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Date of source: Monday, March 15, 2021
Nadia Henry [Nādiya Hinrī] said that a statement made by the Council of State limiting which women can be appointed to certain jobs violates the law, the president’s directives, and the constitutional rights of women.
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2021
A campaign called “ Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt ” called for a presidential pardon for Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs to stop the execution issued against him in the case of the murder of Bishop Apīphāniyūs head of the Anbā Abū Maqār Monastery.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Public Prosecution requested that witnesses to the sexual assault of a girl at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel in 2014 provide video of the incident to the authorities. The prosecution stressed in a statement that it will keep the confidentiality of the witnesses involved and protect them.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The Egyptian Centre for Women's Rights (ECWR) has completely rejected the new personal status law. In the first reading of the law, which was issued by the Egyptian Cabinet and published in al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ on February 23, the ECWR found it shocking and not appropriate for the times since it...
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2021
Social reconciliation in Egypt has a long, entangled history. Social reconciliation takes place when families or communities need to settle their disputes. Mediation and negotiation are the cornerstones and focal points for settling societal disputes. Various methods were applied including security...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Idrāk [Edraak] Foundation for Development and Equality released a report about violent crimes against women in Egypt, which indicated an increase in violence against women in 2020 as a result of the Coronavirus.
Date of source: Thursday, January 21, 2021
The Egyptian Cabinet agreed on a bill to amend some of the punishments for Law NO. 58 of 1937 to deter female circumcision [also known as female genital mutilation (FGM)].
Date of source: Saturday, January 16, 2021
Less than 24 hours after the Economic Court ruled Ḥanīn Ḥussām and Mawada al-Adham innocent of the charges of assaulting society and the Egyptian family’s values and principles, an appellate judge from the North Cairo Court in al-ʿAbāssiyya renewed their detention for 15 days as another case...
Date of source: Monday, January 11, 2021
Egyptian Musician Hānī Mihannā’s statements about prison conditions in Egypt for senior businessmen, politicians, and ministers at the beginning of President al-Sīsī’s reign in 2014 has sparked controversy.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Lawyer Karīm ʿAbd al-Rāḍī said that the Supreme State Security Prosecution decided to detain Haytham Ḥassan, journalist for al-Masry al-Youm [al-Miṣrī al-Yawm], for 15 days under pending investigation case number 586 of 2020. This is the same case number for film producer Muʿataz ʿAbd al-Wahāb...
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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.