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Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2008
The following lines provide a resume of the history of the celebration of the Holy Family celebrated annually in the Upper Egyptian village of Jabal al-Tayr. Moreover, the media shed light on the influence of the financial crisis in Egypt on the celebration.
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, February 26, 2007
The author wonders about the real reasons for canceling the church trial of the bishop of Naj‘ Ḥammādī, Bishop Kyrillos, criticizing the Secretary- general of the Holy Synod Bishop Bīshūy for holding such trials upon personal discords alone.
Date of source: Monday, January 22, 2007
Sectarian clashes erupted in the Delta town of al-Zaqāzīq, following the alleged killing of a 53- year-old Copt, Sāmī ‘Aṭīyah ‘Awaḍ, by Tāmir Sāmī, a 24-year-old Muslim. The family of ‘Awaḍ accused the police of turning a blind eye to all acts of violence committed against Copts.
Date of source: Monday, December 18, 2006
The Ministry of Education in
Daqahlīyah governorate has dismissed 600
teachers of Christianity from the governorate’s schools who
work according to a reward system of
remuneration. The jobs have been assigned to unqualified teachers.
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.