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Date of source:
Interviewer: Aidan Mascarenhas-Keyes, Quinta Smit
Language of interview: Arabic (original interview), English (presented transcript)
Interpreter: Aḥmad Ibrāhīm
Transcript: Quinta Smit
Approval: Requested and no objection received
This is the first of two transcripts of interviews with Maḥmūd...
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
The Egyptian press reports on the recent divisions within the Kifāyahmovement, otherwise known as the Egyptian Movement for Change. Seven members from the movement submitted their resignation following the culture minister’s comments on the Ḥijāb.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Many Christians are calling for an amendment to the regulations concerning the election of the Coptic Orthodox pope.
Date of source: Monday, December 11, 2006
Although
the Criminal Court has issued a verdict canceling a decision of the High State Security
Prosecution putting
two prominent Muslim Brotherhood leaders, Dr ‘Isām al-
‘Iryān and
Muhammad Mursī, under house arrest, many criticized the group for adhering to a
vague political and
religious...
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2003
Changing election system from electing independent candidates to a list system will present difficulties for the Muslim Brotherhood to enter the parliament. The group looks for a political party that its candidates can join to be able to stand for elections. The dilemma is that the Labor Party, a...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 28, 2001
In his book "I Confess," Gamal Asa’ad tells the story of his sad experience with the Tagammu party, especially its leaders, their unexplained position toward him, and their constant actions to contradict their beliefs. He believes that the Church is partially responsible for sectarian strife in...
Date of source: Monday, January 8, 2001
Some members of the Islamic bloc are asking questions about the Ministry of the Interior, the head of the Supreme Council of the Press and the head of the Shura Council’s failure to execute court judgments in the case of Al-Shaab newspaper. The deputy general secretary of the Labor Party said that...
Date of source: Saturday, November 11, 2000
The surprise of these elections was the failing of two great symbols of the Brotherhood, namely, Al-Hodeibi, the deputy of the general counselor of the Brothers, and Seif Al-Islam Al-Banna, a member in the Counseling Office of the Brotherhood while 15 other candidates succeeded in the first and...
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2000 to Sunday, May 14, 2000
More than 1500 persons applauded and shouted urging the destitution of the Culture Minister, Farouk Hosni, during last Friday’s conference of the Amal [Labor] party. The publishers of Al-Shaab Newspaper launched a severe campaign against the writer of the novel "Banquet for the seaweed" and accused...
Date of source: Friday, March 10, 2000
The article is about many Copts who will be presented as candidates in each political party; Al-Wafd, Al-Tagammu, the Labor Party and the ruling National Party. In 1995 there were 57 Coptic candidates but none of them was in the National Party. This time everybody expects the National Party to...
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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.