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Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2004
It is clear that the hatred, rejection, ridicule, evasion and marginalization inflicted upon Copts because of their faith, whether at the hands of individuals, groups, or officials, and before which the government stands unable to protect or vindicate them, can-according to international statutes...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2004
A three-day conference was held in the Swiss city of Zurich under the title of “Egyptian Copts … a Minority under Siege.” The conference, in which some suspicious agencies participated, started on Thursday and concluded on Saturday. A look at the titles of the papers discussed during the conference...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 28, 2004
A conferee on Coptic problems was held in Zurich, Switzerland and tackled the current cares of Copts in Egypt where conflicting reports do not give a chance to reach the facts. The conference was organized by an Egyptian Copt who lives in Switzerland, Adli Abadier, and funded by several US and...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
The Coptic case is a case of a religious minority looking for full recognition and integration, enjoying all rights and duties, in their country, while preserving their cultural heritage. In other words, the prognosis of the Copts’ situation should, in fact, be summed-up under one heading: being...
Date of source: Thursday, September 9, 2004
I received an unsigned letter about a Coptic grievance. The letter is written in English with an Arabic summary. The title of the letter is “The injustices suffered by the Christian minority in Egypt.” The letter also reminds the reader of the raids conducted by armed Islamic groups against the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 2004
On the first day of his visit to the US to examine the Coptic churches and community there, Pope Shenouda confirmed that the relationship uniting Muslims and Copts does not need religious dialogue. Pope Shenouda, moreover, described the permanent dialogue between the Church and the Azhar as a...
Date of source: Sunday, August 1, 2004
An animated session of Watani Forum hosted a round-table discussion on Christians of the Arab World. Participating were a number of Egyptian intellectuals and religious figures, as well as Lebanese Jesuit Brother Danny Younis.
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2005
Serious problems of discrimination, fanaticism and human rights violations against religious minorities and some non-pious Muslims are still marring Egypt, according to the US International Religious Freedoms Commission report about Egypt for the year 2005.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2003
The article is based on two interviews with Dr. Tareq Mitri, a Lebanese professor and the head of the Islamic-Christian dialogue section at the World Council of Churches [and member of the Board of Advisors of AWR] and Coptic researcher Samir Marcos, counselor of inter-civilizational dialogue...
Date of source: Sunday, July 13, 2003
The writer presents an overview of Saad Eddin Ibrahim’s book “Reflections on the Question of Minorities.’ The book discusses the topic of minorities in the Arab region.
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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.