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Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 21, 2005
An in-depth criticism of the Coptic Church’s actions, which serve to widen the divide between Copts and Muslims in Egypt.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2005
An investigation into the Wafaa’ Costantine case, in which the wife of a Coptic priest converted to Islam, prompting sectarian strife.
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 13, 2005
We have to draw a line between the different incidents we have been facing recently and the demands supported at the national level. Those incidents are either related to a Christian woman who converted to Islam, a defrocked priest in obscene situations or some play acted inside a church. In all...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 18, 2005
In his book, Aqbāt al-Qarn al-‘Ishrīn...Sāsa wa Ruhbān Khalf al-Qudbān [20th century Copts...politicians and monks behind bars], Mīlād Hannā believes the July Revolution to be responsible for the isolation of both Copts and Muslims. Being unable to express their views freely, Muslims and Christians...
Date of source: الأربعاء, حزيران (يونيو) 1, 2005
The recent ten-chapter book of Chief Justice Tāriq al-Bishrī, “the National Group…Between Loneliness and Integration” discussed many faces of the issue of nationalism and the different groups living under that umbrella.
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2003
The article is based on two interviews with Dr. Tareq Mitri, a Lebanese professor and the head of the Islamic-Christian dialogue section at the World Council of Churches [and member of the Board of Advisors of AWR] and Coptic researcher Samir Marcos, counselor of inter-civilizational dialogue...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 5, 2004
The sparks of sectarian strife increases daily, and everyone must take a firm stance on the issue in order to quell that fire. This time, sectarian strife is seen through the media in the press and on satellite channels, which anger both Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 7, 2005
“We are all aware of our stifling economic problems, security threats by Israel, US pressures, large disparities between the classes, the emergency law and corruption. Those problems of course prompt the emergence of true popular movements that target real reforms,” said Egyptian intellectual...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 26, 2004
Jizya is an issue that needs to be discussed and
decided upon by religious scholars once and for all. It is unbelievable in this day and age that
some people still advocate taking Jizya from non-Muslims and humiliating them in the process.
Fortunately, some prominent scholars have taken the...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
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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.