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Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2004
Readers might remember the story of the church of the new town of Rihab, to which I referred a few weeks ago. On 26 April, the representatives of the Coptic Orthodox Church received the 3000 square meter plot of land allotted to the church in Rihab. The New Urban Communities Authority had...
Date of source: Monday, May 17, 2004
I felt distressed when I read the news about the Festival of Christian Films. I find it strange that an artistic event carries a religious title and limits its scope to a certain religion. It is likely that there will be Muslim films in which no single Christian takes part in them. Films will be...
Date of source: Monday, May 24, 2004
Last week, Al-Midan printed an article under the title “Beware ‘The passion of the Christ’” by one of those who offend religions. The writings of this person reflects the hatred and fury filling his heart. The author attacks the film regarding it an attempt to Christianize Muslims. In his attack on...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 1, 2004
The problems around Taha al-’Ameda were discussed in length in the program “In Depth” on channel 1, immediately after the evening news on Monday May 31. The program provides well-documented subjects, is well viewed and respected. “In Depth” gave with approximately 45 minutes a substantial amount of...
Date of source: Saturday, June 5, 2004
The sparks of sectarian strife increases daily, and everyone must take a firm stance on the issue in order to quell that fire. This time, sectarian strife is seen through the media in the press and on satellite channels, which anger both Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 2004
Participants in the Islamic-Christian Dialogue Conference in Doha did not reach a conclusion concerning the topics discussed in the course of the conference. The discussion focused on the issue of mutual recognition between Islam and Christianity, and on whether representatives of the Jewish faith...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt used to use the words “Their duties are like our duties and their rights are like our rights.” to explain how they will deal with Copts if they reach power. Regardless of the eliminated phrase “whether they like it or not,” this sentence implies equality, yet there...
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2004
The Court of Appeals reached its decision in the case of Al-Kosheh after examining the appeals made by the accused for the second time.
The Court decided to uphold the verdict issued by the Sohag Criminal Court which sentenced the top suspect Fayiz Muhammad Abdel Reheem to thirteen years in prison...
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2004
The book al-Mowarana il Awlama: al-A qbat fi Alam Motaghayer (Citizenship and Globalisation: Copts in a Changing World) by Hany Labib, published by Dar al-Shorouq in 2004 in Arabic, tackles the relationship between Copts and their homeland, in the era of globalisation. Within the context of present...
Date of source: Friday, June 18, 2004
Hani Labib, a Coptic intellectual, wrote a book called “Citizenship and Globalization,” in which he asks the question of whether the nation would still remain a “nation” in the midst of globalization. In his book, he asks whether Copts accept Arabism, and he believes that their rejection of Arabism...
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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.