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Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
The attorney general is questioning the detained members of the terrorist cell recently discovered. The defense team claim that the detained were tortured during the investigations. The attorney denied the claims and accepted to subject them to forensic medical check-ups.
Date of source: Thursday, November 26, 2009
The following lines shed light on the ongoing reactions to the fourth laymen front conference. The church maintains its stance of rejecting the conference and its recommendations. Meanwhile, the laymen front coordinator asserts that the movement is tackling church’s issues in public because the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 1, 2009
The Egyptian People’s Assembly calls for amending the Egyptian penal code by adding an article that authorizes the Egyptian attorney general to sue those responsible for crimes committed against Egyptians abroad.
Date of source: Monday, August 3, 2009
An Egyptian lawyer converted to Christianity because of Islam’s alleged lack of justice, equity and liberty.
Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
Islamist groups deemed al-Qimnī kāfir and an Islamist satellite channel called to stone him on air. Al-Qimnī, deemed kāfir on the one hand and honored on the other had a heart attack. However, he responded to people who attacked and refuted their arguments.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Al-Musawwar magazine published an article on the Egyptian youths’ use of the Internet, mainly Facebook [http://www.facebook.com], to express themselves. The article also highlighted the way the Internet is used to promote religious and ideological perspectives, mentioning the large ”fan groups” of...
Date of source: Thursday, November 26, 2009
An incident of sexual harassment has sparked bloody sectarian clashes in Farshūt and many of its villages. In unique reporting on such incidents, al-Wafd trivialized the sectarian element in the strife and concentrated on the social and economical factors. Amīr al-Sarrāf bemoaned the damage to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 2, 2009
The Swiss decision to ban mosque minarets is still stealing the limelight in Egypt. The Azhar Grand Imām, the muftī of Egypt and Egypt’s minister of Endowments denounced the decision and called, in a meeting with Switzerland ambassador to Cairo, for the Swiss government to annul the decision.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
The result of the Swiss referendum went against the building of more minarets in Switzerland. The decision aroused Muslims’ resentment around the world. Moreover, many Western countries and individuals denounced the decision, considering it a violation of the freedom of creed. On the Egyptian part...
Date of source: Thursday, July 16, 2009
In spite of the bitter controversy created by Sayyid al-Qimnī’s honoring, some people have expressed their admiration for his ideas. Al-Qimnī expresses his views, and comments on issues related to freedom of expression and sectarianism in Egypt.
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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.