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Date of source: Monday, March 8, 2010
Coptic expatriates organizations support Muhammad al-Barādi‘ī in the coming presidential elections and call on Copts to vote for him.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 6, 2010
This article highlights the vital role played by the National Council for Human Rights in Egyptian society
Date of source: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
An interview with Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl, head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, who speaks out on important Coptic issues.
Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 2009
Yusuf Sidhum summarises the information included in his previous four articles about the discrimination practised against Copts in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. Sidhum uses the backdrop of his recent articles to highlight the crucial need for the unified law for houses of worship to be...
Date of source: Sunday, February 28, 2010
This article from Watani is an interview with Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd concerning his recent dismissal from the National Council for Human Rights, and his general views on the status of human rights work in Egypt. Among the issues discussed were the escalating sectarian strife, human rights conditions...
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
This article discusses the demonstration outside the Egyptian Parliament building following the shooting at Nag Hammadi. The protest was organized by the independent National Commission for Confronting Sectarian Violence. The demonstration called for equal rights for Copts throughout Egypt, and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 24, 2010
This article outlines 3 reasons why it is difficult to include Coptic Christians fully into the Egyptian political system. The first is the fact that there is little political participation by Copts within the government. There are seats reserved for women within the parliament, but this same...
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This report provides an overview of different human rights organizations in Egypt and th
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 9, 2009
The author tracks the status of the Copts over the course of time from the 1952 Revolution till nowadays confirming the days of al-Wafd to be the best for Copts.
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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.