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Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 1, 2005 to الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 7, 2005
The lesson no one seems able to learn is that the Brotherhood only makes true alliances with the Brotherhood, and when they play with the powers and political currents it is for the group’s own sake.
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2005
In an interview with al Arabiya satellite news channel, ‘Umar al-Sharīf said he is against applying the Islamic sharī‘a in Egypt.
Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 23, 2004
An analysis of religion-based political violence reveals that its primary cause is the Copts’ starting to reveal their grievances; domestically, and not as a continuation of the hard line taken by some émigré Copts. These émigrés highlight some incidents that involve Copts without exploring the...
Date of source: الاثنين, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 4, 2004
“All judges will not live for long, while the condemned, Khaled, is eternal.” With these words Abdel Rahman Al-Abnudy [a famous Egyptian poet] said goodbye to Khaled Al-Islambuli, Sadat’s assassin. Khaled Al-Islambuli appeared for the first time on 23 September 1981, when the leader of his unit...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 19, 2004
The real turning point in Coptic political activity was initiated by Sadat. who made Pope Shenouda III a hero, establishing him as the political representative of the Coptic community.A Coptic movement emerged that called for a political role of the church.
The church should care solely about...
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 19, 2004
Religious obsession is sweeping through Egyptians’ minds. Muslims are obsessed with having full control while Christians are obsessed with withdrawing from social activities to look for the traits and strengths of closed communities.
Such a tense atmosphere serves as a rich soil for the growth of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2005
Father Basilius al-Maqārī exaggerated in AWR, 2005, week 16, art. 46, in my opinion, the parallel between Church clericalism and Islamism. Coptic clergy have been politically active but they do not seek power as Islamists do.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 14, 2005
The exaggeration about the comparison between the role of traditional Islam and the Coptic Orthodox Church is simple. It is not the difference in attitude but in numbers/statistics. Copts simply do not have the numbers to seek power as Islamists do.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 7, 2005
An extended summary of seven articles in a Dutch daily newspaper describing an average Christian family in a Muslim society. Two family members and the editor of AWR responded to the text. The article gives a good description of what it is to be an average Christian in Egyptian society.
Date of source: الأحد, حزيران (يونيو) 12, 2005
In his excellent book, ‘Understanding Jihad’, David Cook of Rice University in the USA dismisses the low-grade debate that has raged since 9/11 over the nature of jihād - whether it is a form of offensive warfare or (more pleasantly) a type of moral self-improvement
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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.