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Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Reverend Jerry Lamon Falwell was born on August 11, 1933 in Lynchburg, Virginia and deceased in May 2007. In 1967, Falwell created an evangelical educational institution called the Lynchburg Christian Academy. The most echoing case of insult caused by Falwell was September 2002, when he gave an...
Date of source: Friday, January 3, 2014
This article reflects on a hatred Israeli compaign against the Egyptians triggered by a Jewish Rabbi.
Date of source: Friday, December 1, 2006
Ayman Muḥammad Rabīʿ al-Ẓawāhirī is a Muslim who claims that he is committed to bring the golden age of the caliphate back, and advocates a violent means of jihād to achieve his objectives. His own native country Egypt, along with many other countries, considers him a terrorist. During the 1990s,...
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
ʿAmru Mūsā; an Egyptian politician and diplomat who holds the position of Secretary-General of the Arab Leagueand plays a pivotal role in negotiations around most of the major disputes in the Arab world. Such negotations are in regards to the disputes between Morocco and Algeria over Western Sahara...
Date of source: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Date of source: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Hundreds of Copts continue to visit holy sites in Jerusalem and in the West Bank in violation of the Coptic Orthodox Church's banning of visiting Palestine. Rāmī Siyāj, head of a Cairo tourist company that runs trips to holy places in Palestine, described the Church's prevention of Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, April 6, 2015
Copts challenge the church by going to Jerusalem
Channel One in Israel mentioned that 600 Egyptian Copts when to Jerusalem last Sunday to celebrate Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. An official at the Cairo International Airport added that in the past few days, over 2000 Copts have made...
Date of source: Monday, April 6, 2015
Copts Resort to Changing Sect When Traveling to Jerusalem
Since 1971, Copts have not been officially allowed to enter Jerusalem, as Pope Shanūda the Third has prohibited pilgrimages to the City until the Copt’s “Muslim brothers” are allowed to enter as well. This decision has not stopped many...
Date of source: Saturday, December 31, 2011
Previously, I have written in Arab-West Report about people who have influenced me, such as former Dutch Consul-General to Saudi Arabia, Daniel van der Meulen (1894–1989), who stimulated my interest in the Arab world and Muslim-Christian relations. Syrian-Orthodox Bishop, Samuel Aktash of the Tur...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Hours after the killing of Egyptian soldier by Israeli forces, the Egyptian deputy ambassador to Israel took iftar at Israeli President Shimon Peres' house in Jerusalem. The Egyptian ambassador, Yasser Reda, had declined the invitation. Peres expressed his regrets at the death of Egyptian citizens...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
Pope Shenouda has granted permission for a Coptic youth to travel to Israel, provided the visit is work related, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
“There is no problem with normalization with the Palestinians,” said the pope, “Work does not mean violation of the Church’s decision.”
Pope Shenouda has...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cardinal Antonius Najīb, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, talks in this interview with al-Wafd about various current issues facing Egypt.
Regarding the recent debate on divorce and remarriage Najīb said, “Marriage is sacrament built on unity between one man and one woman who will not...
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2010
Shaykh Sālim ‘Abd al-Jalīl, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments, has told shaykhs to not pray for President Mubārak on Friday, saying that it is inappropriate to mix Du‘ā’ and politics together.
Various media have revealed that the Ministry of Endowments previously asked shaykhs and mosque...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Interview: Cornelis HulsmanThe following article presents an interview between His Royal Highness Prince Hasan Ibn Talal of Jordan, and Drs. Cornelis Hulsman. Issues discussed include Christian emigration from the Arab world, reform, and political issues in the Middle East.
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2008
Al-Dustūr reports on Muslims and Christians celebrating the Virgin Mary Festival
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Wajīh Ramzī writes about St. Marqus, the apostle who introduced Christianity to Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2008
The article reports on Pope Shenouda’s tour of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Canada.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2008
This article deals with extremist religious groups in Israel which the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has called the imminent danger threatening Israel. It sheds light on the extremist group led by Leor Hahn who declared himself the king of Jews and claimed that he was the Messiah.
Date of source: Monday, September 1, 2008
Drs. Hulsman and Dr. Burslem provide a detailed report on Muslim-Christian relations based on a review of Dr. Hugh Goddard’s book, commenting on a number of issues including Western perceptions, mis-interpretations, and examples of recent incidents involving Muslims and Christians.
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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.