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Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
Sayyid al-Qimnī is fighting a battle in the field of freedom of expression. He criticizes the Azhar curricula and the Muslim Brotherhood for erasing reason and harming the future.
Date of source: Saturday, August 1, 2009 to Friday, August 7, 2009
In spite of the governmental decision to cancel mūlids, Egyptians adhere to their religious traditions and turn a deaf ear to the decision. However, Lower Egyptian areas seem to be more complying.
Date of source: Monday, December 14, 2009
Islamic thinker Muhammad ‘Imārah has recently written a controversial book, considered another link in his chain of writings against Christianity. In the following lines writer Hānī Labīb reflects on ‘Imārah’s offensive attitudes and refers to some of his earlier writings against Christianity.
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2010
The Criminal Court has ruled in favor of 19 people who had been arrested in the sectarian riots in Dayrūt, Upper Egypt. The decision was met with relief by the detained and their families and but Copts expressed their fear of new incidents in the absence of penalties.
Date of source: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Al-Misrī al-Yawm publishes a series of articles reviewing Yūsuf Zaydān’s book entitled ‘al-Lāhūt al-‘Arabī wa Usūl al-‘Unf al-Dīnī’ [Arabic Theology and the Origins of Religious Violence].
Date of source: Monday, December 14, 2009
The Administrative Court has ruled in favor of the niqāb by rejecting the decision of the Minister of Higher Education’s and some universities’ decision to ban niqāb at universities and university accommodations. The ministry will appeal the ruling, and students wearing niqāb are demonstrating...
Date of source: Friday, December 11, 2009
The Egyptian press is still publishing many articles on the Swiss decision to ban building mosques minarets in Switzerland. The vast majority of the authors in the Egyptian press have denounced the decision and considered it a form of religious discrimination. The Shūrá Council called on the...
Date of source: Sunday, December 6, 2009
Farshūt contains an exceptional demographic structure and used to be a symbol of peaceful coexistence between different religions and cultural communities. Some have blamed the government for not being able to control the situation in Farshūt, while others hailed the security services’ efforts to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2009
A member of parliament claims that Copts are living their most prosperous era during the mandate of President Husnī Mubārak. However, the argument gave birth to heated arguments and was refuted by many people.
Date of source: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Many comments were published in the past few days on the Swiss decision to ban the construction of minarets for mosques. The press highlighted the angry reaction of Muslims in Egypt and Europe. The speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly called to move from verbal reactions to action. However,...
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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.