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Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah
tackles the sensitive
issues of identity, terrorism and citizenship in the light of the proposal of the
National Assembly for
Human Rights to remove religious data from identification cards. Religious authorities,
intellectuals and
law makers were asked their opinions about the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Midhat
Bishāy examines the issue of removing
religious data from identification cards and sees the stances of the
advocates of the idea as contradictory
and intriguing.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
In his interview with
Ākhir Sā‘ah, the writer and researcher
Samīr Murqus talks about citizenship
as a comprehensive concept and the reasons for the escalated
sectarian tensions in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 23, 2006
Ākhir Sā‘ah presents a study entitled “Egypt’s path to
self-acceptance: Sectarian
tension and the vices of education” which tackles the relation between Muslims
and Copts in Egypt. The study warns
against intrigues that aim at fueling sectarianism in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author outlines a number of views on the controversial issue of whether to remove the religion reference from Egyptian identity documents.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
Date of source: Monday, August 14, 2006
The author reports on the workshop conducted by the National Council for Human Rights on the religion entry on the Egyptian ID card.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 9, 2006
The National Council for Human Rights hosted a workshop to discuss the controversial proposal of removing the religion reference from Egyptian ID cards.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 26, 2006
The human rights council
proposed to cancel the religion entry from the Egyptian identity card. The author reports that there are people who
support this amendment and others who reject it.
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
The author regrets the fact that the anticipated report from the fact-finding committee established after recent sectarian violence in Alexandria was not produced by the deadline of May 16 and now the current Parliamentary round has expired. He compares this to the report produced after sectarian...
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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.