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Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
While moderate voices call for equality and denounce discrimination, the author reports the alleged expulsion of the head of the Department of Industry and Professional Diseases at al-Qaṣr al-‘Aynī Faculty of Medicine for the simple reason of being a Christian.
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2007
The author examines the case of Dr Nasrallah Mohamed al-Baraada, a university professor who was suspended as a result of a controversial book he authored.
Date of source: Sunday, February 25, 2007
The author criticizes the idea of establishing a Nubian university, and defends the Nubians against accusations of being racists and bigots.
Date of source: Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hāzim ‘Abduhlists a number of Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers and writers, whom he says have launched a vicious campaign against Islām in an attempt to undermine Islamic culture and values.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The statement made by the activists and members of Coptic associations which met in Montreal, Canada, April 7-9, 2006, to review and debate the situation of the Copts in Egypt and the future of Coptic activism.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2001
A project called "The Representation of Islam in German Textbooks" was a very important step in view of the existing reservations, prejudices and animosities between Christianity and Islam. This is an extensive and successful project in view of the fact it has often been asked, when an analysis of...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2005
Dr. Wolfram Reiss discusses the obstacles and opportunities identified by a German project and accompanying international dialogue on the revision of school textbooks in the Middle East, in terms of their treatment of Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, April 21, 2003
The author discusses whether the Azhar curricula really need to be improved. He gives many examples of the Azhar schoolbooks to show that they should be changed. Many of the vocabulary used and even the ideas taught are obsolete and against modern sciences. The image of women portrayed in them is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2003
Bat Ye´or´s “The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians under Islam” is an example of polemical literature. The book, among other similar writings dominant in the West, shows that Islamic concepts are deliberately misrepresented in the West – which causes frustrations among Muslims. But much polemical...
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2003
Al-Usbua´s reporting about US interference in Egyptian curricula is the result of polarization between US-government and Egyptian authors who no longer trust information of US government sources. These authors are basing their information on sources they trust but this may result in...
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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.