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Date of source: Monday, October 23, 2000
The Mufti of Egypt stated that there is no reason why a Christian could not run for a seat in Parliament. He also stated the Shari’a [Islamic law] does not forbid a Moslem to vote for a Christian.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi said that al-Ahali [See RNSAW week 42 article 3] wrongly quoted him as saying that "the National Democratic Party (NDP) is imposing certain persons whom we do not choose." The Bishop said that "this sentence caused misunderstanding with the members of NDP."
Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2000
Seventy-four Copts are running for the coming parliamentary elections. In spite of this relative large number and in spite of the psychological support they are getting from the political leadership, their path is not furnished with silk. They are facing many problems and hard competition in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 10, 2000
The Bishop of Naga Hamadi and Abu Tisht, the secretary of the Tagammu Party and its candidate in the aforementioned constituency, the Director of Al-Homaiat Hospital and many other important persons agreed that Naga Hamadi is governed by corruption, forgery and intimidation. They confirmed that...
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2000
The issue of the representation of Copts in the parliament has been in discussion since the constitution of 1923. A proposal specifying that a certain number of Copts be present in parliament was rejected by Copts themselves. They used to reach parliament through direct elections, because the...
Date of source: Saturday, September 23, 2000
Subtitles: *Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour: We have contacted some public figures, some have declined due to the difficulty of the political game. *Dr. Refa’at Al-Said: Although we enjoy Coptic support, their number in the party is small, we will not stop to beg for nominees. *Diaa Eddin Dawoud: Their...
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2000
The author interviewed Samir Mansour, who is said to be the Coptic candidate of the Muslim Brotherhood in the next parliamentary elections. The author arranged to meet him to find out the truth in this case. He asked him about how he was asked by the Brotherhood to represent them and what his...
Date of source: Saturday, September 16, 2000
Requesting Milad Hanna to participate in the Wafd party is the stone, which was thrown into stagnant water, after the concept of a political monopoly, by the National party, had been established in the minds of the silent majority. Despite the inefficiency of the opposition parties in Egypt, the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 17, 2000
Al-Arabi got to know that the lists of the National Democratic Party (NDP) contain only three Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2000
This article gives an overview of the Egyptian/Arab Press, including English language media, about Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim and the Ibn Khaldoun Institute.
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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.