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Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The article reports on the statements of the participants of a seminar organized by Watanī salon along with the Committee of Freedoms at the Journalists’ Syndicate to discuss the possible means of activating the recommendations of the citizenship conference that was organized by the National...
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2008
The article looks at recent incidents of fundamentalism in Egypt, citing the examples of a university course at Alexandria University and an Islamic thinker who has accused priests of secretly baptising converts.
Date of source: Sunday, January 20, 2008
Khalīl discusses the reasons behind the violence and discrimination against Copts in Egypt. He blames the government, the Coptic community, and the Muslim majority, and calls on Copts to make their voices heard in international human rights and media organizations. He stresses the significance of...
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
The following article discusses the exaggerated interpretations of some Western Christians about the position of Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, December 16, 2007
The article discusses the heated issue of Coptic feasts, and if Copts are entitled to paid leave to honor these celebrations.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
Robeir al-Faris recently published a book entitled, ‘The Muslim Brothers (MB) and the Copts…Repercussions of Confrontation and Dialogue.’ The following article presents an overview of the book.
Date of source: Thursday, November 1, 2007
The author talks about the religious tension Egypt has been suffering from, where he considers the religious discrimination as being responsible for the problems with Muslim-Coptic relations.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2007
Shams al-Dīn, author of a book entitled, ‘al-‘Awānis’ [The Spinsters], has been accused of being in contempt of religion and slandering and insulting monks and bishops.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 4, 2007
The Middle East Christian Association is facing troubles with the Egyptian authorities. Two of its members in Egypt are in jail, facing charges of contempt against Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, September 1, 2007
Ālā’ Hamzah reports on a documentary film produced by the Middle East Christian Association entitled, ‘The Persecution of Copts in Egypt,’ that presents claims about Copts being discriminated against since the Islamic conquest of Egypt.
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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.