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Date of source: Thursday, February 6, 2020
Cornelis Hulsman and interns of the Center for Arab-West Understanding have frequently contributed to the Maadi Messenger, a community magazine that is distributed in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt. This is also where the office of Arab-West Report is located.
This time the Maadi Messenger asked Cornelis...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Our students met on-line with Dr. Renee Hattar, since October 2016 the head of International Studies at the Royal Institute for Interfaith Studies in Jordan, founded in 1994 by HRH Prince el-Hassan bin-Talal of Jordan. RIIFS describes itself as “a non-profit, non-governmental organization that...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 24, 2020
In evaluating the webinar Dr. Matthew Anderson appreciated the work done but said we should also address secularism. People often question religions for this and that. “Secularism is often given a free pass in these conversations as if there aren’t questions we can ask about secularism, as if there...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs received Monsignor Eric de Moulin Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims, and his accompanying delegation, at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Friday (April 12), during their visit to Egypt on a religious pilgrimage. The delegation of the bishops of the Catholic Church consisted of Monsignor...
Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, spoke back to those who say that Ṣūfīsm did not exist during the time of the Prophet Muḥammad and the Ṣaḥāba (the Prophet’s Companions), saying that these claims are groundless as they have been debunked on numerous occasions.
Date of source: Monday, March 18, 2024
In an interview on YouTube with the media personality, Ghadī Fransīs, Dr. Munther Isḥaq, priest of the holy city of Bethlehem, emphasized that the Palestinian cause must be fundamental to Eastern Christians, stating that the teachings of Jesus Christ highlight the importance of Christians not being...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2024
Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Shahāwī, the chief of the Shāfʿī Sufi Order in Egypt, said that Ṣūfīsm, like any other branch of science, is guided by ten principles. He added that Ṣūfīsm concerns self-exploration and the pursuit of virtuous ethics, as well as the renunciation of bad manners.
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2024
A senior clergyman in Jerusalem noted that the holy city has always been a significant destination for pilgrims during Easter, but this year, Archbishop William Shomali, the Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, highlighted a substantial decrease in...
Date of source: Thursday, April 4, 2024
On Thursday (April 4), Dr. Andrēa Zakī, Head of the Coptic Evangelical denomination, inaugurated the 6th edition of the 1,000 Evangelical Servants Conference under the title ‘The Standard Servant’, at the Coptic Evangelical House (Agape) in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Date of source: Sunday, April 7, 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, received a high-level delegation from the Egyptian Episcopal/Anglican Church, led by Archbishop Sāmī Fawzī of Alexandria and Archbishop Dr. Munīr Ḥannā, the honorary head of the Episcopal Church and Director of the Center for Christian-Muslim Understanding...
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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.