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Date of source: Wednesday, November 8, 2006
In an interview with the author, the head of the U.S. Copts Association, Michael Meunier, discusses his future political plans in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Upcoming changes to the National Council of Human Rights are discussed and their impact on the council’s members.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 20, 2006
The article discusses the rise and
gradual decline of the movement for
change, Kifāya.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 30, 2006
A Jew who converted to Islam and now lives in a cheap Cairo hotel
tells his story. He grew up in
Morocco, where his father was an advisor to King Muhammad V. He discusses his
emigration to Israel and the
mistreatment he received from Ashkenazi Jews.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah opens the controversial file of religious schools in Egypt. In
an
earlier issue, several articles tackled schools of the Muslim Brotherhood, like the Muslim Generation
School in
Marsa Matrūh. This article, however, sheds light on Coptic Sunday schools.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
This
article traces the battle between Islam and Christianity via the satellites and the internet, led by an
Islamic
preacher, ‘Abdullāh Badr and a priest, Zakarya Butrus. Satellite channels and the
internet have
become a means through which sectarian sedition is spread in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah
tackles the sensitive
issues of identity, terrorism and citizenship in the light of the proposal of the
National Assembly for
Human Rights to remove religious data from identification cards. Religious authorities,
intellectuals and
law makers were asked their opinions about the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
In his interview with
Ākhir Sā‘ah, the writer and researcher
Samīr Murqus talks about citizenship
as a comprehensive concept and the reasons for the escalated
sectarian tensions in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah presents a study entitled “Egypt’s path to
self-acceptance: Sectarian
tension and the vices of education” which tackles the relation between Muslims
and Copts in Egypt. The study warns
against intrigues that aim at fueling sectarianism in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
In an attempt to promote its recent non-violent approach, al
-Jamā‘ah al-
Islāmīyah has launched a website, which the author says marks a
considerable change in the
ideological stance of the "banned" Islamic group.
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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.