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Date of source: Saturday, May 20, 2006 to Friday, May 26, 2006
Some Egyptians have filed lawsuits against the grand imām of the Azhar, Shaykh Muhammad Sayyīd Tantāwī calling for his dismissal for his "unacceptable" opinions about the hijāb in France and his position regarding the Danish cartoons against the Prophet Muhammad.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Thousands
of Egyptian riot police were deployed in central Cairo Thursday in an
attempt to quell demonstrations and disperse
opposition supporters, who took to the streets in support of
the judges’ demands for the independence of the
judiciary. Demonstrators were beaten up, streets and metro...
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The author is disappointed at the second report of the National Council for Human Rights’ (NCHR) on human rights issues in Egypt, stating that the calm, complacent tone of the report aroused wide distrust, and that the council has begun to lean towards the government’s inclinations.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The
author focuses on the Coptic library of Mar Marqus which contains a
large number of rare manuscripts and books, as
well as Pope Shenouda’s decision to appoint 40 Coptic public
figures to the library’s board of
trustees.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
The conflict between the government and the media is escalating as the government ignores appeals to bring an end to the imprisonment of members of the press over publication offences, while journalists have widened their attack to campaign against prison sentences for publication offences, broader...
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
During his recent visit to Egypt, former
prime minister of the Netherlands, Prof.
Andreas Van Agt, has praised Egypt’s role in promoting interfaith and
intercultural dialogue. He has also
welcomed the efforts of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU) to bridge
the gap between the Arab...
Date of source: Monday, May 1, 2006
The former prime minister
of The Netherlands, Prof. Andreas Van Agt, is to launch Sunday the website of the Cairo
-based Center for
Intercultural Dialogue and Translation (CIDT) with former Egyptian ministers, Dr. Mamdouh al-
Biltājī, Dr. Ahmad Juwīlī and Mr. Ahmad Māhir.
Date of source: Saturday, May 13, 2006
Munā Nour reports the event where Professor Andreas van Agt, former
Dutch prime
minister, officially opened a Cairo-based Center for Arab-West Understanding.
Date of source: Sunday, May 14, 2006
An article covering a seminar which took place at the Cairo
Center for
Human Rights on problems facing Copts in Egypt in which a number of famous Egyptian intellectuals
participated.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
Although it has been approved and is
waiting for implementation, the
unified call for prayer is still controversial. The article discusses the opinions
of Islamic scholars and
experts on the matter.
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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.