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Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
Sahar Al-Ja'ārah writes about a Fatwá made by Shaykh Mahmūd ‘Āmir, President of Ansār al-Sunnah al-Muhammadiyyah group at Damanhūr, which calls for the slaying of Muhammad al-Barād‘ī, former president of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), for civil disobedience and incitement to disobey...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The author begins her piece by referring positively to an Italian priest who has permitted Muslims to hold Friday prayers in a section of his church, justifying this by saying he seeks to strengthen relations between the religions.
She then compares this with what she calls the "unjust, stubborn...
Date of source: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Were 19th century legal reforms in Egypt simply an attempt to imitate secular, Western legal systems? That assumption is challenged by Khālid Fahmī, the chair of AUC's History Department. CIDT Intern Esben Justesen briefly highlights some of Fahmī's views presented at a lecture on Thursday...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2010
The article focuses on a new bill to allow adoption among Christians in Egypt and the disputes among the three churches on the unified personal status law.
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...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
In an interview with al-Maydān, Father Marqus ‘Azīz criticizes Islam as calling for violence. He also criticizes what he considered maltreatment against of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, December 10, 2009
‘Ulā Mustafá ‘Āmir writes about the new adoption law for non-Muslims.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 5, 2009
The author casts light on the issue of removing the religion field from the personal ID card and its effects on the civilian society.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Mamdūh Ramzī, in this interview with al-Wafd, talks about his request to form a committee for Christian law to represent the Copts in the Syndicate of Lawyers. In addition, he describes the Muslim-Christian relationship as fragile and fake.
Date of source: Sunday, March 22, 2009
This article sheds light on the Bahā’īs’ New Year celebration which coincided with them receiving a court ruling that will allow them to leave the religious column empty in their official papers.
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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.