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Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2008
Dr. Halīm Nāshid believes that freedom of the press as well as of speech cannot be justified as a means of waging an attack on religious beliefs. He says that he supports a suggestion to increase the criminal penalties for contempt of religion.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Drs. Hulsman’s report discusses the state of past and present relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt. The paper opens by giving information about Pope Shenouda III and the most important incidents that have taken place during his reign. The second half of the paper then looks at specific...
Date of source: Saturday, July 21, 2007
The South Cairo Court holds a hearing today for a lawsuit filed by victims of the sectarian incidents of Muḥarrām Bik, demanding that the Ministry of Interior provide them with five million Egyptian pounds in compensation.
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2007
The sectarian sedition which occurred in Alexandria and moved from Muharram Bik to al-‘Asāfrah and al-Jaysh Street in al-Dikhīlah could also move to other places if the individuals responsible are not exposed and punished.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The author comments on the recent Shūrá Council’s mid-term elections. He believes that the coverage of the election was mediocre, and that poor press coverage of events is helping to further distance the concept of citizenship.
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Eyewitnesses denied the misleading coverage of ’al- Qāhirah al-Yawm’ [Cairo Today] program on the fire in Mār Jirjis in Alexandria which raised skeptical questions on the incident and brought back memories of the sectarian strife that occurred in Muḥarrām Bik in Alexandria.
Date of source: Monday, October 2, 2006
Nabīl Zakī analyses human rights
violations committed by Egyptian police.
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2006
The author discusses the prevalence of rumors in Egypt and how often the consequences of such rumors are more serious than their original cause. He notes the work of Drs. Hulsman in researching the factual events of claims of Christian persecution and Muslim outrage and in providing an electronic...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
The author reviews a book by Islamic thinker Muhammad
Salīm al-‘Awwā about
relations between Muslims and non-Muslims in an Islamic state and
casts doubts about the alleged moderate approach
of al-‘Awwā.
Date of source: Sunday, May 28, 2006
Ashley Makar discusses the paranoia surrounding the issue of conversion, the Alexandria incidents and the words of hatred spouted by both some Muslims and Christians, calling for dialogue and openness.
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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.