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Date of source: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
In this second of a three part series on the late Egyptian scholar Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd, Professor P.S. van Koningsveld of Leiden University examines the humanistic, yet spiritual legacy of the controversial and beloved Egyptian theologian....
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2010
A campaign improving Bīshūy’s public image started yesterday with a television program presented by Bishop Armiyā on the Church’s Aghābī Satellite Channel. The program received phone calls from various Bishops all claiming Bīshūy to be misquoted and that he meant no disrespect to the Qur'ān. Kamāl...
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 2010
During his Friday prayer speech, Azhar University professor Dr. Ismā‘īl al-Bādī described questioning Qur'ānic verses and whether they were added before or after Prophet Muhammad’s death as slander. He cited various Qur'ānic verses as proof of the Qur'ān being impossible to distort because it is...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
The Azhar has ignored Bishop Bīshūy’s comments and has called for a meeting with the Islamic Research Academy tomorrow to discuss the issue. The Ministry of Endowments issued a statement saying that the Qur'ān was written before Prophet Muhammad’s death but gathered after, and that non-Muslims do...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Various Islamic scholars responded to Bishop Bīshūy’s statements regarding a verse about Jesus Christ in the Qur'ān that he claims might have been added after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Dr. ‘Āminah Nusayr and Dr. Ahmad al-Sāyih said that the Qur'ān clearly states in more than one verse that Christ...
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2010
Before leaving to the United States, Pope Shenouda III met with Bishop Bīshūy and asked him to find a new way to appear in the media and also come up with a statement that would calm down public opinion after the controversial comments he made about the Qur'ān.
Key Words: United States - Pope...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dr. Muhammad Selīm El-<sup>c</sup>Awā writes that sectarian polemics only lead to hatred and that Muslims and Copts are destined to live together. Therefore, learning to do so peacefully is the only way to avoid Fitnah. He also said that Coptic religious figures should use the word...
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 2010
Al-Wafd acquired a copy of Bishop Bishoy's lecture at Bishop Ibram's Monastery in Fayyoum, where he questioned a Koranic verse declaring anyone who believes that Christ is God a non-believer. Bishoy suggested the verse might have been deliberately added after Prophet Mohamed's death for the sake of...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tarek Al-Zomor claims that all political systems, liberal and authoritarian alike, have the same goal: to resist change and preserve the status quo. On the other hand, says Tarek, the Koran tells us through the story of Moses and The Pharaoh that change is beneficial.
Key Words: Ad-Dukhan: 31 -...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Human rights activist and Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, is organizing a demonstration to take place on September 11th outside the Supreme Court of Egypt. This demonstration will protest against the mass burning of the Qur'ān scheduled for the same day, organized by American Priest...
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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.