Date of source: Wednesday, April 2, 2008
The article reports on the baptism of the prominent media figure Majdī ‘Allām during the Easter ceremonies.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
In the following interview with al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, the Vatican nuncio to Egypt, Archbishop Michael Fitzgerald asserts the Catholic Church’s condemnation of all kinds of discrimination, highlighting the significance of dialogue and calls for mutual respect between Muslims and Christians. He...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 9, 2008
The author highlights the tense relationship between the muftī of Egypt Dr.‘Alī Jum‘ah and the Grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
The new Egyptian generation adopt their fathers’ attitude toward the other. People seem to forget that they are Egyptian before they are Muslim or Christian.
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2008
While Islamic institutions and Islamic scholars do their best to initiate a fruitful effective dialogue with the Vatican, the latter still needs to address Muslims in a more rational and diplomatic way. The author doubts the Vatican faithfulness to its dialogue with Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI was received by a hymn for peace in a synagogue in New York on the occasion of the Jewish Passover. He met with Rabbi Arthur Schneider who is known for his involvement in interreligious dialogue.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Hamzah sheds light on what she believes to be the “provocative” stances and declarations in Pope Benedict XVI’s latest “historic” visit to the U.S. She also writes about “the mutual interest” between the Vatican and the U.S. president and the mutual message of Christianity and Judaism in the world.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to the United States revealed the critical situation and the corruption in the clergy of the United States. The sex scandals that monks have been involved in revealed this corruption. The author also refers to the diversity of dissident churches in the U.S.
Date of source: Thursday, March 27, 2008
The article presents the reactions of Muslim scholars to the declaration that a prominent Muslim Italian journalist was baptized by the Catholic pope in the Easter eve service.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
The author hails Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī as a leading moderate Muslim scholar. He supports his argument by listing the shaykh’s stances on different issues.