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Date of source: Wednesday, January 4, 2006
The author discusses the historical debates on the proportional representation of Copts and states that the idea was originally refused because Muslims and Copts felt that it was in Egypt’s best interests to put national identity above religious identity.
Date of source: Saturday, November 6, 2004
Dr. Rifa’at Al-Said’s recent yet-another-controversial book “Hassan Al-Banna, the armed sheikh” is focusing on the moment when the da’wa [Call to Islam] via wisdom and affability turns into armed violence. This sums up the idea of the book considering many people’s defense of Hassan Al-Banna, on...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2004
In a muffled battle, some books with various names are introduced as new gospels. Other books are released soon after to refute the authenticity of these gospels. The latest of these books carries the name “The Didache Gospel." The author of the book about this gospel, Dr. Ahmed Hegazi Al-Saqa,...
Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 2004
The late William Soliman Qilada played a role in his generation of the 1940s and the 1950s. His achievements include a historiography for the State Council and important studies on the history of civil law in Egypt. He also wrote about the Egyptian experience of national unity in “Muslims and...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Hassan Al-Banna carefully examined the political situation in Egypt during the 1930s and then decided to establish a strong relationship with Ali Maher [former Egyptian Prime Minister], who was known for his hostility towards the Wafd, contempt of opposition parties and loyalty to the palace. Al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 11, 2004
The article is an overview of a master’s thesis conducted by Kariman Ibrahim El-Maghraby in 1997 entitled “The Muslim Brotherhood: From Hassan El Banna to Sayyed Qutb." The thesis narrates the history of the Brotherhood since its initiation in Ismailiya. The thesis criticizes the attitudes of...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2000
Naguib Mahfouz was dispossessed of a scholarship to France after his graduation because the head of the scholarships department thought that Mahfouz was a Copt. The author believes that this incident is strong evidence of the importance of Copts and the role they played in the modern history of...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2000
What happened lately in Al-Kosheh has shaken the whole Egyptian entity and made everybody worry about the future of Egypt. Very honestly, what happened was the result of the general atmosphere of Egypt lately, which produced a huge amount of violence and hatred.
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 1999
The Russian Orthodox Patriarchate decided to send Archpriest Dimitry Netsvetaev to Egypt. He obtained a church-building from the Greek Orthodox Church in Cairo but has no funds to restore the building which had been neglected for decades.
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999
This article deals with the relationships between the Sheikhs of Al-Azhar and King Farouq [the last king of Egypt who was forced to abdicate the throne in 1952].
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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.