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Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 15, 2008
Rumors have spread about a prominent bishop's involvement in financial corruption and immoral relationships. No substantiated information was provided in the media reporting of the rumors.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2008
The Coptic Orthodox Church has objected to the publication of a novel that it says contradicts Christian doctrine.
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2008
The Supreme Council of Press’ report on the performance of the Egyptian press in August reveals that private newspapers have a lack of respect for public personalities’ and executive authority’s rights and that state owned newspapers tend to mix editorial comment and advertisements.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 19, 2008
Almost a year ago, al-Fajr newspaper published an edited photo of the Grand Imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Sayyid Tantāwī, which depicted him wearing the garments of the Catholic Pope and holding his scepter. The grand imām considered the depiction insulting and filed a claim against the newspaper’s...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 15, 2008
Husām Hindī comments on the Grand Imām’s reaction to al-Dustūr’s cartoons depicting him as the Catholic Pope.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 5, 2008
A microbus driver was excluded from a bus stations in Cairo because he refuses to drive women who are not veiled or wearing the niqāb.
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 5, 2008
A Syrian director is intending to realize a movie about Jesus Christ as depicted in the Qur’ān. Muslim and Christian religious institutions in Egypt refused the movie. The Azhar usually rejects depicting prophets in the cinema and Pope Shenouda called on Syrian President Bashshār al-Assad to...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 5, 2008
Representatives of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at the People’s Assembly and leadership of the ruling National Democratic Party absented from Easter celebrations in Alexandria. Depute Mahmūd ‘Atīyah of the group justified the absence by the different occupations his comrades had.
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2008
The article reports on the Muslim Brotherhood recent decision on the participation in the forthcoming general strike on May 4.
Date of source: الاثنين, آذار (مارس) 31, 2008
While the majority of Muslims call to boycott The Netherlands because of the offensive movie ’Fitna,’ some extremists attacked Dutch interests in certain countries. However, Dr, ‘Alī Jum‘ah, the muftī of Egypt explained the way he reacted: “I carried the Glorious Qur’ān, kissed it and read it for...
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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.