressed that the Prophet Muḥammad insisted on men and women being equal, as well as condemning...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
The al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center has brought an end to the controversy surrounding the religion of the child Shinūda, who was found as a newborn inside a church and taken in by foster parents.
The Center, on its official Facebook page, said the five-year-old boy had to follow the religion of his...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Mar 2023
On Sunday 19th March, Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī revealed that work is underway to draft a law that will stipulate that any verbal divorce that lacks documentation will not be accepted. This comes after nearly six years of disagreement with the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 25 Mar 2023
On Saturday 25th March, Pope Tawāḍrūs II received the French delegation accompanying the journalist and writer, Dr. ʿAbd al-Raḥīm ʿAlī, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Al-Bawabah News and President of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies in Paris. The meeting lasted three full hours.
The Pope...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 27 Mar 2023
Al-Azhar has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Qurʾān by a group of extremists in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, describing the incident as “an inciting act that provokes the feelings of Muslims around the world, especially during the blessed month of Ramaḍān.” In a strongly worded...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 4 Apr 2023
Did Mrs. Amāl Ibrāhīm Mīkhāʾīl and her husband, “the objects of the case of the child Shinūda,” know that the law prevents them from registering the child, whom they found inside the church, with their names on his identity papers? Of course not! Moreover, the section on adoption in Personal Status...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 9 Apr 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II led the Palm Sunday morning mass in the Great Cathedral of the Monastery of St. Anbā Bishūī in Wādī al-Naṭrūn, along with the bishop and head of the monastery, Bishop Aghābiyūs (Agapius), and a group of monks from the monastery. A large number of the general public also attended,...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 9 Apr 2023
Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, the Grand Muftī of the Republic and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide has expressed the opinion that “diversity and difference are norms that exist on the cosmic scale of creation. We see them in humans, plants, and animals, and thus they were...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 10 Apr 2023
Tuesday, April 11th (Ramaḍān 20th 1444 in the Hijrī calendar) is the first night of the last ten days of Ramaḍān. For the occasion, al-Azhar mosque has launched an initiative, under the title ‘Revival’, to welcome the believers of God, the Most Merciful, who flock in their thousands to the mosque...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 15 Apr 2023
The Anglican-Episcopal Church held an Easter Mass, led by Archbishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, in which it prayed for Egypt and for the protection of the homeland under President al-Sīsī. The church performed intercession prayers for a world in turmoil and that God would provide his help and protection for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
The Environment Minister, Dr. Yāsmīn Fūʾād, has said fruitful cooperation exists with Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church regarding enhancing the church’s role in the preservation of the environment and confronting the repercussions of climate change.
She highlighted the church’s role as...
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Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Egypt, throughout its history as a civilization witnessing many ages, has been rich in spiritual blessings. The Patriarch went on to offer his thanks to God for the achievements made for the sons and the future of Egypt. Speaking during...
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Date of source: 16 Apr 2023
The Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, offered Easter congratulations to all Coptic Catholic Christians, archbishops, bishops, archpriests, priests, monks, nuns, and deacons and to “all sons of the Coptic Catholic Church in Egypt and abroad.” “Peace, grace, and blessings...
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Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
During a weekly sermon on Wednesday at the Saint Mark Cathedral in al-ʿAbbāsīya, Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church offered his congratulations to Muslims over the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān.
The Patriarch of Alexandria stated: “I would like to take this opportunity to...
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Date of source: 24 Mar 2023
The Catholic Center for Studies and Media offered a message of congratulations to Muslim brothers and sisters across the world on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramaḍān. This message is sent annually by the Vatican’s Roman Catholic Church via the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue.
The...
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Date of source: 26 Mar 2023
The holy fasting month of Ramaḍān is an important time for Chadian Muslims who make up more than 80% of their country’s total population. During this month charitable activities become increasingly prominent. Muslims spend the majority of their time at mosques for prayers and Qurʾān recitation, and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Feb 2023
The Egyptian Ministry of Awqāf (charitable endowments) recently announced that they have begun to receive applications for a number of vacancies for imāms and mosque caretakers. This comes almost a month after it announced the need to fill the posts, in what appears to be surrender to the status...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 12 Feb 2023
Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Anglican Archbishop of Alexandria, has opposed the Church of England's vote in favor of blessing same-sex marriages. The archbishop explained that he spoke as an Archbishop of the Global South, among those who had issued a Charter of Faith, stating thus:
“We thank God in our days...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 4 Mar 2023
“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew, 17:20)
In this verse of the Bible, we see the roots of one of the Church's greatest miracles: the miracle of the movement of the...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 20 Mar 2023
In Egypt, the issue of altering the religion of a child has become the object of widespread attention, following the declaration of a boy, who was originally adopted by Coptic parents before being taken into custody by authorities as a Muslim.
