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Date of source: Saturday, September 17, 2011
Dr. Hilmī Muhammad Qā'ūd is a professor at Tantā University has read a column titled "Quota for Christians in Egyptian universities?" I had had published in the September 6, 2011 issue in al-Wafd newspaper, writes 'Alā' 'Uraybī.
Dr. Qā'ūd says in his reply article the column ignored Islam is the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
This article mentions the University of Asyut’s establishment of a centre for research and studies on human rights. The centre, which is directly under the charge of the university president, aims at promoting academic research in the field of human rights, propagating awareness of international,...
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2009
Watani International relates the story of a medical student who was not given the promotion he deserved even though his grades were higher than other students who were promoted. Yūsuf Sidhum reviews the student’s file and believes that this type of discrimination in rife in the education system in...
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
At the recent Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination conference, the group discussed the education system in Egypt, the group called for the need to rebuild the school curriculum and concluded with a series of recommendations.
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2007
Youssef Sidhom discusses bias in the Egyptian university system. Using one student as an example of the larger problems inherent in the system, the author discusses the presence of unjust practices that turn Egyptian “universities into fiefdoms the residents of which are either lords or slaves.”
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The following article presents the case of a young woman, Inas Fakhri Faragallah Girgis, who’s request to continue with her Masters degree have repeatedly been postponed, despite first having been approved by her university’s Faculty of Law.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Cairo University holds a conference on building the principles of citizenship in Egypt. Advisor al-Sayyid Yāsīn of the al-Ahrām Center for Strategic Studies, attacked religious institutions for their lack of role in eliminating religious fanaticism between Muslims and Christians. He also attacked...
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.