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Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
This article gives a brief background on the various Christian communities in the Middle East, emphasizing the decline of the Christian population over the last century. This is a result of emigration to western Europe and America, driven by several factors, among them persecution
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 2010
The governor of Luxor denies circulated rumors about an alleged attempt to destroy a church in the city’s downtown.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Asia Times covers the Najc Hammādī incidents, linking the attacks to the alleged rape of a Muslim teenager in Farshūt. The article also picks up on reports of anti-Christian shouting in the town.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Following the killing of 6 Christians in Najc Hammādī, Watani International publishes reports rioting in nearby Bahgura, where Coptic shops and homes were reportedly attacked and set alight.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Following the tragic incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī, an angry Youssef Sidhom asks “Where is President Mubarak?” Focussing on the report to the president by the NCHR, Sidhom asks the regime to intervene to protect Copts from future attacks and to apply the law without discrimination so that justice is...
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
Al-Dawākhilī reflects on the courageous attitudes stance adopted by the parliamentary deputy, Georgette Qillīnī.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The author traces sectarian events which took place in some Egyptian governorates as the most probable inflamed places for future incidents.
Date of source: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Sameh Fawzy's review of Jayson Casper's ZIVIC project paper (AWR2010 Week 2 Article 2)
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
This editorial, republished from the Wall Street Journal by Watani International emphasizes the issue of Christian persecution throughout much of the Muslim world. Pointing to the fact that out of the top 10 worst persecutors of Christians, 8 of those listed are Muslim nations.
Date of source: Sunday, January 10, 2010
Watani Editor-in-Chief Youssef Sidhom write on Naj‘ Hammādī: The crime which took place in Nag Hammadi last Wednesday on the eve of Coptic Christmas, can be seen in no light other than being a gross, criminal terrorist act. The Copts were targeted as they left church following Midnight Mass; five...
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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.