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Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The author
criticizes the practices of Copts residing abroad, namely in the
United States, and their conferences which
end in recommendations that have a negative impact on the Christians of
Egypt and lead to serious splits and
seditions in society.
Date of source: Saturday, February 15, 2003
The Russian Supreme Court banned 15 Islamic organizations from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait and Pakistan to carry out any activities inside Federal Russia.
Date of source: Saturday, September 14, 2002 to Friday, September 20, 2002
The University of North Carolina decided to use Michael Sils´ “Approaching the Qur´an” as a placement exam for prospective students. However, some Christian organizations objected to that. The author believes that the book does not testify to the specialization of Sils and does not show...
Date of source: Thursday, March 28, 2002
Richard Lowry, a Christian American writer, wrote an article in the American magazine “National Review” in which he called for striking Mecca with an atomic bomb. Christians should realize how provocative this article is. What if a fanatic Muslim writer would make a similar call for the Church of...
Date of source: Saturday, February 16, 2002 to Friday, February 22, 2002
A Saudi judge called for the hadd punishment* of a Tunisian singer because she allegedly compared herself to the Prophet. Some Arab countries demanded the execution of another singer as it was said that she named her dog after one of the prophets. A third singer was imprisoned as he was charged...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The author, Hasan ‘Allām, is reviewing a book by Coptic figure Dr. Nabīl Luqā Bibāwī, which refutes allegations that he claims are propagated by Jews and fanatic writers about the Virgin Mary.
Date of source: Sunday, January 8, 2006
Egyptian authorities have detained hundreds of Sudanese refugees in several camps in preparation to deport those who have no UNHCR registry documents. About three million Sudanese are living in Egypt; most of them are crushed by abject poverty, including 50 million refugees and asylum seekers, with...
Date of source: Thursday, December 22, 2005
During a meeting with the Vatican’s ambassador to Egypt, Egyptian minister of awqāf [endowments], Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq stressed the need for constructive interfaith dialogue to help clear up misunderstandings about Islam and Christianity.
Date of source: Friday, December 9, 2005
The author seeks to dispel misconceptions about the position of non-Muslims in early-Islam and the jizya [money paid by non-Muslims in a Muslim state in return for protection and safety].
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
"Bomb Mecca if US attacked,” congressman Thomas Tancredo of Colorado said in an interview with a Florida Radio Station.
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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.