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Date of source: Saturday, May 2, 2015
The American television network Fox News reported that even under President Sīsī, Copts in Egypt still feel isolated and persecuted. One Coptic activist said “we are always the weakest group in society, so when anything happens in any country we are always the first victims.”
(7 May, 2015, Bawābat...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Pope Tawadros is mounting a challenge to a new ruling passed by an administrative court requiring the Coptic Church to permit Christians to divorce and marry a second time. His challenge rests on the argument that the court did not interpret the law correctly. Separately, he also asserted in his...
Date of source: Monday, April 27, 2015
Copts in Egypt still feel anxious following the overthrow of President Muhammad Mursī, since they continue to be targeted in violent incidents. A spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt said that the state of affairs between Muslims and Christians in Egypt is generally good. However, he...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
The New York Times is reporting that the U.S. Government is resuming its military aid to Egypt in an attempt to end tensions with its long time ally. The resumption in aid will no longer allow the Egyptian government to purchase military equipment through credit financing, although it will still...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
International Business Times: There is no economy and development without respect for human rights
The British newspaper ‘Business International Times’ commented on the human rights situation in Egypt, stating that there could not be development without respect for human rights. The statement...
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.