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Date of source: Sunday, December 18, 2005
The Coptic question is the missing link towards true reform in Egypt, argues ‘Ātif Butrus al-‘Attār.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
A commentary on the state of discussions of reform in Egypt with regard to the Copts. The author stresses that the Coptic issue and other issues, such as that of women, cannot be ignored for the sake of focusing on general reform.
Date of source: Sunday, December 4, 2005
A speech delivered by Magdi Khalil at the "Status of Democracy and Freedoms in the Middle East” Conference, held in Washington during the period 16-19 November 2005, in which he discusses the definition of a minority, and the international community rules in relation to the treatment of minority...
Date of source: Saturday, December 3, 2005
A new book by prominent thinker, Jamāl al-Bannā, entitled Ikhwānī al-Aqbāt [my Coptic brothers] is to be released soon. The book is expected to cause heated controversy since it tackles Muslim-Christian relations from the author’s point of view.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author argues that the issue of the Muslim-Christian divide must be addressed and states that successive governments have sat back and watched the growing fundamentalism and politicization of religion within Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author discusses the persecution of Copts in Egypt and his hopes that democracy in Egypt will improve the Copts’ situation. He looks to Europe and the United Nations for examples of defeating persecution and discusses the legitimacy of foreign intervention in matters concerning human rights.
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
Copts abroad are also alleging that Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, forgetting that Egyptian law criminalizes the act of harassing women in public. Egypt is not Chicago nor is it a barbaric society ruled by whims. In Egypt, any man would rush to the aid of a woman,...
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2004
The conference on minorities’ rights in the Arab countries and the Middle East will be held in Cairo between 12 and 14 May 2005. In fact, I want to make a few comments on its organization as well as on some other points.
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2004
On the so-called conference on minorities in Egypt, I said I had been shocked to find my name on a list of speakers on that gathering without even being invited or asked for permission.That recent item spurred me to have a serious pause on the grounds that the Copts of Egypt are not considered a...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
The ferocious attack waged by Egyptian press against Zurich Conference, held in mid-September to discuss the affairs of the Coptic minority in Egypt, mirrored the government’s serious role to abort bids to establish democracy.
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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.