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Date of source: 4 Aug 2025
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava, is a de facto autonomous region in northeastern Syria that gained its de facto autonomy in 2012 in the context of the Rojava conflict and the broader Syrian Civil War. Rojava is marked by ethnic and religious...
Date of source: 31 Jul 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʾAzharī, Minister of Awqāf, affirmed that the Awqāf digital platform represents a promising launch toward building the largest global religious platform that serves both religion and the nation and counters misguided and extremist ideologies. He noted that this step is only the...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 2 Aug 2025
Monk Father Īrīnīʾūs al-Barmūsī, the Deputy Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Cyprus, as well as the other priests, has taken part in the parliamentary elections for the Senate for Egyptians living abroad, which took place today and yesterday.
The deputy head in Cyprus, along with the priests...
Reviewed by Georgia Stone
Translator Georgia Stone
Date of source: 31 Jul 2025
Prominent Islamic religious leaders in Palestine have affirmed their full support for the Arab Republic of Egypt its leadership and people in the face of the malicious campaign aimed at distorting Egypt’s steadfast and historic positions in support of the Palestinian cause and the Palestinian...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 31 Jul 2025
In light of the growing use of artificial intelligence applications such as ChatGPT and the rapid development of technology in providing information and answers, Father Theophan Shākir, priest of the Church of Saint George in al-ʿAgūza, issued a clear warning against relying on such platforms for...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 25 Jul 2025
Hundreds of Sufi followers and spiritual leaders [Shuyūkh al-Ṭuruq] gathered at the headquarters of the al-Shabrāwiyya al-Khalūtiyya order in Ṣalāḥ Sālem on Thursday in order to take part in events marking the final night of the mūlid [festival commemorating the birth of a saint or holy figure] of...
Reviewed by Georgia Stone
Translator Georgia Stone
Date of source: 3 Aug 2025
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Translator Moḥammed Sayyed Salāma Ibrāhīm
Date of source: 29 Jul 2025
Prince Fayṣal bin Farḥān, the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, emphasized that Saudi Arabia’s leadership of the international conference for resolving the Palestinian issue, in partnership with France, is based on the Kingdom’s firm and longstanding position on the Palestinian cause. It is a...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 29 Jul 2025
Egypt’s "Cairo News" television reported on Sunday that trucks carrying aid have begun entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, as Israel announced a "tactical pause" in its military operations in parts of the Strip.
The channel added on social media, "The entry of Egyptian aid convoys...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 31 Jul 2025
In a phone call with Syrian President Aḥmad al-Sharaʿ, French President Emmanuel Macron discussed the latest developments in Syria and ways to support pathways to stability and a political solution, in addition to regional and international issues of mutual concern.
According to the Syrian Arab...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 27 Jul 2025
Tamīm Khalāf, spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Egypt has played an important role in facilitating the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, clarifying that Cairo contributed to delivering around 70% of the aid that entered Gaza before 19 January, when Israel closed...
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Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 27 Jul 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma al-ʿAbd, former president of al-Azhar University, stated that Islam is free from all acts of extremism. He clarified that this is not a defense of Islam, but rather a confirmation that extremism has nothing to do with the faith. He emphasized that extremism stands against both religion...
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Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 17 Jul 2025
The Holy Family Church, belonging to the Latin Patriarchate and sheltering displaced persons in the center of the old town of Gaza, was bombed on Thursday morning. The attack resulted in multiple injuries, including the parish priest, Father Gabriel Romanelli, who had been regularly updating the...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 18 Jul 2025
The Israeli machinery of destruction and repression, represented in the Israeli occupation and its settlers, operates without restriction, damaging both the people and the land indiscriminately, with no distinction between civilians and foreigners, hospitals and houses of worship.
In Gaza, the...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 17 Jul 2025
In a significant development in the course of the Syrian crisis, events on the ground are accelerating at a pace that signals major transformations in the regional landscape. Several Syrian cities—most notably Damascus, al-Suwaydāʾ, and Darʿā—are witnessing an unprecedented military escalation,...
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Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 17 Jul 2025
The Higher Presidential Committee for Church Affairs in Palestine (HCC) confirmed that the repeated attacks on churches and religious institutions in the Gaza Strip represent a direct and serious threat to the Christian presence in the Holy Land, demanding an immediate halt to these violations.
In...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 18 Jul 2025
Adīb Jūda Al-Ḥusaynī, the custodian of the key to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and bearer of the seal of the Holy Tomb, mourned the death and injury of several innocents as a result of the attack on the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza.
Al-Ḥusaynī added in a statement, "With...
