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Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The head of the Chaldean bishops in the Iraqi city of Kirkūk on Tuesday announced that Christmas celebrations for this year have been cancelled following a threat from al-Qā‘idah.
Only prayers will be held, the church official said. The prayers will be held in the morning under strict protection,...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Headline: Jum‘ah: We Did not Issue a Fatwá that Egyptian Divorce Is Invalid Because of Different Pronounciations
Source: Rose al-Yūsuf
Pages: 3
Author: Subhī Mujāhid
Keywords: Fatwá, divorce
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Headline: The Assassination of al-Barād‘ī
Source: Al-Yawm al-Sābi‘
Pages: 4
Author...
Date of source: Saturday, December 18, 2010
The United Nations Refugee Agency says that a stampede of Christians have left Baghdad following the Sayyidat al-Najāh Church massacre carried out by al-Qā‘idah that left 44 civilians, 2 priests, and 7 security guards dead, as well as 60 people injured.
UNHCR Spokesperson Melissa Fleming says that...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2010
This report focuses on the situation of Christians in the major cities of Iraq, who are fleeing to the relative safety of Kurdistan, according to the report.
It cites a Reuters report as saying that a latest incident, in which an elderly man and his wife were murdered, was part of a spate of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
‘Abd al-Wahāb argues that Islam has advocated dialogue throughout history. He supports his argument by verses from the Qur’ān.
In the author's opinion, the discussion of moderation and dialogue in Islam is strictly linked to two main issues: the civilized testimony of the moderate nation and the...
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2010
Radwān says that for the past six months, the German media has not gone a single day without discussing Islam in Europe. He talks about a book by former member of the Governing Council of the German Federal Bank, Saratsin, who says that one of Germany’s largest threats is its increasing number of...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2010
The article talks about the Iraqi Nationalities conference held in Kurdistan in which the protection of Christians from terrorist attacks was discussed.
President Mas‘ūd Bārzānī said that Christians are welcome in Kurdistan and that they will be safe. Secretary General of the United Nations in Iraq...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The author presents the Catholic Church’s reaction towards issues concerning Palestine and Lebanon, saying that the church’s silence on struggles in Palestine surprises him. He points out the irony in Palestine being the place of Jesus’ birth. In contrast, the church has been considerably more...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Hassan Hafīz surveys instances of apostasy throughout Arab history. He states that there is a difference between the nonbeliever and the man who pretends to be a nonbeliever. He declares that disbelief appeared when there was a mixture between Arab thinking and the others. The reaction towards this...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 13, 2010
The author sheds light on Prince Charles of Wales' letter concerning "Islam and the environment." This letter is part of a sequence of many letters aiming to unite religions for the sake of the environment. According to al-Ayyūbī, Prince Charles says that the similarities between religions outweigh...
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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.