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Date of source: Thursday, September 3, 2009
The author highlights the subjective method of selecting specific historical events to support one’s point of view.
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2009
Robert al-Faris scans the Egyptian press for interesting articles. He comments on the alarming rise in sectarian violence which was tackled by Ibrāhim ‘Īsá in al-Dustūr. He also mentions an article in al-Misrī al-Yawm entitled ’Converting to Christianity ... a calm discussion of a sensitive topic’...
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2009
The attorney gives Christian converts to Islam who re-embraced Christianity the right to practice all ecclesiastical rites and activities.
Date of source: Friday, August 28, 2009
The Youth Against Discrimination movement has announced that it will join the Coptic new year strike.
Date of source: Sunday, August 23, 2009
Watani interviewed a number of intellectuals and human rights activists to discover their views on the rise of sectarian attacks in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, October 18, 2009
The Coptic cemetery in Hawwara, Fayoum dates back to 1913. However ten years ago two schools were built near the cemetery along with a water reservoir to supply the school. The reservoir has caused the underground water level to rise, leading to large parts of the cemetery being flooded. Local...
Date of source: Sunday, October 18, 2009
Sidhum continues his series of articles about the difficulties Copts face in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. In this article Sidhum focuses on Coptic NGOs and states that such societies are often used by Coptic congregations when there is no church nearby. The article highlights the case...
Date of source: Sunday, August 16, 2009
The author reports a simple incident in one of the new Egyptian cities which implies a hint of sectarian strife.
Date of source: Sunday, August 16, 2009
In spite of the governmental decision to cancel mūlids in Egypt, people celebrated many mūlids. Some Muslim mūlids were canceled while other Christian were permitted paving the way for heated arguments and fears of sectarian tension.
Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
Robert al Faris reviews the Cairo press this month and picks up on the coverage of Marwa al-Shirbini’s killing in Germany.
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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.