In a statement, the Coptic family’s lawyer, Najīb...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Mar 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Shaykh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, welcomed a visiting delegation of French journalists and intellectuals and responded to their questions about the strategy of al-Azhar in confronting intellectual extremism.
Dr. al-Ṭayyīb who, along with other Shayhks of al-Azhar, received the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Mar 2023
The al-Azhar Global Fatwa Center has announced its plan for the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān, which consists of the following 10 components:
1. Answering the public’s questions over the hotline, on the number 19906, from Saturday to Thursday, starting from 09:00 a.m. to 09:00 p.m. Questions...
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Date of source: 21 Mar 2023
A lecture entitled “Dismantling Extremist Thought” was held for Somali trainees at the headquarters of the World Association of al-Azhar Graduates, implemented in cooperation with the al-Azhar International Academy for Training.
Dr. Muṣṭafā Ṣalāḥ, a professor of law and sharīʿa at the University of...
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Date of source: 21 Mar 2023
Dr. Muḥammad ʿAlī, an Islamic preacher, has said that God ordained that the decision to divorce is in the hands of the husband, whilst khulʿ is something that a woman may resort to if no other alternatives remain, and in this case, khulʿ would be a way to leave the marriage.
Khulʿ is a procedure...
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Date of source: 22 Mar 2023
Diabetics are among those who must carefully monitor both their illness and lifestyle throughout Ramaḍān, due to the possibility of the hours of fasting having a dramatic effect on them.
For this reason, the Egyptian Drug Authority has presented a comprehensive guide to diabetics, providing them...
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Date of source: Monday, September 14, 2015
By: Al Arabiya
Bizarrely, it would appear some quarters believe that a man of ‘Jewish origin’, who was seeking to implement a ‘Zionist plan’ to divide Egypt, now inhabits the presidency.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 8, 2015
By: PJMedia
Date of source: Friday, September 11, 2015
By: Middle East Monitor
Date of source: Friday, September 11, 2015
By: Forbes
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 2015
By: ABC News
If your daughter or brother just disappeared, you would probably go to the police. But what if the police were the ones who took them?
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 2015
By: International Business Times
A leader of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood party, died after being shot by Egyptian security forces, Al Jazeera Arabic reported Thursday.
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 2015
By: Middle East Monitor
Nine anti-government defendants were sentenced to death in Egypt on Monday, bringing the number of those handed the death penalty to 680 since 3 July 2013, t
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
What does it say about our part of the world that our Syrian brothers and sisters feel the need to flee to a place where they are not wanted? To a place where they are being humiliated and insulted!
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Interior Minister General Magdy Abdel Ghaffar met Tuesday with head of the semi-independent National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Mohamed Faek, to discuss cooperation between the two entities in order to “highlight respect of human rights”.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Middle East Monitor
Human rights activists have accused Egyptian security forces of extrajudicial killings, saying 79 civilians were murdered last month in the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Jerusalem Post
Egypt is going through dangerous times these days, we have Hamas threatening alongside with ISIS in Sinai, we have advanced weapons smuggled from Libya to arm ISIS and we have the Muslim brotherhood from within the country, I totally understand t
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: MintPressNews
BALTIM, Egypt — A grieving Syrian father told Amnesty International about the death of his eight-year-old daughter during an attempt to escape Egypt last month.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
On 10 June, three men bearing weapons and an explosive device attempted to attack the 4,000 year old Karnak Temple in Luxor.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: All Africa
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb asserted that Islam is the religion of peace, cooperation and mercy.
