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Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
The several sectarian incidents which have recently shaken Egypt have again brought to the foreground the issue of Copts and their curtailed rights.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2005
Recent incidents reveal that rumors fuel the sectarian sedition in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2004
A description of the history of the conflicts around the development of the convent of Patmos on the Cairo-Suez road. This text was written in May 2003 and presented to the Egyptian press center in the hope to get a response from Egyptian authorities. This response has not come.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Report of a visit to the location of the incident just hours after one Christian worker had been killed at the Patmos convent. The report describes the local situation, angry responses of local Christians and conflicting stories
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2001
There had been an aggressive campaign in the Egyptian press in general accusing emigrant Copts of being spies for America and western countries. The World Center for Human Rights calls for all those in charge to stop all this type of news that damages social unity and stabilityAccording to a press...
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2001 to Friday, April 27, 2001
Fellow students at Assuit University mistook an ankh, ancient Egyptian life sign, for a cross which sparked widespread rumors that a girl had converted to Christianity. There was a disturbance in the dormitory and security were called, but the incident ended quickly. However, rumors spread in...
Date of source: Saturday, April 7, 2001 to Friday, April 13, 2001
The American Coptic Association mentioned that Bishop Yo’annis, secretary to Pope Shenouda, joined Islam under threats from Muslims during Al-Kosheh incidents and that father Bola of Al-Kosheh church, and Bishop Wissa of El-Balyana were witnesses to the incident.
Date of source: Friday, February 16, 2001
The Freedom House translated a letter Bishop Wissa of Al-Belyana about the attack on four Christians homes in Al-Kosheh.
Date of source: Sunday, March 18, 2007
Danger of Christian students isolating themselves in small groups in Egyptian universities.
Discussing Father van Nispen’s book “Muslims and Christians, brothers before God” at Cairo University
Dutch Christian group showing interest in AWR.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2000
For three days, Al-Khanka had lived in nervousness after a sit-in-strike, by Copts inside a Church which was closed ten years ago, threatened to cause communal unrest. The published report tells of the crisis, and the wise role of Pope Shenouda who was responsible for it ending peacefully.
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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.