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Date of source: Sunday, October 14, 2007
The article discusses a dispute between a church and a mosque over a plot of land, and to whom it legally belonged.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article discusses the case of a church in Assuit, Upper Egypt, which was granted a license to renovate the church, but is encountering problems with security in implementing the approved renovations.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2007
The article discusses the story of an Egyptian woman who filed a police report against two of her Saudi Arabian neighbors after they attacked her and her family. Subsequently, the woman discovered that the police were very reluctant to take any action against the women.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2007
The author discusses the indignities that Egyptians living abroad in Arab countries are often subjected to, and questions why the Egyptian authorities do not challenge these occurrences, yet rush to raise their voices about trivial matters.
Date of source: Sunday, September 16, 2007
Youssef Sidhom considers the rumors about President Mubārak’s health, and questions why Egyptians were so ready to listen to and acknowledge them.
Date of source: Sunday, August 26, 2007
The article considers the problem that recently erupted in Marina regarding a plot of land that was allegedly granted to the church. The author presents an overview of the documentation in question.
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2007
The author highlights the constitutional amendments and the public’s approval thereof. He wonders how they are to be implemented and interpreted, how they will be affected by public opinions, and advocates that a “new spirit of tolerance and understanding should prevail.”
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Youssef Sidhom discusses bias in the Egyptian university system. Using one student as an example of the larger problems inherent in the system, the author discusses the presence of unjust practices that turn Egyptian “universities into fiefdoms the residents of which are either lords or slaves.”
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The following article presents the case of a young woman, Inas Fakhri Faragallah Girgis, who’s request to continue with her Masters degree have repeatedly been postponed, despite first having been approved by her university’s Faculty of Law.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
The article discusses a recent proposal by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to establish a Mediterranean Union. Sidhom considers how successful this initiative could be, and how history has shaped democracy throughout the Mediterranean.
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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.