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Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 18 Jul 2025
The Syrian Presidency stated, "We are working on deploying a specialized force to end the clashes in the south, in parallel with political and security measures to restore stability."
The Presidency called for restraint, adding that intensive efforts are being made to stop the fighting and prevent...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 22 Jul 2025
Last week, our interns came together for a field trip around Old Cairo, led by Luka Renić, our internship coordinator. To set us up for a long, hot day of walking, we began by fueling ourselves with a traditional (baladi) street breakfast in the ʿĀbdīn neighborhood of Downtown Cairo. Eating fūl (...
Date of source: 17 Jul 2025
His Eminence Sheikh Ayman ʿAbd el-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Education Sector, affirmed that the scientific competitions organized by al-Azhar represent a fundamental pillar in building the integrated personality of the Azharite student. He explained that the "Azhar Spelling Bee" project in particular...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 15 Jul 2025
The Syrian city of al-Suwaīdāʾ has returned to media attention during recent hours as a result of violent and bloody clashes that have broken out between Bedouin tribes backed by security and military forces belonging to the government in Damascus on the one side and the Druze, who make up the...
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Translator Georgia Stone
Date of source: 14 Jul 2025
In a worrying escalation, Christian leaders have accused Israeli settlers of launching attacks on Christian religious sites in the West Bank. They describe these attacks as systematic violence, which is pushing some Christians to seriously consider emigrating from the occupied territory.
The Greek...
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Translator Georgia Stone
Date of source: 18 Jul 2025
Introduction
This paper analyzes three episodes taken from series produced for the month of Ramaḍān in Egypt in the years 2024 and 2025. Every year during Ramaḍān, a variety of programs are broadcast on national television that explain passages taken from the Qurʾān, explore Islamic beliefs, and...
Date of source: 13 Jul 2025
Under the directives of the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmad al-Ṭayyib, and in response to the high demand following the success of the first session, al-Azhar Mosque has launched the second training course aimed at preparing al-Azhar graduates and boosting their academic and professional...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 9 Jul 2025
The Syrian government stressed that the Kurdish component is an inseparable part of the Syrian societal fabric and that its rights are safeguarded and respected within state institutions, not outside them.
On Wednesday, the Syrian government affirmed its support for any path that enhances the unity...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 13 Jul 2025
President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī is participating today in the mid-year coordination summit of the African Union, which is holding its seventh session in the city of Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, with the participation of a limited number of African leaders.
Muḥammad al-Shinnāwī, the...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 13 Jul 2025
Dr. ʾUsāma Hāshim al-Ḥadīdī, General Director of the Al-Azhar Global Center for Electronic Fatwa, delivered the opening speech at the international symposium held in London. The event was organized by the Al-Azhar Global Center for Electronic Fatwa, in cooperation with the Fatwa and Sharīʿa Affairs...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 12 Jul 2025
Ambassador ʿAlāʾ Yūsuf, Egypt's Ambassador to France and its Permanent Delegate to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), confirmed that the World Heritage Committee of the organization has adopted a decision to remove the archaeological site of Abū Mīnā from...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 7 Jul 2025
On the tenth anniversary of the signing of the comprehensive agreement between the State of Palestine and the Holy See, discussion has taken place anew about the political and diplomatic dimensions of this historical event, which marked the culmination of the deep-rooted relationship between the...
Reviewed by Georgia Stone, Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Georgia Stone, Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 8 Jul 2025
The House of Representatives, headed by Dr. Ḥanafī al-Jibālī, has approved in principle the proposed amendments to the Education Law, commonly referred to in the media as the "Baccalaureate" system.
Dr. Sāmī Hāshim, Chairman of the Education and Scientific Research Committee in Parliament,...
Reviewed by Mariam Zahran
Translator Mariam Zahran
Date of source: 23 Jun 2025
Christian officials and religious figures and institutions in Jordan, Palestine, and Syria condemned the terrorist attack on the Church of Mār Eliās, which resulted in a violent explosion in the church located in al-Duwaylaʾ neighborhood, east of the capital Damascus. The attack, which occurred on...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 2 Jul 2025
Dr. Nāẓir Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Muftī of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Bodies and Institutions Worldwide, affirmed that al-Azhar al-Sharīf is a divine gift and a destination for knowledge seekers from all over the world. It remains an enduring sanctuary to...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 7 Jul 2025
On Monday, His Eminence Prof. Dr. Muḥammad al-Jindī, the Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy of Al-Azhar, and Prof. Dr. Aḥmad ʿAbd Allāh Zayd Ḥijāb, Director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, inaugurated Al-Azhar’s pavilion at the 20th edition of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina...
