A pupil in the United Arab Emirites crossed out a comprehension passage in his English textbook on the basis that it was against Islamic beliefs.
The teacher decided to drop it from the dictation text.

Sharjah, By Doaa Zeitoun, Gulf News, 10-07-2001

The Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem accuses Israel of meddling in the election of the church's top clergyman in the Holy Land

The Associated Press, July 12, 2001

The Israeli government, backing ultra-orthodox Jewish groups, has now effectively suspended the Church of Scotland?s $20 million hotel complex project after the discovery of what is believed to be an ancient graveyard at the building site.

Ben Lynfield,In Tiberias, The Scotsman, July 2001

The new spokeswoman is Hanan Ashrawi, a Christian from Jerusalem.

The Associated Press, Tue 10 Jul 2001

Egyptian religious authorities declare TV-game quizzes un-Islamic

Athens, July 10, IRNA

The www.haya.org web site includes a recorded version of the Book of Life, Sermons and Christians Songs, all in Arabic

Special For Come and See

An American rabbi living in Israel is soliciting humanitarian aid from Christians -- to help the poor and deprived of Jerusalem. His fellowship has raised $100,000 for 75 families who suffered losses in a May wedding reception.

Larry Witham, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

According to Rabbi Michael Melchior, the religious contacts have survived through the past ten months of violence with the blessing of political leaders whose own negotiations have effectively collapsed.

The Times, UK, July 5, 2001

Powerful political and economic interests - Israeli and Palestinian - have an interest in the outcome of the elections of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchy

By Danny Rubinstein, Haaretz, Tuesday, July 3, 2001