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Date of source: Friday, July 1, 2005
No one could deny that the 1980 amendment of the second article of the Egyptian Constitution to have the Islamic sharī‘a [law] as the main source of legislation has raised a lot of sensitivities for the fellow Coptic citizen, whether inside or outside Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, December 9, 2004
Every now and then the US ambassador Cairo tries to tear the Egyptian national tissue under the pretext of religious persecution [of Copts], while the reality in Egypt proves the contrary. Since the American ambassador arrived to Cairo four years ago, he has been using any incident to vent his...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
The article recounts the story of the photograph taken by American researcher Paul Perry of the church of Saint Mark in Assiut, in August 2000. He took a photograph of the church at night after it closed its doors. It shows a very strong light over the church´s steeple. He sent the photograph...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Sudan denied that its authorities arrested Abu Anas, the Libyan, who is one of the most dangerous 22 terrorists wanted by the USA. It declared that the one it arrested is an Egyptian fundamentalist carrying the same surname and will be handed over to Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, March 23, 2002 to Friday, March 29, 2002
The Egyptian Episcopal Church declared its independence from the Community Council [Maglis el-Milli] of Egyptian Evangelical Churches. The declaration caused a struggle between the presidents of the two churches – which led to the intervention of several religious and official authorities in an...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 15, 2006
European Union (EU) foreign policy commissioner Javier Solana had talks with Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak over ways of protecting religious symbols and beliefs as part of his efforts to defuse the crisis. During his visit to Egypt, the second leg of his tour of Arab and Muslim nations in the...
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2006
A review of articles in the Egyptian press on the Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, examining the effect of the demonstrations across the Muslim world on Egypt’s tourist industry and suggestions that governments in Islamic countries have encouraged angry opposition to the cartoons to vent...
Date of source: Monday, February 6, 2006
This feature discusses Egyptian youths’ inclination to make their dreams of emigration come true. Some young Egyptians, who suffer from unemployment or extremely low salaries, resort to immigration firms to help them get out of the country.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 1, 2006
In the drama that followed the republishing of the Danish cartoons across several European nations, the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus, and also the Danish Consulate in Beirut, were all burnt down. These incidents prompted those foreign ministers to advise their people to leave Syria...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2006
Certain parties have managed to dominate the minds of some Europeans and bring them into a state of genuine panic about losing their national identity at the hands of what they called the Islamic cultural invasion. This has been one effective result of the boycott against Denmark following the...
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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.