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Date of source: Sunday, August 31, 2008
The author comments on a recent interview of Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqi by Sawt al-Ummah newspaper in which Dr. al-Fiqi denies the persecution of Copts in Egypt. Al-Faris shows several examples of discrimination in contradiction to Dr. al-Fiqi’s claims.
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2008
Gerrit Roos investigates the complex relations between Christians and Muslims in Egypt. He interviewed a number of Christian figures and analyzes the reasons why people emigrate from the country.
Date of source: Monday, January 12, 2009
The former Secretary General of the UN, Boutros Boutros Ghali explains that Egypt needs to improve its image abroad and believes that tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt are often exaggerated. He also believes that tensions in the region make Christians emigrate.
Date of source: Monday, December 1, 2008
Michael Fāris writes about churches becoming emigration centers.
Date of source: Monday, November 24, 2008
Mukhtār Hallūdah, former chairman of the Central Agency for Public Mobilization bemoans the privatization processes that weakens, he believes, the national economy. He also declares that the census is an exclusive authority of the state and no other institutions are allowed to conduct it.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2009
A number of articles about the different attitudes toward freedom of expression are featured in this issue. Hulsman also comments on articles that discuss Copts withdrawal from Egyptian society, the number of Copts in Egypt and efforts to change the names of places in Cairo from Western names to...
Date of source: Sunday, November 23, 2008
William writes about the first female mayor in Egypt, who is also a Copt. She studied law at Ain-Shams University, then had a career in law, then politics. She beat four other candidates for the position and now has several plans for this primarily Christian village.?33) Al-Akhbār, November 19,...
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The role that different political parties play in Egypt will be crucial to shaping the political future of the country. In this article Khālid Isma‘īl is pessimistic about the role the opposition can play.
Date of source: Monday, November 3, 2008
The author discusses the percentages of Muslim and Christian Egyptians since the first census that was conducted by the British occupation in 1897. He suggests that Christians comprise no more than six percent of the Egyptian population due to many historical and social factors.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The dwindling number of Christians left in the Middle East is cause for grave concern. Samīr Marqus addresses the reasons behind this emigration and calls on all citizens of the Middle East to reverse this trend.
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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.