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Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2006
The author discusses the NCHR-sponsored draft law on houses of worship. He states that amongst the oddest provisions of the draft law is the right of applicants to contest the decisions of administrative and security bodies before the courts, asserting that it is more reasonable to avoid this in...
Date of source: Sunday, August 13, 2006
The author says that despite continued delays, he hopes that the draft unified law for places of worship will be discussed in the coming parliamentary round. However, he expresses concern that the National Council for Human Rights has also produced a draft text for discussion.
Date of source: Friday, August 11, 2006
The author, the Vice
President of the Council of State, questions why
churches and their money and buildings are not considered to be
public funds and, accordingly, are cut out
of the scope of state protection.
Date of source: Sunday, July 30, 2006
The author describes his visit to the al-Muqattam Monastry and to the cave of St. Polā.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) is to organize several workshops to discuss a number of issues, including the recently proposed unified law for houses of worship and amendments to some articles of the laws governing civil society organizations in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
The article discusses reasons for drafting a unified
law for houses of worship. The author notes that this will solve sectarian problems that flare up in Egypt
sometimes.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2006
Hamdī al-
Hussinī sheds light on the controversy in
both Muslim and Christian circles concerning the unified law for
houses of worship. Supporters of this law
hope that it will diffuse tension and sectarianism amongst Muslims and
Christians, while opponents warn of
negative consequences from...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The author discusses the impact of the presidential decree of December 2005, arguing that the decree has not impacted on the realities of the difficulties that churches are facing from local authorities when applying for building repair or renovation.
Date of source: Saturday, July 1, 2006
The author advocates for a unified law for building places of worship in Egypt, citing problems in obtaining a license to erecting a house for aged care that was connected to the Holy Virgin Church in Assiut as one situation that would be solved by such a law.
Date of source: Monday, June 26, 2006
An
interview with Michael Munīr,
member of the Republican Party in the U.S. and controversial Coptic
activist who is visiting Egypt.
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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.