Displaying 51 - 60 of 188.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 4, 2007 to الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 6, 2007
Muḥammad Aḥmad Ḥijāzī, an Egyptian citizen who converted to Christianity has filed a case to officially prove his Christian status under Egyptian law. In the first case of its kind in Egypt, Ḥijāzī is attempting to formally change his identity card and other official papers.
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2007
Church leaders appealed to the state to have mercy on Muslims who converted to Christianity and requested that they be allowed the freedom of thought and belief as provided in the Constitution.
Date of source: الاثنين, تموز (يوليو) 30, 2007
Muḥammad al-Bāz discusses the Coptic unified personal status law that was prepared in 1978 but has never been certified. al-Bāz believes that the law will increase the sufferings of Copts as it will close the door to divorce and will leave Copts, who have problems in their marital lives, with only...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تموز (يوليو) 24, 2007
Although Coptic lawyer Mamdūḥ Naklah is apparently concerned with Coptic issues, he has been accused of trading on Copts’ problems and of inciting the U.S. against the Egyptian regime.
6. Converting back to Christianity between the fear of Hadd al-riddah and the constitutional freedom
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 11, 2007
Hibah Bayyūmī discusses the developments in the lawsuit filed by a number of Muslims who had converted from Christianity to Islam and now demanded to re-convert to their original religion, mentioning the opinions of Muslim and Christian intellectuals on the issue.
Date of source: الأحد, تموز (يوليو) 8, 2007
The article discusses the triumph of a few Copts who were permitted to re-convert to Christianity, having originally converted to Islam. The author criticizes the double standard in how easy it is to embrace Islam, yet how difficult it is to embrace Christianity.
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 30, 2007
Pope Shenouda will not assign Bishop Bimen to assume control of the Luxor Bishopric and the security advised lawyer Mamdūḥ Nakhlah not to organize a demonstration.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 26, 2007
Taking cognizance of a lawsuit appealing laws regarding building churches in Egypt was postponed. Coptic Lawyer Mamdūḥ Nakhlah said the case might take an entire year.
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2007
The appeal lawsuit against the presidential ruling allowing governors to authorize repair works in churches in Egypt was promoted three years ago, immediately following the ruling. However, the Administrative Court agreed on taking cognizance of it only three months ago. The appeal proves the...
Date of source: الاثنين, حزيران (يونيو) 18, 2007
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Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 20 whippings, a sentence that sparked wide Coptic protests. The American
Coptic denounced the sentence and organized a campaign to gain the support of the White House as a means of pressuring
Saudi authorities.
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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.