El Tayyeb said that Islam believes in freedom of expression and human rights, and recognizes the rights of all human beings.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Speaking to Daily News Egypt on Egypt’s investment environment and the latest legislative changes, Hans Christian Mangelsdorf, Head of the German Embassy in Cairo’s Economic Department, discussed the concerns of businessmen when it comes to security and bureaucracy.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 9, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Egypt has been trying to rebuild its economy, shattered after two popular uprisings in 2011 and 2013, and is struggling to achieve stability amid tough security conditions. One of the country’s major goals has been to foster foreign investment.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 8, 2015
By: Ahramonline
Many of Egypt’s high-profile figures have submitted their papers for th coming Parliamentary elections, while many others prepare to register in the next few days as candidates affiliated with a number of electoral coalitions, especially with the coalition called "For the Love of Egypt."
Date of source: Monday, August 31, 2015
By: Frontpage Magazine
Date of source: Monday, August 31, 2015
By: Frontpage Magazine
Date of source: Friday, September 18, 2015
By: The Local.no
Egypt's Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights has asked the court to revoke NRK's licence to do journalism in Egypt and expel its correspondent, the Cairo-based Sigurd Falkenberg Mikkelsen.
Date of source: Saturday, September 19, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met President of the European Council Donald Tusk Saturday to discuss cooperation between the Egyptian government and the Council.
The Syrian refugee crisis topped their agenda, among other issues.
Date of source: Saturday, September 19, 2015
By: MSNBC
Egyptian Christian billionaire Naguib Sawiris said he has identified two privately owned Greek islands that could be used to house migrants and refugees who have been fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.
Date of source: Friday, July 17, 2015
By: Columbia Journalism Review
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
By: NPR
Mohamed Abdel Kouddous, member of the National Council for Human Rights, posted a statement on Facebook condemning the National Council for Human Rig
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
By: Deutsche Welle
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Egyptian security forces last week killed a group of tourists they say they mistook for militants in the desert. One of those killed was an Egyptian tour guide. DW spoke to his family.
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
By: Travel Pulse
Mexican Foreign Minister Massieu commented that the government is waiting on the findings of an "exhaustive investigation" into the incident by the Egyptian government that was demanded by President Nieto, Reuters said.
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
By: AhramOnline
The human rights lawyer and revolutionary socialist activist was released from jail in September 2014 after serving four months as part of a six-month sentence on charges of illegally protesting during the Khaled Said murder retrial in December2013.
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
By: Al Monitor
CAIRO — Observers disagree about the reasoning behind Al-Azhar's objection to the Iranian movie “Muhammad: The Messenger of God,” which
Date of source: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
By: Amnesty International
Today’s presidential decree granting pardons to 100 people including Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed and several unlawfully imprisoned activists including Sana Seif and Yara Sallam is
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
By: Egypt Independent
Adel Nasr, spokesperson for the Salafi Call, an influential Salafi group, said in a statement on Monday that remarks by columnist Fatma Naout that Muslims acquire their faith “by coincid
Date of source: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
By: Anglican Communion News Service
The Family House was created in partnership by the Azhar and Egypt’s Christian denominations shortly after the 2011 revolution, i
By: The Guardian
Egypt’s military campaign against insurgents in northern Sinai is harming thousands of civilians and risks turning more people against the
Date of source: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
By: Al Arabiya News
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Date of source: Friday, September 25, 2015
By: Herald Media
Date of source: Friday, September 25, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Wednesday’s pardon of 100 prisoners by Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is drawing mixed reactions from around the world, even as it focuses renewed attention on the controversial anti-terrorism laws under which some of the released prisoners had been held.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
By: Jurist
The creation of a buffer zone between Egypt and Gaza required the demolition of more than 3,200 buildings [HRW report] between July 2013 and August 2015, resulting in the displacement and eviction of "thousands of families." For Egyptian authorities th
Date of source: Friday, September 25, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Al-Sisi pardoned 100 young activists and journalist one day before he was set to travel to New York to attend to the UN General Assembly. The decree, officially named No. 386/2015, was quickly branded as an Eid pardon.
Date of source: Friday, September 25, 2015
By: Reuters
Egyptian security forces on Friday killed nine militants who took part in a bomb attack, that had been claimed by the Islamic State Group, at the Italian consulate in Cairo in July, the Interior Ministry said. The attack in July resulted in the death of one person.
Date of source: Friday, September 25, 2015
By: Associated Press
President al-Sisi said that a worsening terrorist threat has led to "ferocious war" in his country and some countries "sliding into a vicious cycle of failure."
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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.