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Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2008
Member of the National Council for Human Rights and of the fact-finding committee delegated by the council to prepare a report on the issue of Abū Fānā, Munīr Fakhrī ‘Abd al-Nūr comments on the report of the council and stresses seriousness of the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, April 20, 2008
The article details the findings presented by the National Council for Human Rights on the condition of human rights in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
A renovation project at a mosque in Luxor has uncovered evidence of a Coptic church and rare pharaonic inscriptions from the reign of Ramses II.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The People’s Assembly approved the draft law banning demonstrations in Egyptian houses of worship. The Muslim Brotherhood boycotted the vote and withdrew from the session, and the Minister of Endowments asserted that houses of worship are inviolable.
Date of source: Thursday, February 7, 2008
The Shūrá Council has approved a project law to prevent demonstrations in houses of worship. The majority of Egyptian political parties and authorities approved the decision, but certain people have expressed their opposition to it.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Pope Shenouda objects to a Coptic quota in Parliament and approves of demonstrations in houses of worship.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
The following article discusses the exaggerated interpretations of some Western Christians about the position of Christians in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, January 3, 2008
The article reports on the objection of 11 members of the Egyptian Parliament to a draft law prohibiting demonstrations in houses of worship.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 12, 2007
The Shūrá Council has agreed to acknowledge a four-article bill prohibiting demonstrations in houses of worship. Opposition, as well as religious figures, accuse the draft law of stifling freedom.
Date of source: Thursday, December 6, 2007
An anonymous author alleged that there is a state of conflict between the church represented in the bishop of Naj‘ Ḥammādī and the governor of Qinā, the Upper Egyptian governorate. The following day al-Wafd published a response from the bishop in which he denied any conflict and describes the...
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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.