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Date of source: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Archbishop of Jerusalem Anbā Anṭonyūs led the Epiphany mass on the banks of the Jordan River, where Jesus Christ was baptized.
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2024
Dr. Muḥammad al-Khalāylah, Jordanian Minister of Awqāf, Islamic Affairs, and Holy Places, said that amity in Jordan is a practical reality that the citizens – both Muslims and Christians – are experiencing in a landmark manner.
Date of source: Saturday, February 3, 2024
A dilemma that involves the issue of many injustices related to Christians’ personal status has been dominating the question of inheritance for Christians in most, if not all, Arab countries. However, Jordan has courageously approached this thorny affair, and come up with a solution that might...
Date of source: Friday, January 5, 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, to discuss means of boosting cooperation and the roles of the Muslim nation’s scholars and elders in facing the challenges of today’s world.
Date of source: Sunday, December 3, 2023
Amidst intense shelling raids on civilians’ houses in the Gaza Strip during the early hours of December 3, Dr. Sofyān Tāyīh, President of the Islamic University in Gaza, was killed, along with his family members and numerous displaced Palestinians, in the al-Fallūja area of Jabālyā, northern Gaza.
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2023
The Ṣūfī Council in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan held a scholarly symposium on interpretation of the Holy Qurʾān, moderated by the council’s secretary-general, Dr. Muḥammad al-ʿĀydī.
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This text about Dutch Arabist and scholar of Islam Prof. Dr. Johannes (Hans) G. Jansen (1942-2015) is based on Cornelis Hulsman’s personal experiences with Prof.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2023
In my recent article, I highlighted how Israel’s brutal aggression on the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip has raised important questions about the establishment of Israel in 1948 and the historical justifications behind its creation.
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2023
On Friday, November 17, Orthodox Copts commemorated the consecration anniversary of Martyr Mār Jirjis (Saint George) Church in al-Lod city, Palestine, through special prayers in their churches, as documented in the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Synaxarium.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 22, 2023
A Palestinian thinker and theological writer, Priest Dr. Mitrī al-Rāhib, said that attacks on religious sites in occupied Palestine were not a new development, and that they did not occur in Gaza alone, but in fact happened in all the lands of historical Palestine.
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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.