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Date of source: Monday, December 20, 2010
An unknown Salafī shaykh has issued a fatwá allowing the shedding of the blood of Muhammad al-Barād‘ī, former Director of the International Atomic Energy Commission.
State-supported newspapers had resumed their attacks on al-Barād‘ī when he returned to Cairo two weeks ago, focusing on his links to...
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2010
Participants of the "Christian-Muslim Brotherhood" international conference in Damascus say that "there is no danger to Christians in the East." Rather, they say that the danger to Christians actually comes from the West and particularly "from the policies of the major powers."
The participants...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Experts at the Organization of Islamic Conference held their second meeting in Jeddah to presume discussions about establishing what they call the “peace-preserving administration.” While some of the members approved the idea, many did not show enthusiasm.
The final report will be discussed in the ...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Leaders of several Christian denominations in Iraq rejoined the “Coexistence and Tolerance” seminar set to take place in April, as their demands were met in the seminar’s closing statement. The groups initially withdrew in protest of the continued hate crimes against Christians in Iraq.
The Vatican...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Last Wednesday’s confrontation between Copts and the police in ‘Umrāniyyah has significantly affected the Coptic vote and participation in the parliamentary elections. Experts say the incident has completely changed the Coptic perspective on the ruling National Democratic Party. Unlike before,...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Many Egyptians voted yesterday during the “violent” parliamentary elections. Four people were killed and many others were injured. Political parties exchanged accusations about who is responsible for the prevalent bullying, which prevented many from submitting their votes and caused several...
Date of source: Friday, November 19, 2010
Husām disputes the idea that Sunnī-Shiite struggles are the most prevalent in the Arab region. He says that throughout the whole world, struggles between majorities and minorities have been on the rise for various reasons. He says that the Arab world and Egypt are no different.
Key Words: al-Qā‘...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Pope Shenouda III and an ecclesial delegation visited the Azhar yesterday to congratulate Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib on ‘Īd al-Adhá. During the meeting, they called upon Egyptians of both religions to stand united against “attempts to separate the Egyptian people.” Dr. al-Tayyib said that rumors of fitnah...
Date of source: Friday, November 12, 2010
Head of the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ‘Abd al-‘Azīz Bin ‘Uthmān al-Tawījrī writes about the United Nations’ decision to dedicate the first week of every February to religious harmony. He talks about the decision’s significance and discusses its three basic terms....
Date of source: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Dāwūd talks about a fatwá prohibiting women from working as cashiers. The ruling was issued by the Saudi Arabian Council for Fatwá and Research and consequently opposed by a press campaign publishing previous fatwás by the council permitting women to work as cashiers. Dāwūd claims that this is the...
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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.