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Date of source: Friday, February 7, 2014
Political factions rejected new initiatives calling for reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood including the initiatives of the [Muslim Brotherhood led] National Coalition in Support for Legitimacy and the last initiative of Cairo University Professor Hassan Nafaa [a liberal]. Dr. Wahīd Abd al...
Date of source: Saturday, January 14, 2017
Since his election as President of Egypt in 2014, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has been used to visiting the Cathedral to congratulate Copts for Christmas. This is to solid brotherhood and love between different social factions, and to stress that he is a President for all Egyptians.
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Cornelis Hulsman spoke at the Arab Thought Forum in Jordan, concerning the need for a media watch system that prevents any misreporting. After all, misreporting might cause conflicts and tensions between Muslims and Christians.
Side A:
Prof. Ḥassan Nāfaʿa, Director of the Arab Thought...
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2011
What had been planned as a “Friday of unifying the ranks” ended, as unanimously agreed by the Egyptian media, as a “Friday of splitting the ranks”. While the day began with various political groups, including Islamists, converging on Tahrir Square in numbers that came close to a million, it ended...
Date of source: Friday, September 3, 2010
Civil rights activist, Sa<sup>c</sup>d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, told Amr Adeeb that it would be legal for Gamal Mubarak to become president if article 76 in the Egyptian constitution were to be abolished. He also advised Mohamed Elbaradei to form a back-up plan in case his seven demands aren't...
Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2008
Dr. Sharqawi discusses the program for civilizational studies at Cairo University and comments on the important of dialogue among students. She believes that students in the Arab need to engage in dialogue and learn about the West just as much as students in the West should try to understand and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The author addresses the issue of whether the concept of Shūrá in Islamic thought differs from the concept of democracy in the West.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2007
The author considers the recent rumors that have been circulating about President Mubārak’s health. He questions where the rumors originated, and what may have motivated their circulation.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 10, 2007
The article presents the transcript of a lecture for the Arab Thought Forum. It considers media distortions and mis-representation in the media that only serve to further antagonize Muslim-Christian relations and the perception of Islam and the Arab world in the West. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman explains...
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The victory of the
Moslem Brotherhood in the recent parliamentary elections in which they obtained 17 seats created many
speculations about what
they would do in the future, especially after they announced their intention to
form a new political party. al-Musawar
discarded the possibility of...
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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.