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Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 7, 2016
Israeli newspaper, Jewish Journal, drew attention to a report published by Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day confirming that there are at least 18 journalists being detained in Egyptian prisons only because they are journalists. The report asserts, “if anyone challenges the...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 2, 2016
An American report drew attention to the deteriorating state of religious freedom in Egypt since the election of President Sīsī while conceding that he was by far a better alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood. The report went on to praise the tone of religious tolerance that President Sīsī adopted...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
Michael Munīr, an Egyptian-Coptic activist in the United States said that the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood has not improved the situation for Copts in Egypt. He explained that the current government outreach to Copts only aims to improve the international image of Egypt. He added that the country...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
During a press conference, President Sīsī refused to characterize Copts as a minority saying, “Egypt doesn’t have Christian minorities.” He went on to claim that the expression “minorities” is not used in Egypt because Christians are Egyptians who enjoy the same rights and the same duties as other...
Date of source: الخميس, تموز (يوليو) 23, 2015
In statement disclosed to Algerian media, the Egyptian ambassador to Egypt, `Omar Abu-al-`Aish denied that his country has been asked by the Algerian President `Abd al-Azīz Butaflīqa, not to carry out the death sentence against ousted president Muhammad Mursi.
The Ambassador commented on the news...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 20, 2015
In a statement he disclosed today, Mr. Samāha al-Sayed Mahmūd al-Sharīf, head of Al-Ashrāf Syndicate, announced that the religious institution in Egypt is integrated under the umbrella of the State, and that Al-Azhar is the beacon of moderate Islam.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 19, 2015
It is no secret that Egypt is fighting a real war against cross-border terrorism that has several faces; it became obvious that terror has targeted Egypt, its people and its army through one of the most dangerous means, that of the media. In recent times, the minds of terrorism, and those...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
The Cairo Center for Development prasied an administrative judge’s ruling requiring children of ‘Urfī marriages to be registered temporarily with the father’s name until a judge makes final ruling regarding the paternity of the child. The Center explained its praise saying that the ruling follows...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
A judicial source reported that a felony court charged 69 people to life in prison for their roles in an assault and burning of a church in a village near Cairo in 2013. The al-Sayyida al-‘Adhrā’ Church was burned in the wave of violence that gripped the country following the overthrow of former...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
Austria saw a sharp rise in xenophobia in 2014 as was witnessed in the rise in reports of right-wing extremist crimes throughout the country. In addition to the rate of xenophobic feelings rising by 82% , the rate of anti-Semitic feelings rose by 57% while the rate of Islamophobia rose to 42% over...
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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.