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Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Editor: Cornelis Hulsman was asked to write the Vienna Community Church a congratulation on the occasion of their 55th anniversary of their establishment by late AWR board of advisors member Prof. Dr. Otto Meinardus. The text below was placed on the website of the VCC, http://members.aon.at/william...
Date of source: Monday, July 2, 2012
Coptic circles have been lately preoccupied with the figure to be vice president, comparing some effective names like incumbent Minister of Tourism Munīr Fakhrī ‘Abd al-Nūr, thinker and political researcher Samīr Marqus, activist Michael Meunir and former lawmaker Georgette Qillīnī. [‘Abd al-Wahāb...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 26, 2012
The Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights (ECDSHR) called on President-elect Muḥammad Mursī to improve the affairs of Copts as first-class citizens by activating the principles of civil state on the ground, not through laws. [Amīrah Fatḥī, al-Wafd, June 26, p. 3] Read original...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2012
The verdict passed by al-Minya Criminal Court on May 21 convicting 12 Copts and sentencing them to life imprisonment while acquitting eight accused Muslims in the same case, known as the Abū Qurqās sedition case, has caused widespread anger among the Copts. Arab-West Report asked intern Cassie...
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2012
A press release of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organizations claimed on September 27 2011 that between February and September 2011 100,000 Christians had left Egypt in fear for violence and uncertainty. The claims of EUHRO were accepted in English language media without much questioning...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 28, 2016
John R. Bradley, a British author and journalist best known for his 2008 book Inside Egypt: the Land of the Pharaohs on the Brink of a Revolution, identifies the Egyptian revolution of 1952 as “a failed revolution” that ended Egypt’s belle époque of the 1930s and 1940s’ cultural heyday. The author...
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
The three Egyptian churches congratulated Muhammad Mursī over his victory in the runoff round against former regime general Ahmad Shafīq. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 25, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2012
Security authorities disclosed plans to targeting the destabilization of Egypt and spark chaos during the presidential runoff round, asserting that 23 “terrorists” from the Palestinian ‘Iz al-Dīn al-Qassām Brigades entered Egypt through the tunnels to carry out terrorist operations. [Mamdūh Hassan...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Maspero Youths Union criticized the limited representation of Copts in the constitutional assembly, saying that the number given to all three Egyptian churches – four – does not represent the real size of Copts in Egypt. [Shādyah Yūsuf, al-Ahrām, June 12, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Kees, Cornelis Hulsman, a prominent Dutch reporter who has been covering Egypt's news, especially those related to the Egyptian Coptic community since 1976. Hulsman is seen in the Netherlands as one of the one of the reference figures and experts in the Egyptian affairs. Hulsman is invited to...
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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.