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Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2005
Tilwāna, the quiet village of al-Bājour, al-Munoufīya has been unstable because of the rifts between its Muslims and Copts. 10,000 citizens reside in this village, out of which 120 Coptic families have been living in harmony. The details surrounding the fire that took place at the church’s guest...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2004
The Egyptian authorities accused the Muslim Brotherhood of sending some members to receive training on arms in the framework of the group’s effort to overthrow the government by force. The authorities closed down 20 commercial and economic enterprises owned by the group, after they [the authorities...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2005
The Egyptian authorities have arrested 28 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group in the governorates of al-Gharbīya and al-Munoufīya on charges of working on the reviving the banned group’s clandestine activities.
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2005
Tilwāna, in the
governorate of al-Minoufiya, one of Egypt’s impoverished villages with a population of 18,000 people, has out of the blue
turned into a military barrack.
Date of source: Sunday, January 30, 2005
Last week’s editorial referred to President Mubarak’s words that “ As Egyptian Muslims and Copts, we should allow nothing to come between us”. The words, intended to condemn discrimination between Muslims and Copts, actually served as a strong reminder of it. This discrimination is especially...
Date of source: Friday, May 11, 2001
The article touches upon the achievements of Pope Shenouda during his 30 years of being a Patriarch. He applied the church law which states that the Bishopric inherits bishops and not the Patriarchy. He also allowed promotion of fathers to bishops according to who deserves it without limiting it...
Date of source: Saturday, April 28, 2001
The article sheds light on the extremists’ attempts to control sporting clubs and youth centers within their bid to dominate the largest possible sector of Egypt, 27 million young people, in order to guarantee a longer existence.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 24, 2001
A severe crisis broke out inside the Muslim Brotherhood after the group’s secret list of those who will run in the elections for the Bar Association was leaked. Mohammed Tousoun, who replaced Mokhtar Nuh, accused the opposing group of being responsible as they want to give the impression that Nuh...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 12, 2000
In this article, the author asks many questions and listed many opinions regarding the case of sheikha Manal, who claimed to be a Sufi leader and a prophetess. He raised also asked who could protect female intellectuals from religious mania.
Date of source: Sunday, August 27, 2000
A few days ago the Virgin Mary appeared on the top of the domes of the Mar Morqos church in the Matraniya street, Assiut. A large number of the residents in the area are confirming that they saw the Virgin Mary praying on the church’s domes while others say they saw her at the altar.
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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.