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Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2004
The Coptic Association of Thamarat Al-Mahaba held a conference under the title of “Citizenship and Globalization…Copts in a Changeable Society” at its headquarters in Shubra, the heart of Cairo. This title was derived from the name of a book by the researcher and writer Hany Labib. Head of the...
Date of source: Monday, July 7, 2003
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim celebrated last Thursday the re-inauguration of the Ibn Khaldoun Center for Development Studies. Not more than twenty persons, representing American and European organizations were present. The author comments on the events of the celebration, saying it was a chance for...
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2004
Recently, rumors have circulated that Christian girls are being raped and forced to announce that they are Muslims, and that they have been tricked in the supermarket stores of Awlad Ragab, the Al-Tawheed Wal-Nour shops, and the fast food chain Mo’men. Anyone with any sense should simply realize...
Date of source: Monday, April 26, 2004
Some astray American [religious] denominations are making use of the confused atmosphere created by America in the region. Those denominations are trying to spread their strange ideas and beliefs in Egypt and the Arab world. Now a days the American Mormons are trying to spread their movement in...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 20, 2004
The article is an
overview of a book titled “Christians versus Muslims in Modern Egypt: The Century-Long Struggle
for Coptic Equality” by S. S. Hasan describes herself as a nominal Muslim woman, and agnostic.
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2005
“I believe the first problem is the construction of churches. What I am saying is that there must be a unified law in which the mosque and the church are equal…We are focusing on this issue and the constitution guarantees the freedom of worship. If we really want to observe and respect the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 3, 2004
The author comments on the phenomenon of religious stickers on vehicles. The Christian “fish” vs. the Muslim “shark” has spiraled into a clash of symbols. The matter has become more than simply announcing a religious identity. It has become a matter with political and social connotations. This...
Date of source: Thursday, December 20, 2001
The press release of the US Copts Association gives a distorted picture of the events around the church in al-Ubur City. The RNSAW asked Coptic Orthodox Bishop Marcos of Shubra Al-Kheima, to whose diocese Medinet Al-Ubur or Al-Ubur City belongs, for information about the events.
Date of source: Saturday, December 8, 2001 to Friday, December 14, 2001
Reverend Rifa’at Al-Said comments on an article published in Al-Wafd to the effect that Islam has abrogated the religions prior to it. He cited many Qur’anic verses and quoted prominent Islamic scholars to refute such an idea.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 8, 2001
Nawal Al-Sa’adawi will file a suit against Al-Midan paper, which she stressed misinterpreted the interview it ran with her, and against Nabih Al-Wahish who filed a hisba case against her to separate her from her husband. In the article she explained how Al-Midan misconstrued her opinions about...
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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.