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Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2012
The Coptic Church has called for authorities to investigate Christian stationary stores in the northern district of Shubrā, which have received threatening letters by post mail. The threats to stop the sale of religious pictures, icons, and statues.
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2014
A study conducted by Al-‘Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies has found that while candidate for the presidency ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī has captured the majority of the Coptic vote, his rival Hamdīn Sabahī remains more popular among younger Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 22, 2013
The new constitutional text refers to Christian’s rights in six articles: 3, 50, 64, 180, 235, and 244. These speak of personal status laws, practicing religious rites, church building, and representation in elected councils (‘Adil Munīr, Watanī, Dec. 22, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Eva Habil joins the committee of culture and media in the state consultative council and confirms that sectarian incidents started with the Egyptian migration to the Arabian Gulf.
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 2010
Only twenty women and seven Coptic women proceed to register their names in the National Democratic Party's (NDP) list for the election.
Date of source: Monday, November 22, 2010
The National Democratic Party announced its list of candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections. The list consists of 770 names, including only ten Copts. Although this is an all time high for the NDP, it is considered by many as unacceptable. Dr. ‘Imād Jād criticized the party, saying that...
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
The draft law for a unified houses of worship law has sat in parliament for the last four years but has never been discussed. In 2008, Watanī newspaper itself launched a campaign calling for the law to be effectuated, as part of the campaign Watanī asked a number of MPs for their opinion on the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 10, 2009
The issue of culling and executing all pigs in Egypt dominated the discussions of the Shūrá Council last week.
Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2009
The article sheds light on the latest updates concerning Dr. Basīlī’s pursuance of a request to modify the construction law regarding building and repairing houses of worship. Dr. Basīlī had a few comments to pass on, however.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
MP Māhir al-Darbī refuses a unified law for building houses of worship in Egypt, fearing that such a law will create new problems.
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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.