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Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
Work has recently finished on the renovations to the Church of the Virgin Mary, more commonly known as the Hanging Church which is situated in Old Cairo. The article gives a brief history of the building and the work that has been undertaken.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 4, 2007
An ancient Roman church belonged to sixth century has been found during restoration of al-Ḥajjāj al-Aqsurī mosque in Luxor.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2007
The article reports on a report published by the U.S.-based America in Arabic news agency about a U.S.-Jewish delegation meeting with the minister of culture to discuss the establishment of a Jewish museum in Cairo to narrate the history of Jews in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The author discusses the recently completed restoration work at the old Church of St. Paul in his monastery on the Red Sea. It highlights the important Coptic art and iconography that is present in the church.
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The Egyptian-Polish archaeological mission unearthed three papyri containing Coptic inscriptions that date back to the sixth century during excavation works at one of the Middle Kingdom tombs in al-Karnak, Luxor.
Date of source: Thursday, March 8, 2007
Responding to Dr. ‘Aṣfūr’s ’The Perils of a Religious State,’ a number of Muslim scholars and intellectuals try to refute ‘Aṣfūr’s argument. The following lines present responses of the Grand Imām of Azhar Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Dr. Muḥammad ‘Amārah, and Dr. Ṭāriq al-Bishrī on the issue.
Date of source: Monday, March 12, 2007
‘Aṣfūr stresses the importance of paving the way before civil political parties to have an active role in Egyptian society that appears to have been taken over by two dominating powers; namely the ruling National Democratic Party and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
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The Arab Culture Conference in Cairo, which was organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Supreme Council of Culture, from the first to the third of July, received a lot of criticism. It is believed to have called for Western intervention and for anti-Islamic ideas. The conference, titled ?...
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
Dr. Jābir ‘Aṣfūr, the secretary general of the Supreme Council for Culture, responds to an article entitled, ’No Theocracy in Islām,’ authored by the grand Imām of the Azhar, Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, published in al-Ahrām on February 21, 2007.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
The author of the article, Dr. Wā’il ‘Azīz, discusses religious freedom versus freedom of expression. He calls on Muslims to acknowledge the achievements of all Muslim scholars and intellectuals, and asserts that no one has the right to issue fatwás of Takfīr against anyone unless they publicly...
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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.