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Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
Copts abroad are also alleging that Christian girls are kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam, forgetting that Egyptian law criminalizes the act of harassing women in public. Egypt is not Chicago nor is it a barbaric society ruled by whims. In Egypt, any man would rush to the aid of a woman,...
Date of source: Monday, October 3, 2005
In an interview with Sawt al-Umma, ‘Adlī Abādīr responds to accusations of inciting sectarian strife, receiving foreign funds and working against Egypt’s national interests.
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2005
A discussion of the citizenship rights of the Egyptian people, and Copts in particular.
Date of source: Saturday, September 24, 2005 to Friday, September 30, 2005
The author expresses his concern that ex-pat Copts in the US are fuelling sectarian tensions within Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Jamāl As‘ad argues that Copts have long been treated as a foreign community in Egypt and that Amercain Copts are fuelling sectarian tensions in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2004 to Sunday, November 14, 2004
When news of the first Coptic Symposium which convened in Zurich last September first came out, those who organised it and those who planned to take part in it all became targets of a fierce denunciation and condemnation campaign in the Egyptian media. My only comment then was that, once the...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 9, 2004
The fatal point of weakness in the 1st Coptic symposium in the Swiss city of Zurich was that it tried to be secular but could not abide until the end by this noble call that enhances Egyptians’ unity and consequently functions as a life buoy from a merciful fate at the end of a dark tunnel.
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2004
On the so-called conference on minorities in Egypt, I said I had been shocked to find my name on a list of speakers on that gathering without even being invited or asked for permission.That recent item spurred me to have a serious pause on the grounds that the Copts of Egypt are not considered a...
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
In 1977, Manqateen’s Coptic residents applied to the authorities concerned for a permit to build a church in the name of Anba Antonious. To date, no approval has been issued. It is outrageous that the political, local or security authorities should persist in stalling a legitimate demand—one...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
The ferocious attack waged by Egyptian press against Zurich Conference, held in mid-September to discuss the affairs of the Coptic minority in Egypt, mirrored the government’s serious role to abort bids to establish democracy.
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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.