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Date of source: Sunday, June 6, 2010
A dispute over land and a housing complex in a small town north of Cairo is saturated with tensions between its Muslim and Christian inhabitants.
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 2010
On Saturday, Glenn Beck led a rally in Washington, DC on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous ‘I have a dream’ speech. In fact, this weekend was the anniversary of that speech, which came to symbolize the struggle and eventual triumph of the civil rights...
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
This article looks at the relationship between expatriate Copts and Egyptian Copts, as well as what Coptic expatriates see as their role in defending the rights of Egyptian Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2010
This article deals with the issue of Houses of Worship. There is no unified law concerning the building of churches in Egypt currently, and Copts have been rallying behind this issue in recent times. A recent court ruling in Egypt stated that mosques are for the public benefit, and so there was no...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Al-Wafd interviews Lt. Fū’ād ‘Allām to discuss reasons behind sectarian fitnah in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
In this interview, Bishop Kukas of Abanūb and Bishop Dāwūd of Dakahliatalk about issues related to the Church and Christian families.
Date of source: Friday, April 16, 2010
The author reports on research by ‘Ādil Jundī, who comments on the real number of presidential decrees regarding building churches.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In March 2010, priests in Shubra were acquitted on charges of unapproved, yet structurally necessary restoration work in their churches, thereby setting an important legal precedent which confirmed the Church’s right to take necessary action without official permission. This ruling comes as a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
The governor of al-Mansūrah has approved the bishopric’s demand to implement renovation works in different parts of the bishopric’s building.
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article describes in detail the sectarian event that took place for nearly a full day in Marsa Matrouh. Coptic Christians, as well as their property, was attached in a riot in Matrouh on the 12th of March. Homes and cars were burned, as well as many Copts were held prisoner in a Charity house...
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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.