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Date of source: Saturday, December 15, 2012
Makram Muhammad Ahmad writes in an article entitled “The Copts’ Vision vs. The Referendum”:
”The date set for the constitutional referendum could have been the date on which we celebrate the nascent democracy, a day that embodies Egyptians’ unity in the goals endorsed in a new Constitution drafted...
Date of source: Sunday, May 22, 2011
Makram Muhammad Ahmad writes that he knows why Coptic youths chose Maspero. They chose it to assure their rights as Egyptian citizens, demanding their civil rights.
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Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2010
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar has rejected the sword as the logo of Islam. Ahmad herein states that Ahmad al-Tayyib rejects the sword as the symbol of Islam because of Western suspicion and because he considers Islam to be a religion of the heart and mind. In other news, the Shaykh of the Azhar...
Date of source: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2008
The author argues that the ideological overhaul of al-Jihād and al-Jamā‘ah al-Islamīyah whereby they disavowed violence has struck a significant blow to would-be terrorists in Egypt.
Date of source: Friday, July 11, 2008
The author highlights the current situation of the Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt and stresses the value of transparency and serious studies to avoid the growth of sedition.
Date of source: Saturday, October 4, 2008
Makram Muhammad Ahmad believes that it is vital that the Journalists’ Code of Ethics is employed to deal with journalists who publish incorrect or offensive material and states that fines and not prison sentences should be issued to journalists and newspapers.
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Pope Shenouda’s recent sermons to the Copts of Egypt show that the man is despondent about the manner in which recent events of al-‘Ayyāṭ were dealt with.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
Date of source: Sunday, February 4, 2007
Islam encourages trade between both Muslims and the non-Muslims; it refuses discrimination. It preserves the right and the money of the non-Muslims in Muslim countries.
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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.