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Date of source: Monday, April 4, 2011
Dr. Rafīq Habīb writes that secular movements are trying to make Copts afraid of Islamists in order to influence Copts into supporting secularism.
Copts support secularism because they believe that it will protect Copts rights.
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Everyone from the concerned political parties to foreign supervisors knows that the government controls the parliamentary elections and its results, says Habīb. Yet the government seems to be troubled and concerned about its image in the West and its support of the ever growing opposing movement...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 9, 2010
After shutting down satellite channels that used to act as official platforms for Salafī figures, Habīb says the regime made it clear that Salafīs are not allowed to participate in Egyptian politics. He says that the Egyptian regime is once again in confrontation with Salafīs, this time for...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2010
The article tackles a working paper presented by the Catholic churches in the Middle East on Christians’ conditions in the region and the challenges facing them.
Date of source: Saturday, May 29, 2010
The author reflects on the current political role of the Egyptian Coptic Church and its relations with the ruling authority.
Date of source: Saturday, May 15, 2010
This article considers the idea of the civil state and the relationship between religion and secularization; looking at if they are compatible in a country such as Egypt. The article also outlines the relationship between religious parties like the Muslim Brotherhood and secular elites.
Date of source: Friday, February 13, 2009
Habīb comments that while in the past the Coptic Orthodox Church’s stance was always similar to that of the Egyptian people in the recent war on Gaza it diverged.
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2008
Dr. Hannā discusses religious and national identity in the context of sectarian strife in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2007
Dr. Rafīq Habīb argues that citizenship principles will be the crowning achievement in Egypt’s development but they will not initiate the process of solving the problems in Egypt today. He referred to the danger of sedition and division in Egyptian society and to the compelling need to establish...
Date of source: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Dr. Rafīq Habīb calls for the Christian minorities within Arab nations to maintain a good relationship with moderate Islamic trends that support pluralism instead of Islamic extremism that tends to disrespect and eliminate the other.
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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.