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Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
In the absence of firm political and social action, the events in Imbābah may not be the last episode of sectarian strife.
An activist says Muslims and Christians are living in a state of acute polarization, in which you can easily find Christians who think that all Muslims are violent and Muslims...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
The death toll from sectarian clashes in Imbābah on 7 May rose to 15, said the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), blaming the attacks on security vacuum (including the spread of illegal weapons) and a rise in Islamist extremism.
However, according to the organization, there “can be no denial...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Hundreds of Copts yesterday continued their strike outside the official TV building for the third day on Cairo Nile Corniche over recent sectarian violence, as revolutionaries are planning a march in support of national unity on Friday. The message of the march will be that Muslims and Christians...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
According to the article at hand, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) announced on Monday, May 9, 2011, that the organization's report on sectarian clashes in Imbābah mainly holds security forces responsible for the incident, citing their slow response to unfolding events.
The NCHR will...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
The Egyptian government on Sunday vowed to beef up security around churches and use anti-terror laws against those fomenting sectarian sedition after 12 people died in clashes outside a church between Muslims and Christians in an area near Cairo.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Although the Egyptian revolution is widely claimed to have brought together Copts and Muslims who were pursuing a common nationalist goal, the recent murder of a Coptic priest and the burning of a church in Helwan strained these newly improved interfaith relations.
While Muslims point out that...
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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.