Reviewed by Marwa Zahran
Translator Marwa Zahran
Date of source: 3 Jul 2025
In an exclusive interview with CNN Arabic on the twelfth anniversary of the July 3 Revolution, Pope Tawāḍrus described the event as "a revolution to correct the course and restore Egypt to the Egyptians." He emphasized that this stage was crucial in restoring the state's identity and the role of...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 3 Jul 2025
Archbishop ʿAṭallah Ḥannā emphasized that love is the foundation of building nations, while racism, takfīrī ideology, and religious fanaticism bring only destruction and division. His remarks came as part of his strong condemnation of the terrorist attack that targeted the Church of Mār Eliās in...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 2 Jul 2025
On Wednesday, Archbishop Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, Archbishop of the Province of Alexandria of the Anglican Episcopal Church, paid a fraternal visit to His Grace Bishop Makāriyūs, Bishop of Minya for the Coptic Orthodox Church. The visit reflected a spirit of love, cooperation, and mutual respect between the...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny
Date of source: 8 Jul 2025
Date of source: 21 Jun 2025
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, said Dār al-Iftā’ has been playing a pivotal role and became an accredited frame of reference in the efforts to combat extremist ideologies.
ʿAyyād, who is also chairman of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, made the remarks...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Jun 2025
Thirty-five people were killed or injured in a terrorist bombing that targeted Mar Elias Church in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian media.
They indicated that a "terrorist" blew himself up inside the church while Syrians were praying.
The Syrian Democratic Observatory published...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 May 2025
Will Algeria become a "pilgrimage destination" for Catholic Christians around the world?
Shortly after assuming the role of Supreme Pontiff of the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV sent a "special" letter to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, expressing his "sincere desire" to visit Algeria.
So, what...
Reviewed by Sara al-Sherbiny, Marwa Zahran
Translator Sara al-Sherbiny, Marwa Zahran
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Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2014
By: Daily Mail
A shocking video has emerged that appears to show Egyptian police standing idly by as an anti-Christian mob launch a frenzied attack on a cathedral filled with mourners. Two worshippers were left dead and 84 injured, including 11 police officers, as ...
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2013
By: New York Times
It's Tuesday afternoon, and a few dozen of the faithful members of St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, Queens, are singing in the liturgy during observation of the Great Lent, the 55 days of prayer and fasting that precede ...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultations in Cairo have revealed noticeable differences inopinions within the ranks of the opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) concerning the $4.8
Date of source: Sunday, April 21, 2013
By: The Majalla Magazine
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II (L) leads the Coptic Christmasmidnight mass at the Al-Abasseya Cathedral in Cairo on January 6, 2013. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GettyImages
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
By: Jihad Watch
Over the years at Jihad Watch we have seen innumerable times how police in countries like Pakistan or Indonesia stand idlyby and do nothing as Muslim mobs brutalize Christians or other non-Muslims. This is because they share the attackers'
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2013
By: allAfrica.com
An Egyptian Coptic activist demanded on Monday the government's recognition of the Christians' right to obtain official religious holidays as stipulated by the law.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
By: Memri
In an ironic article, Egyptian author Alaa Al-Aswany describes what it is to be "aMuslim in Britain," metaphorically referring in fact to the state of the Copts inEgypt, who suffer from severe persecution and discrimination. The following areexcerpts.[1]
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2013
By: AINA
WASHINGTON -- Coptic Solidarity recently held its fourth Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. titled "To What Extent Will the U.S. and the International Community Support an Islamist Government in Egypt?"
Date of source: Sunday, June 30, 2013
By: Alarabiya.net English
“I will not accept humiliation” is the line I liked best in what was dubbed a
“rebellion anthem” which reminds us of that old patriotic song engraved in
our hearts: “God is bigger than the aggressor’s maliciousness.” I also
Date of source: Friday, June 28, 2013
By: Stratfor
The shared interests that have driven the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt and the country's military
together over the past year remain, but large, sustained protests could strain that relationship
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Egypt is dangerously close to slipping off a precipice. A transition that began with exuberance and high hopes may be destroyed or at the very least
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
With zero hour approaching for the “revolutionary wave” on June 30 against the Muslim Brotherhood’s regime, the next five days are starting to seem
crucial for the troubled Egyptian political scene.
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
My guidebook described it as "the ideal mosque in Las Vegas." This odd statement motivated me to visit Sayyida Zeinab's shrine in southern Damascus.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
By: MEMRI
Egyptian Satirist Blames Mursi, MB For Rising
Polarization, Violence And Anti-Religious Feeling.
