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Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Two 13-year-old Christian kids were forced to sit an Islamic education exam at school after their father’s conversion to Islam. Their mother filed a claim and complained to the civil status court.
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2007
The author examines the case of Dr Nasrallah Mohamed al-Baraada, a university professor who was suspended as a result of a controversial book he authored.
Date of source: Sunday, February 10, 2008
The following article presents the second in a series discussing the “talibanization” of education in Egypt.
Date of source:
Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed Gamal al-Dīn asserts that any school that declines to teach Islām will be liable to prosecution adding the teaching of Islām is one of the prerequisites for obtaining license.
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
Sāmih Fawzī denounces the increasing religious influence on Egyptian society, and calls for clear constitutional texts that prohibit religious influence on public institutions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
‘Ādil al-Dawwī reflects on two recent events that created uproar in the Egyptian society: the crisis of the anti-Ḥijāb statements made by the Egyptian minister of culture, and the semi-militaristic parade of Azhar students who belong to the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 26, 2006
The writer tackles the idea of reforming religious sermons, whether Islamic or
Christian, through Dr. Nabīl ‘Abd al-Fattāh’s book entitled, ‘The Religious Speech in
the Egyptian Mass Media in the Ninety’s.’
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
The Ministry of Education in
Daqahlīyah governorate has dismissed 600
teachers of Christianity from the governorate’s schools who
work according to a reward system of
remuneration. The jobs have been assigned to unqualified teachers.
Date of source: Monday, December 4, 2006
The author describes the state of passiveness towards Copts who live in the same country. The
author believes that
Muslims do not know anything about Christianity, but Christians know everything about
Islam, which results in a
social flaw.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 5, 2006
A member of the
Supreme Council for
Islamic Affairs blames Western education and Muslims for the hostility between Islām
and the West.
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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.