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Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Watani International analyses two recent issues that it sees as indicative of the increasing fanaticism in Egyptian society. The first is that of a fatwá that stated that it is a sin for Muslims to leave money in their wills to churches and the second is the case of 155 individuals who were...
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Ayūb traces the Waqf system in Egypt back through its history. The article mentions that the golden age of the Waqf system was the 12th-18th centuries. The system was continued throughout Muhammad ‘Alī’s era and he used revenue from the Waqf system to fund his own projects to modernize Egypt....
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Watani International comments on its most recent book, ’ Sadat in the memory of Copts: Days of pain and triumph.’ The book was written by Robeir al-Faris. The book is divided into eight chapters and looks at the development of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as well as the Nāsir years before...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 28, 2009
In this article, Jayson Casper argues that some of the media reporting on the recent sectarian incident that took place in Daryūt, in Upper Egypt was sensationalist. He believes that newspapers use eye-catching headlines to draw readers in even though this can mean exaggerating the actual events...
Date of source: Monday, May 4, 2009
Members of the reconciliation committee who were killed in al-Matī‘ah village have been buried. Their families refused condolences and asserted their will to avenge the deaths of their relatives.
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
The following lines present a review of an interview with Rev. Manīs ‘Abd al-Nūr, prominent pastor of the Evangelical Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2009
A number of revenge conflict stories have made the headlines in recent weeks. Worryingly however it seems that those involved are starting to direct their anger toward members of reconciliation committees who are trying to help solve the conflict.
Date of source: Saturday, April 4, 2009
Ibrāhīm ‘Īsá sheds light on a number of points about expatriate Copts which he believes should be taken into consideration while judging them.
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2009
A committee of monks has been formed to look after the monastery of St. Macarius following Bishop Mikhā’īl’s resignation as abbot of the monastery.
Date of source: Sunday, March 22, 2009
Bishop Mīkhā’īl, the archbishop of Assiut has stepped down as the abbot of Saint Macarius Monastery after 65 years in service.
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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.