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Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2013
On November 14, Isabella Pereira mailed a feature story titled, “The dirty secret behind some of Cairo’s development dreams”.
I have been on the mailing list of Amnesty International for years and appreciate much of their reporting, but I found the title of this story extremely suggestive and...
Date of source: Sunday, July 21, 2013
Monday, July 15, morning, “Egypt’s Copts coalition” forwarded an urgent appeal letter to the Col. Gen. ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces, as well as Minister of Defense, asking for a quick intervention to stop the bloodshed in Sinai. Copts are constantly...
Date of source: Monday, July 29, 2013
The seclusion of Copts ended with the election of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II. Thereafter the question is: Why and how?
Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2013
I have read the July 22 and October 22 interviews with Dr. Amr Darrag and find his answers to be typical of the Muslim Brotherhood, who present themselves as victims without indications that they are willing to acknowledge failures on their side.
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We often hear about the radical statements and fatwás of Muslims and about uncompromising Christian or secular activists who can appeal to populist sentiments and mistrust of the ‘other’.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 28, 2013
On April 25, 2013, Jihad Watch contributor Raymond Ibrahim (Ibrāhīm) published in Middle East Forum what he titled “Death to Churches Under Islam; A Study of the Coptic Church.”
His text is a collection of frequently returning claims without proper sourcing, falsely pretending statements of some...
Date of source: Monday, May 27, 2013
Hulsman responded to questions of Mr. Rik Bokelman, Christelijk Informatie Platvorm,
Translated by Annelies Plas
"Many reports about the persecution of Christians in Egypt are absolutely one sided. Most conflicts between Christians and Muslims do not find their origin in religious differences....
Date of source: Saturday, March 30, 2013
The Egyptian transition following the 2011 January 25th revolution has been fraught with controversy; among many has been the reform of the judiciary system. While the 1971 constitution guaranteed an independent judiciary, the following year President Sādāt presided over the passing of law 46 which...
Date of source: Sunday, March 3, 2013
President Mursi's era is bound to go down in Egypt's history as unprecedented in that the presidency rushes through decisions that bring on wrathful public response, then quickly goes back on these decisions or, at best, amends them. This did not escape the legendary Egyptian sarcastic humor, and...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
In Egypt, sectarian conflict can be dizzying. When news breaks it explodes – Muslim mobs, churches burned, priests attacked. When the news crests it collapses – Muslim denials, church agreement, security clampdown. Only when the news settles can the situation be understood – partially,...
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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.