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Date of source: Friday, July 8, 2011
A merchant, helped by his son, kidnapped his daughter for marrying a Muslim and converting to Islam in al-'Ijizah region in Tantā city, al-Gharbiyah governorate.
The woman's husband filed a report with the incidents amidst fears sectarian clashes might erupt between both families, the Christian...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
The report says that a Coptic woman brought a case seeking dissolution of her marriage on the grounds that her husband is impotent and she still is a virgin.
The husband initially took the matter lightly, as he knew he was not impotent and that he had ongoing sexual relations with his wife. He...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 2, 2010
In this final installment of a three part series on the life of Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd, Professor Stefan Wild of Bonn University paints a picture of the life and work of the late Egyptian scholar....
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2008
The article reports on the April 6 protest of workers of the industrial city of al-Mahallah al-Kubrá over the increase of prices.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 12, 2008
The Egyptian press continues to devote attention to the different reactions to the Supreme Administrative Court ruling allowing Christian divorcees to remarry. The church rejected the ruling and considered it against the Bible and church codes. Some authors highlighted the tragic influence of the...
Date of source: Saturday, November 3, 2007
The family of the disappeared Coptic girl, Amal Zakī Nasīm, has said in an official memorandum that their daughter has been kidnapped under an American-Zionist conspiracy in order to incite sectarian clashes in the country.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Parents of students in Islamic schools related to the Muslim Brotherhood and directed by its members objected to the fact the public education administration hired many teachers who do not sympathize with the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Saturday, November 10, 2001 to Friday, November 16, 2001
The Head of the Department of Transport and Bridges Equipment in Cairo was arrested together with his wife for forming a group promoting ideas against Islam. He issued a fatwa to his followers that they were not obliged to pray in the direction of the Kiblah while performing prayers. He also denied...
Date of source: Thursday, September 29, 2005
Jirjis Hilmī ‘Āzir discusses the thorny issue of Egyptian Christians converting to Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, September 24, 2005 to Friday, September 30, 2005
The author expresses his concern that ex-pat Copts in the US are fuelling sectarian tensions within Egypt.
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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.