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Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
John Casson, British ambassador to Egypt, met with appellate defender Najjād al-Bur ̔ī to discuss the current state of human rights in Egypt. Al-Bur ̔ī is the president of United Group, an Egyptian law firm which focuses on human rights cases.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2016
The HRDO Center for digital expression published a report called “The Egyptian Family and the Problems of Personal Status Law.” The report investigates the fragmentation of the Egyptian family, the rising number of divorces and occurrences of pre-marital sex, and the increasing tensions associated...
Date of source: Saturday, March 21, 2015
Addressing the International Human Rights Council in Geneva, ʿAlaaʾ Shalabī, the director of the Arab organization for Human Rights have said that “we invite the international community to stop supporting violent groups and understand that development and enhancing human rights will not happen...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 17, 2015
In cooperation with the General Union for Women in Egypt, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) plans a consultative meeting for coming Thursday to discuss 'a reform draft proposal for a just family in Egypt'.
Date of source: Monday, August 9, 2010
The struggle between the church and the group "Copts have the right to divorce" continues.
Date of source: Saturday, August 7, 2010
Confrontations between the campaign of “Support Copts’ Right to get a Divorce” and Father Salib Mattá Sāwīris, member of the Community Council, heats up after the latter accused the former of heresy.
A spokesman of the campaign stresses that there are some priests in the Orthodox Church that...
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2010
The East Cairo prosecution listened to Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidate Majdī ‘Ashūr’s testimony after his family accused members of the group of kidnapping him.
He said that members of the group restricted his freedom and put him under a lot of pressure, but did not kidnap him.
‘Ashūr’s...
Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2010
Hizb Allāh Secretary General Hasan Nasr Allāh accuses Israel of attempting to create Fitnah Tā’ifīyah between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.
Commenting on those remarks, a church source told Al-Misrī al-Yawm that Nasr Allāh had interfered in that which does not concern him.
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2010
In an interview with a Lebanese newspaper, the Azhar Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib said that he is against calling Shiites infidels and that he would like to visit any place where there are Muslims, especially Najaf in Iraq. He blamed the current sectarian tension in the region on some Islamic...
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 2010
Dr. ‘Alī al-Dīn Hilāl called the current Al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah in Egypt a disaster. He proposed that those causing it could possibly be puppets controlled by forces outside of Egypt who wish to cause the collapse of civilian life. He blamed the Fitna on the misuse of freedom of speech, and said...
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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.