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Date of source: Wednesday, April 1, 2009
The report of the committee headed by Dr. Jamāl al-‘Utayfī on the al-Khankah sectarian events in 1972 is excellent. Many of its recommendations, have however, not been followed up thoroughly with the consequence that many of the factors that played a role in the tensions in 1972 still play a role...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
Copts in Egypt must arise and shed the apathy that plagues so many of them and become part of political reform process that will eventually improve their lives. A Copt should run for presidency. Winning or losing the early elections is not the issue. Meeting the challenge to become active...
Date of source: Sunday, April 3, 2005
There is need to search for a suitable Coptic candidate to compete with the incumbent Egyptian president, not because it was a right for the Copts guaranteed by the constitution, but because the key objective of the competition is to expand the democratic practices to be genuine in the future.
Date of source: Sunday, March 13, 2005
The basic premise form which this article proceeds is that the Copts are (or should be) genuine Egyptian citizens, that is, first – calls citizens. Egypt is their county; they are not living here by the grace of others but are full entitled to enjoy the status and rights of nationhood, as full...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
In her weekly article in al-Usbou‘, Dr. Karīmān Hamza called Egyptian Copts “the happiest minority in the world.” A week later, Mr. Nabīl cUmar wrote about the same subject in Sawt al-Umma. After I had read these two articles I could not restrain myself from feeling angry not because I am...
Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2005
Earlier this month, as Egypt’s police celebrated their day, President Hosni Mubarak honored 103 policemen and officers for distinguished performance on duty. Only one – who had lost his life in action – was Copt, meaning that Copts measured 0.97 per cent of the honorees.
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2005
For Arab Christians, this Christmas my have been a time for introspection, but for Arab Muslims it was time for some serious thinking. The last holiday season more than any other in recent memory witnessed events of inclusions and exclusion, both sad and dramatic, symbolically.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2005
The article by Ms. Karīmān Hamza, published by Sawt al-Umma last week, pushed me to rewrite on sedition and Coptic problems.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2005
The persons who offer the enemies of the state, hiding under the cloak of ‘human rights,’ ‘minorities’ rights’ and ‘freedom of worship,’ weapons to tarnish its image and defaming it cannot but be lacking awareness.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
Sectarian strife would not exist if there were civil laws protecting religious liberties, if the government and government officials were trained to deal with such occurrences effectively and openly, and if the media played its role.
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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.