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Date of source: Wednesday, March 13, 2002
An airline company fired an assistant pilot because she came to wear hijab. The assistant pilot filed a lawsuit against the company. She said that she would not neglect committing her duties toward God nor would she renounce her constitutional rights, as wearing hijab is not against the...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2004
Veiled broadcasters banned from appearance on the Egyptian television screen, demanded that Dr. Mamdouh Al-Beltagi, Minister of Information, cancel the ban thus allowing them to return to work.
Broadcasters also complained of prejudices suffered from Zeynab Sweidan, head of Television, who...
Date of source: Monday, June 6, 2005
The dilemma of 30 veiled Egyptian TV presenters has recently surfaced again after their lawsuits against the Radio & Television Union (ERTU) kept getting postponed. This happened aftera TV commission report advocated their right to appear on TV with their veils.
Date of source: Monday, July 23, 2001
The French Champollion School dismissed a student for wearing a veil while attending the school. Later, the court ordered her to go back to school. A few days ago, the general assembly of the school decided to allow students to wear veils while attending the school, as Egypt is an Islamic country...
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2001
The French Embassy accepted a request from the Egyptian authorities to deport a French citizen. Alan Barnu, headmaster of Champollion school in Alexandria, is to be deported for committing misdemeanors damaging to public safety.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
The administration of a French school in Egypt refused to implement an Egyptian court ruling not to force a veiled student to remove her veil. This threatens to force the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to intervene to solve the problem of this student. The student’s father said that fifty...
Date of source: Friday, March 23, 2001
Alexandria’s Personal Status Court handed down a ruling returning Azza Omar Zaki, along with her three siblings to their school and canceling the decision resulting in their eviction. The court ordered compensation for the students of LE 600,000 for the physical and psychological harm they...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 26, 2000
The Lycee Champollion d’Alexandrie is still banning 11-year-old Azza Omar Mohammed Zaki from attending classes because she wears a head-scarf. Aqidaty found out that the former administration of the school allowed veiled students to attend their classes without causing any problems. One of those...
Date of source: Friday, September 15, 2000
The article relates the story of a first year preparatory school student, whose French school prevented her from entering the classroom because she was wearing a hijab. While the student’s father confirmed that what the school did clashes with the principle of personal freedom, the school insists...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
A year ago, during the general assembly of the radio and television union, Safwat Al-Sherif, Minister of Information announced the establishment of Al-Tanweer channel. A few months ago, the final form was admitted. In about a month, the experimental broadcasting of the channel will start. Religious...
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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.