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Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2005
Curricula, social laws, economic and political legislations are derived from the remarkable prestigious status of religion in Arab countries. Moreover, it is the dominant theme in the public’s mind and the main purpose for communities where ignorance, poverty, fallacies, and backwardness prevail....
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2005
After the Wafā’ Costantine issue came to an end, three demands that need to be fulfilled were brought forth, so that similar incidents can be avoided and solutions found to Coptic grievances.
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2005
Freedom to change religion, constructing churches, and employment without discrimination based on religion are the main controversial issues between the Church and the state. They also constitute the potential sources of any conflict that may arise between the two sides.
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: Saturday, January 15, 2005
There are some entities in Western societies that claim the supremacy of certain religions over others. Such a view feeds discrimination and enmity. Islam does not hold such a view, but encourages a feeling of brotherhood and a spirit of cooperation. Islam dictates its followers to believe in all...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
One cannot just disregard the so-called ‘Wafā’ Costantine issue’ as a mere incident. The conversion of Wafā’ from Christianity to Islam was perceived as a desertion from the Coptic group and institution. It triggered a collective Coptic reaction expressive of feelings of total rejection.
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2005
His Holiness Pope Shenouda III is an extremely wise and intellectual man, a unique person who knows and understands a lot. He has a long living memory that goes back in history.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine raised many questions in Muslims’ minds. Dr. Muhammad Ibrāhīm al-Fayoumī said that an equal attention must be given to the cases of christianizing Muslim girls.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
What I fear most is the potential for Muslims, the majority of the nation, to feel that they are being humiliated because two women are being deprived of their right to choose their religion.
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2005
The issue of Wafā’ Costantine could have passed unnoticed, but its lingering forces everyone to feel the fire of sectarianism beneath the ashes of the so called “national unity.”
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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.