Al-Shurouq
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2013
By: New post
On Sunday, June 30th, a massive demonstration is scheduled to take place in Cairo. This
demonstration marks the climax of a widening public campaign launched in Egypt under
the name "Tamarrud" ("Rebellion")
Date of source: Friday, June 28, 2013
By: Stratfor
The shared interests
that have driven the
Muslim Brotherhood
of Egypt and the
country's military
together over the
past year remain, but
large, sustained
protests could strain
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: New Republic
Given the opposition's growing rage and the Brotherhood's increasingly confrontational stance, the upcoming nationwide protests are unlikely to end well.
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Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2013
By: NYT
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that despite a massive surge in street crime, Egyptʼs court system has been nearly
overwhelmed with cases involving complaints by Moslem citizens of blasphemy and disrespecting Islam, mostly against Christians. The
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Less than two weeks before June 30, the day of expected massive protests calling for the ouster of Egypt’s first freely elected president,
Date of source: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
By: nytimes
DEIR EL GABRAWI, Egypt — Egypt’s prosecutors have been flooded with blasphemy complaints since 2011 as Islamists exercising their new societal clout have pushed for prosecutions and courts have handed down steep fines and prison terms for insulting religion.
Date of source: Sunday, June 16, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Generations of Arabs have grown up believing that deeply entrenched ties relating to the reasons for life and the unity of goals — toward liberation and progress to restore national identity — would bring them closer to each other, regardless of the geographical scope and differences of climates
Date of source: Thursday, June 13, 2013
By: Algemeiner.com
JNS.org – The human rights organization
Amnesty International is deeply concerned
about the increase in criminal blasphemy cases
in Egypt, especially those brought against
Coptic Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: EurasiaNet.org
Increasingly under pressure in Egypt, the Copts, one of the worldʼs oldest Christian
communities, are starting to migrate to Georgia, a bastion of Orthodox Christianity in the
South Caucasus. But the transition is not entirely a smooth one.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: Yahoo! News
OXFORD, England, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mariz Tadros, an Egyptian academic based at the
Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, spoke of worrisome processes of democratization in Syria and
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By: Daily News Egypt
Participation in the 30 June protests will not be dictated by the church, but
by the personal conviction of its members, according to Egypt’s Orthodox
Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By: AINA
In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with
many Christians reportedly preferring to leave than experience continuing harassment and discrimination. Earlier this month, the US
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2014
By: Egyptian Streets
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced a Coptic Christian school teacher to six months in prison after being charged with insulting Islam, overturning earlier charges that only enforced a fine.
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2014
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — A security official says villagers abducted a man in northern Egypt and beat him to death on Sunday, the
latest vigilante attack in the country.
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Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had always been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods.
Date of source: Monday, June 3, 2013
By: gatestoneinstitute
"It is part of a 'war of attrition' on the Copts in their own homeland." — Adel Guindy, President, Coptic Solidarity
press here for full text
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
In June 2012, more than 16 months following the Tahrir Square revolution and the end of Hosni
Mubarak’s reign, Egypt went to the polls and elected Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed
Morsi as its new president.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are strong.
Date of source: Thursday, June 13, 2013
By: amnestymena
During Egypt’s 18 day uprising in early 2011 that saw the toppling of Hosni Mubarak through a wave of popular protests, regular pictures were beamed across the world of Muslim and Copt side by side in Tahrir Square.
Date of source: Sunday, June 9, 2013
By: allAfrica.com
Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II has denied that Christians migrating from Egypt has become a trend, adding that there has only been individual cases.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
By: Egypt Independent
Unknown attackers assaulted seven Copts on Tuesday as they were going to the al-Mahraq
monastery in Assiut’s Qousiya City. The seven Copts sustained injuries on several parts of their
bodies.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
By: Christian News.com
A growing number of Egypt’s 8-10 million Coptic Christians are looking for a way to get out as Islamists increasingly take advantage of the nationalist revolution that toppled long-standing dictator Hosni Mubarak in February.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: Ahram Online
Coptic Pope Tawadros II meets with Egyptian church representatives
to discuss Nile file in advance of scheduled trip to Cairo by head of
Ethiopia's Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Months before the Egyptian revolution, former President Hosni Mubarak's regime began to feel the
effects of Egypt’s absence from Africa and the outcome of the marginalization of its role in the Nile
Basin.
Date of source: Friday, June 7, 2013
By: UPI
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 7 (UPI) -- The United Nations said it was troubled by a ruling by a court in Cairo against civil organizations, accusing them of operating illegally with foreign money.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
By: CGNews
Clashes in Egypt between Muslims and Copts earlier this month have sparked fears of further sectarian violence for the Egyptian Copt minority, which makes up approximately 10 per cent of Egypt's population of 90 million.
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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.