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Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author considers one-sided media reporting, and the inaccuracies that are frequently present in media publications and outlets in Egypt. He investigates the problems surrounding the issuance of Egyptian identity cards, and the potential sources of these problems.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The problem of ‘Izbat Hannā was solved. The governor of al-Minyā bought the land on which 29 Christian families lived to build a public foundation. Many conflicts were aroused over the land, the latest of which concerned building an Azhar institution, which sparked protests from the Christian...
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on political Islam, and the people that have fought to combat this image of Islam. She further comments on controversial Fatwás, as well as Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2007
A conflict between the church and a Coptic family over the possession of a house in the Upper Egyptian village of Dayr Mawwās ignited sectarian violence in the village when the Coptic family asked for the help of their Muslim neighbors and burnt the car of the bishop and some Coptic’ businesses.
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
While the court found two brothers, Rāmiz and Bīshūy Na‘īm, innocent of bloody clashes that took place in Minia between two Coptic families, security authorities refused to release them in an effort to force their family to reconcile with the other family involved in the dispute.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Responsible clergymen in Mallawī denied news about alleged transgressions against a Coptic Orthodox Monastery in Upper Egypt. The alleged news was posted on one of the Coptic expatriates’ Web sites.
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2007
Rumors spread about Muslims being involved in the displacement of 29 Christian families in an Upper-Egyptian town to build an Azhar institute there. The issue sparked violent protests from Christians who filed claims against the governor of al-Minyā.
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2007
Rīhām Bilāl Sa‘īd is a Muslim young lady who disappeared from her family’s home in al-Daqahlīyah governorate. The family knew that their daughter married a Christian young man who was accused of kidnapping her and forcing her to convert to Christianity.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
A new sectarian crisis has erupted in Minia after the governorate closed a Christian association
called the Coptic Orthodox Church Deacons Association in Beni Khālid village in Maghāghah without rhyme or reason.
Date of source: Monday, April 16, 2007
Archpriest Butrus Jayyid is a victim of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s
intransigence in applying the personal status law which forced Copts to harm the reputations of clergymen in order to be
granted a divorce.
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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.