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Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Two news reports have stoked sectarian tensions in Upper Egypt in recent weeks. The first involves two young Coptic girls who were allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. The second involves a protest at a church were Muslims reportedly threatened to kill the priest...
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Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2011
For years I have been extremely cautious with reports published by Jihād Watch and AINA (a source often quoted by Jihād Watch). Their language tends to be inflammatory and stories that I was able to check in the past – see the many reports about this subject in AWR – proved to be exaggerated....
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
The Salafī demonstration and subsequent attacks on Coptic Orthodox churches in the poor Cairo suburb of Imbābah on Saturday reportedly began after claims that a Christian woman, 'Abīr, had converted to Islam for marital reasons and later ran 'Awwāy. Whatever the truth of these claims, the fact...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2011
President Mubarak resigned today. We have witnessed much of the events leading up to his resignation showing that reporting in the West provided a biased image. Images of Tahrir Square dominated most media since January 25 but little was reported about other parts of the country.
Foreigners...
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
Arguments and counter arguments between Muntasir al-Zayyāt, lawyer of the Islamic groups, and Hānī Labīb. While Labīb accuses Abū Islam and Father Zakaryyā of adding fuel to the fire of sectarian tension in Egypt, al-Zayyāt defends Abū Islam, describing him as a prominent journalist of clear...
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: Saturday, June 7, 2008
The recent increase in religious satellite channels in the Middle East has led some critics to suggest that they have strayed from their original purpose of educating people about religion and become money-spinning centers for fundamentalist thought.
Date of source: Saturday, March 8, 2008
The author criticizes a recent corrupted copy of the Qur’ān that was posted on the official Web site of Father Zakaria Butrus.
Date of source: Monday, December 10, 2007
TV presenter Basmah Wahbá stated that the car accident she was involved in a few months ago has nothing to do with her decision to stop wearing the Ḥijāb or her controversial religious programs on the Islamic Iqra’ TV satellite channel.
Date of source: Monday, November 26, 2007
Lotus Kīwān gauges the opinions of Christian clergy and intellectuals on the appearances of Father Zakarīyā Butrus in the Christian satellite channel al-Hayāt, believing that angry reactions to Father Zakarīyā’s attacks at Islam were not restricted to Muslims but many Christians also disapprove of...
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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.