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Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2017
Google celebrated the birthday of artist Ḥusayn Bīkār…
First to establish the Wax Museum
First artist to draw a book cover
His last project to produce a cinematic film was stopped due to his religion
He converted to the Baha'ī faith and was imprisoned in 1985 for...
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2017
The Coptic Orthodox Church on Saturday commemorates the return of St. Mark the Apostle’s remains to Pope Cyril VI.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Today marks the anniversary of the prominent author Iḥsān ʿAbd al-Qudūs’ death on January 11th, 1990. ʿAbd al-Qudūs is responsible for the most famous stories in Egyptian cinema. In the following, we offer some words on his live… his upbringing? His relationship with women? His family? And how was...
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Several people are asked to share their feelings regarding ex-President Jamāl ‘Abd al-Nāsir. One of the interviewees was Muḥammad Sid Aḥmad (1928 – 2006), who was an activist in the communist and progressive moments and one of Egypt’s leading political writers and intellectuals. He says...
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Southern Sudanese students situated in Egypt were interviewed by Cornelis Hulsman regarding the budget cuts of scholarships by the government in Sudan. The students, clearly dealing with serious issues, went to the Catholic Church in Egypt to ask for financial support. Furthermore, the...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
John R. Bradley, a British author and journalist best known for his 2008 book Inside Egypt: the Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution, identifies the Egyptian revolution of 1952 as “a failed revolution” that ended Egypt’s belle époque of the 1930s and 1940s’ cultural heyday. The author...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
According to the author, the July Revolution was not a revolution. Neither was it a military coupe or a movement; it was a mere usurpation of power.
The author points out that corrupt and decadent regimes do not require much power to make it fall. He argues that had King Fārūq had enough zeal and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Father 'Abd al-Masīh and Salīb Mattá Sawīris, member of the Coptic Orthodox Community Council, states that Copts are not revolutionist. However their stance on the July Revolution is difficult to understand. Most Coptic thinkers and writers and even ordinary Copts carry hostile feelings towards the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
Some Coptic voices argue that citizenship and national unity have deteriorated since the 1952 Revolution. They state that Copts participated effectively in political life before the revolution and that they were elected by Muslims and reached leading positions.
It is only after the revolution that...
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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.