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Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Jayson Casper previews the "Day of Wrath," a protest by Egyptian opposition parties that corresponds with Egypt's Police Day holiday...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Najīb Jabrā’īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights has called on Arab leaders attending the economic summit in Sharm al-Shaykh to place Christians in the Arab world on "the map of the general culture in the Arab world," as well as regard Christendom as an integral part of Arab culture...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
The article mentions an Internet campaign working to fight sectarian tensions and foster Muslim-Christian unity.
The campaign was developed by prominent Islamic telepreacher ‘Amr Khālid after sectarian and inflammatory comments were posted on social networking websites.
According to the report,...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
This Egyptian Gazette article talks about the call by Amnesty International for Egyptian authorities to stop the alleged intimidation of the family of Sayyid Bilāl, whose family claims that he was tortured to death while in detention.
Bilāl was suspected by police to have been involved in the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 9, 2011
According to the Egyptian Gazette, Alexandria prosecutors are looking into the death of an Islamist suspected of being tortured to death for his suspected involvement in the recent Alexandria church bombing.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Thousands of Egyptian Muslims and Christians joined together in Cairo to protest and condemn the attack against the Two Saints Church, Saint Mark and Pope Peter on New Year's Day. They also called for national unity and solidarity. Similar protests also took place in other Egyptian cities....
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Mustafá opens with a story about famous Egyptian writer, Anīs Mansūr. The moral of the story is that people in Egypt have been made to follow religious, political and cultural leaders blindly. He says that the average Egyptian has lost the ability to form his/her own personal opinion. He criticizes...
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Egyptian opinions varied on the annual International Religious Freedom report issued by the United States Department of State. The report claims that that minorities, such as Copts and Bahā’īs, are regularly discriminated against. Coptic activist Najīb Jabrā’īl praised the report and said that the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sectarian tension dominated the al-Nawāhid village in Qena yesterday as rumors of an 18-year old Coptic boy raping a 15-year old Muslim girl caused a violent outbreak burning ten houses. The state has tightened security in the village to contain the situation. The boy and girl are both being held...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
An interview with Anbā Maxīmūs, the bishop of Banhā and Quisnā, regarding peace and sectarian violence, which have began to spread recently in Egypt.
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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.