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Date of source: Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Education is no longer a means for social upward mobility in Egypt, with 5.5 million Egyptian children unable to receive basic education.
Date of source: Thursday, November 24, 2005
Participants in the 12th international conference of the Arab linguistics association have called for the preservation of the Arabic language and the development of better translation skills in order to better share true Islamic knowledge with the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Ulfat Ja‘far argues that the US and other Western nations should examine their own school and university curricula concerning Islam, Muslims and Arabs, before trying to have school curricula, particularly theology and history, in Arab and Islamic countries modified.
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
Sadly one has to admit that the most prevailing phenomenon in the Arab world today is the adoption of violence and hatred as a common culture. Unlike in the 1940s and the following three decades, where Arab societies were more attracted to such values as peace, tolerance, and innovation and more...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2004
In an unprecedented move, the Arab League is preparing for holding an international conference under the title "Arab-European…The image of Islam in history textbook in Europe" in the period from 12 to 14 December.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Comment on Egyptian/Arab media that continues focusing on the religious dimension of the war in Iraq
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Rome University and the American Research Center are in a dispute over repairs to the Red Monastery in the governorate of Sohag. The dispute lasted for a year. After that the two parties reached a compromise--the American Research Center will repair the icons and the drawings on the walls, while...
Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2004
The Egyptian Higher Institute for Culture sponsored the Conference on Translating and Connecting Cultures, aiming to connect civilizations and eliminate misunderstandings between different cultures. As a result of the political conditions surrounding the Arab region, participants spent the four...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 15, 2004
In an attempt to correct the image of Islam in the history textbooks
of European schools, the Arab League hosted a conference with the cooperation of International
and European organizations on Muslims’ image in Europe.
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
The recent release of the eight Chinese who had been taken hostage in Iraq, brought to my mind a question I had repeatedly been mulling over. For years I have been concerned with racist tendencies displayed by Arabs. Subconsciously, I admit, I curbed my thoughts on this question and opposed anyone...
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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.