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Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2021
7.8 billion people live in the world. This huge number includes different nationalities, colors, religious convictions, cultures, sexual orientations and other identities. Some people always seek relations with people who are similar to themselves and they prefer other people to be like themselves...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Libyan authorities have put 44 Egyptians to trial on charges of illegal immigration.
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2021
The crisis of Copts detained in Libya continues to cast a shadow over their families’ homes in Sūhaj, where a state of sadness prevails the areas of Marāgha and Juhayna. Amid prayers and tears revealing the fate of the Copts who have been detained for two weeks, the families confirmed that there...
Date of source: Saturday, October 2, 2021
Amnesty International called on the Egyptian authorities to release Patrick George Zakī, a graduate student at the Italian University of Bologna and researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), who has been held in pretrial detention for nearly 20 months, after allegedly...
Date of source: Saturday, March 27, 2021
The American Coptic Association has expressed concern towards a statement issued by more than 31 states with regards to human rights violations in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The Cairo Criminal Court has sentenced political activist Sanā’ Seif to a year and a half in prison, accusing her of spreading false news and insulting an officer. The ruling came after Sanā’ had spent nearly 9 months in remand.
Various sources have revealed the details of the hearing, from the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 4, 2021
Egyptian activist, Isrāʾ ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ, received a Courage Tribute Award from the World Movement for Democracy for her efforts in defending media rights, freedoms, and democracy in Egypt. The award organizers are calling to drop all charges against her in cases numbering 488 and 855.
Seven Years of Benefits to People with Disabilities … Countless Achievements under President al-Sīsī
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2021
On every occasion or ceremony, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī mentions the rights of people with disabilities, stressing that they are a key partner in the homeland and in the development carried out by the state at all levels.
Since he took office in 2014, President al-Sīsī has been the first...
Date of source: Monday, November 15, 2021
This article describes the story of Egyptian LGBTQ+ activist Sora Badr. She was born in a male body and underwent in Egypt a sex reassignment surgery without being able to change her sex on her ID. Her fight for recognition shaped her identity as a woman. This is obviously a sensitive subject and...
Date of source: Thursday, October 7, 2021
The Egyptian government is making great efforts to improve its image, however still efforts to be made to achieve real progress toward equal citizenship rights for all.
According to a statement released by Coptic Solidarity: “Copts are the victims of institutional, systematic discrimination in...
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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.