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Date of source: Wednesday, September 4, 2002
The Vatican apostolic delegate to Egypt says that the Vatican is independent from Italy although it is located in Italy. He speaks about the relations between Egypt and the Vatican. He highlights the importance of dialogue and the role the Vatican plays on the international level.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2002
The head of the Azhar Permanent Committee of Inter-Religious Dialogue says that dialogue with others is an Islamic concept and is very essential. He explains that despite the fact that dialogue with the west has been going on for a quarter a century, the goals it achieved are very few because...
Date of source: Saturday, May 11, 2002 to Friday, May 17, 2002
The sexual misconduct of some Catholic priests brought to the surface the issue of marriage and celibacy in Christianity. St. Paul advocated celibacy and virginity because of his belief in the coming of Jesus Christ, which needs man to be free from this world. It was also believed that sex keeps...
16. An invitation to the churches for solidarity with the Church of the Nativity and the Aqsa Mosque
Date of source: Sunday, May 12, 2002
The article is a comparison between the attitude of the Church in Egypt and that of the West, especially America, toward the crisis of the Church of the Nativity. While the Church in Egypt held a conference in St. Mark Cathedral to express its support for the Palestinians, the American president...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 8, 2002
The author compares between the reaction of the world, especially the West, to the Taliban´s decision to demolish two Buddha statues and its reaction to Israel´s attacks on the Church of the Nativity. The attitude of the West made it seem as if Buddha statues are more sacred than the...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 7, 2002
The article looks at the different religious groups in America and discusses the possibility of initiating a global dialogue among moderate religious people. The author´s main purpose of the article is to encourage concerned bodies in the Arab and Islamic world to build bridges for a civilized...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
The Catholic Church in America accepted the resignation of 180 priests from among 200 involved in sexual misconduct. The Vatican Pope held a private session with the representatives of the leaders of the different Catholic Churches in which he was shown the results of the investigations that...
Date of source: Saturday, April 20, 2002 to Friday, April 26, 2002
In Britain, Ireland and America, courts examine hundreds of cases in which Catholic priests are accused of sexual misconduct. Many of those priests were stopped from serving in the Catholic Church or given imprisonment sentences. Although the Vatican pope confessed the sexual misconduct of some...
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2002
The Crusades, with all its consequences and impacts, are a stumbling block in the way of the continuation of the relationship between the East and the West. Also associating Islam with terrorism and attacking some Islamic countries, in the name of fighting terrorism, is a cross road in their...
Date of source: Monday, January 7, 2002
The Christian-Islamic summit held in Rome under the supervision of the Christian Association of Sant´Egidio and the fact that the Vatican Pope called Catholic Christians to fast with Muslims a day of the month of Ramadan, are two situations that showed the sympathy of the Christian West...
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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.