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Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Jehovah’s Witnesses could break through the Egyptian haphazard societies to spread their preaching. The review provides the historical background of the group and the opinions of some Coptic figures.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 27, 2006
Al-Maydān interviewed the leader of the Washington- based U.S. Coptic Association, Michael Munīr, about his recent visit to Egypt, during which he attended a number of conferences and asked him for his opinion on a number of political issues, including the increasing role of the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
The controversial document of
religious rights has
disappeared from the Azhar sheikhdom, raising many questions over the grand
imām’s
relations to it. Al-Maydān publishes a picture of Dr.
Tantāwī and Shaykh
cAmr al-Bastawīsī, the former head of the office
of the grand imām,
shaking hands...
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
Nearly 255 people, including members of the
"banned”
Muslim Brotherhood, have been detained on charges of defying a security ban on public
demonstrations.
Date of source: Thursday, May 4, 2006
A few days ago, the
president of the American University in Cairo (AUC), David
Arnold, decided to remove Islamic and Arabic contents
from a number of AUC textbooks, including syllabi in
Islamic history, Arabic literature and social sciences. A
large number of the university’s staff has...
Date of source: Thursday, July 24, 2003
On the occasion of celebrating the 80th birthday of Pope Shenouda and the 49th anniversary of him becoming a monk, Al-Midan published seven articles that shed light upon different aspects of the pope´s life.
Date of source: Thursday, July 17, 2003
Four Muslim scholars refute the claims of poet and writer Ahmed Abdel Mo´ti Hegazi concerning the Arab conquest of Egypt. Hegazi claimed that Arabs were invaders who wanted to steal the fortunes of Egypt and send it to Baghdad and Damascus.
Date of source: Thursday, September 8, 2005
The Minister of Awqāf has held a meeting to discuss ways of ending the Brotherhood’s control over a number of professional syndicates and mosques.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Azhar scholars’ front, which Dr. Tantāwi had disbanded, has re-emerged. It was a major obstacle for Dr. Tantāwi’s decisions regarding the development of educational methods at the Azhar and also for the fatwa he issues.
Date of source: Thursday, November 17, 2005
Qur’ānic verses and the call to prayer have been recently used as mobile ringtones by young Egyptians, raising concerns among some groups.
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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.