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Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
The conviction of a young journalist, Amīra Malash, in a libel suit has created uproar amongst the press and journalists and human rights activists have stood up defending freedom of expression.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Nearly 130 Libyan political prisoners, including members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, have been released under an amnesty from the Libyan government.
Date of source: Sunday, March 5, 2006
The author explores the dangers facing journalists in the world today, including death, injury, kidnapping and imprisonment.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006
Many argue that President Mubārak’s decision to abolish the law allowing the imprisonment of journalists in Egypt is a positive step on the way to securing freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2002
What Al-Naba´a newspaper published about the sexual life of a former monk was outrageous. The reaction of society resulted in the suspension of its license and stopping its publication. But the High Administrative Court objected to the suspension of the license and said that specific legal...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2002
The editor-in-chief and board chairman of Sawt Al-Umma were sentenced to six months imprisonment on the charge of allegedly defaming a businessman. Many national and international press and human rights organizations expressed their dissatisfaction and concern regarding this sentence.
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2006
The writers discuss the failure to enact a law, promised two years ago by President Mubārak, to cancel the imprisonment penalty against journalists in publishing cases, citing several recent rulings of imprisonment against journalists.
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2006
Mona Eltahawy writes against the repression of expression across the Arab world. The author notes that Arab “dictators” oppose the Danish cartoons because they think "freedom of expression” should have limits. The author redirects that call to Arab leaders themselves, arguing that they should have...
Date of source: Friday, February 17, 2006
The author is discussing the two-year-old promise of President Mubārak to enact a law rescinding the imprisonment of journalists in publishing-related cases.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
The recent Turkish legislative amendments made according to the human rights criteria of the European Union have failed to secure freedom of expression.
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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.