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Turkish forces continue to clash with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s guerrillas [PKK] in south-eastern areas near its border with Iraq.
John Watson reviews a new book by Sidney H. Griffith entitled, ’The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque: Christians and Muslims in the World of Islam’ which presents an overview of not only Islamic and Christian history in the Arab world but also provides explanations of the major divides between...
A renovation project at a mosque in Luxor has uncovered evidence of a Coptic church and rare pharaonic inscriptions from the reign of Ramses II.
Al-Sayyid discussed the decline of Christianity in Arab countries and the Middle East. Emigration, foreign invasions, and internal conflicts are highlighted in the text as the main reason for the decline in Christianity in those countries.
Councilor Labīb writes on the history of the church in Egypt since its establishment by Saint Mark, throughout the Islamic era until the present day. He also hails Pope Kyrillos IV as the leader of reform in the church. Labīb highlights the Egyptian Muslim rulers’ who have honored the head of the...
In light of the recent decision by the Turkish Parliament to allow women to wear the hijāb at universities, a Turkish women discusses her family’s role in Ataturk’s nation building project and the changing attitudes in Turkey nowadays.
A book entitled, ’al-Ightiyālāt fī al-Islām: Ightiyāl al-Sahābah wa al-Tābi‘īn [Assassinations in Islam: Assassinations of the Prophet’s Companions and Followers] describes the assassinations of significant figures in the early years of Islam.
Jundī highlights what he believes to be the difficult political reality of Egypt. After providing a historical background, he points out the defects and tries to suggest solutions.
The article discusses two Iranian women who are breaking the mould in the conservative Islamic society in the country.
The author calls for the establishment of centers for Coptic studies in Egyptian universities that study all aspect of the Coptic era.

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