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Date of source: Saturday, May 3, 2008 to Friday, May 9, 2008
The author of the article provides a randomized review of Dr. Yūsuf Zaydān’s novel ‘‘Azazīl.’ He does not follow the narrative of the novel as much as illuminate the points he wanted to stress: the unpredictable consequences religious fundamentalism can lead to as one should be reasonable and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The following lines present a review of Rev. Colin Chapman’s book ’Whose Promised land?’ translated into Arabic as la-Quds li-man?’ [Whose Jerusalem?].
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
The author reviews the newly established King David Museum and Genealogy Center in Jerusalem, believing that it was built to wipe out the Arab identity of the city by corrupting historical facts.
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2008
A defrocked monk distorted a letter in the name of Late Pope Kyrillos VI, addressed to Ben Gurion, the Israeli prime minister at the time. It was proved that the fake monk was seeking revenge against the church authorities that rejected him from a monastic life.
Date of source: Saturday, February 23, 2008 to Friday, February 29, 2008
The article reviews a lecture delivered by a Salafī da‘iyah, Shaykh Muhammad Hassān in which he considered football as a Jewish conspiracy to distract Muslims from the Palestinian issue, and that Egyptian celebrations for the trophy of their national team of the African cup of nation is harām.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Jamāl As‘ad discusses the issue of the emigration of Christians from the Middle East to the West, and analyzes whether it is a normal consequence of certain socio-political and economic factors or there are conspiracies that target Muslim-Christian relations in this part of the world.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Midhat Bishāy writes about the significance of the birth of Jesus Christ, drawing a link between the celebrations of Christmas and the sectarian incidents in Isnā.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
An interview with Pope Shenouda highlighting the term of his papacy.
Date of source: Saturday, October 20, 2007
In the Ift...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2007
The Egyptian Minister of Endowments Ḥamdī Zaqzūq calls on Muslims to visit Jerusalem and the Aqṣá mosque as a sign of support for the Palestinians. The call sparked protest amongst Muslims and Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Pope Shenouda renews his refusal to allow Copts’ to visit Jerusalem without their Muslim brothers.
Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2007
The article says that Pope Shenouda III is to pay a visit to Ethiopia before the end of this month, a trip which would help restore the relationship between the two churches. Despite its religious and cultural nature, this visit will also help Egyptian national security.
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2007
In his expected visit to Ethiopia, Pope Shenouda will not discuss the case of al-Sulṭān Monastery, as some of the Coptic Orthodox clergymen asserted. The pope’s expected visit is a step to bridge the gap and re-establish the friendly relations between the two churches.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Former Iranian President Khatamī created uproar in the Coptic Orthodox Church when he declared that the first church in the world was in Iran during the first century and that it was a refuge for Christians during times of persecution.
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2007
Antonio Badini, the former Italian ambassador to Cairo, has a unique perspective on the interaction between the Islamic and Western civilizations. He argues that there exists a misguided belief that talking is the only means of activating inter-cultural dialogue, while offering his own opinions on...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 13, 2007
While the Coptic Orthodox Church prohibits visits to Jerusalem, considering it as support of the
Israeli occupation, the Catholic Church permits the visit as a means of supporting the Palestinians who live in the
neighborhood of the Holy Places, whose income greatly depends on the Christian...
Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
The Islamic Jihad movement in Palestine has completed its historical mission and has vanquished Israel and established a national Palestinian state. That is why we were not surprised to read its shady statement in which it called on Moqtada Al-Sadr to burn all Iraqi oil. The movement, after...
34. Greek Church falls from grace after barman sold cUmar Ibn al-Khattab square to Jewish extremists
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Nicholas Papadimas is the hero of the hour in Israel and the focal point of a good deal of gossip on the Jewish street, being the Trojan horse that helped Zionism sneak into the Greek Orthodox Church and seize more Palestinian territories in Jerusalem, including the ‘Umar Ibn al-Khattāb square,...
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2007
The Knights of Malta and al-Qā‘idah are religious-military organizations established to drive enemies away.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The article explains various facts about the Knights of Malta, and considers the influence that they may potentially exert throughout Europe and various parliaments and governments.
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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.