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Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2007
At a time when the Egyptian press market was still discussing the aftermath of the State Security Prosecution’s interrogation of an independent journalist on charges of spreading rumors about the president’s health, a new wave of anger stormed Egyptian society after a misdemeanor court sentenced...
Date of source: Sunday, August 12, 2007
The following article presents a critique of media outlets and how they help to fuel the flames of sectarian sedition, spreading rumors before first validating their facts.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
Coptic Orthodox activist laymen call to change the list of rules and legislations regulating the election of the Coptic patriarch. A Coptic Orthodox member of the Council of State sent a letter to President Mubārak with suggested rules.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
al-Qāhirah interviews Dr. Jābir ‘Usfūr on the future of the National Centre for Translation.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Leaders of the Egyptian Jihād Organization have declared that a book entitled, “Wathīqat Tarshīd al-‘Amal al-Jihādī fī -Misr wa-al-‘Ālam” [A Document for Rationing the Jihād-based Actions in Egypt and the World] will carry the new ideological philosophy of the group.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 to Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that talk about the Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah and his Fatwá which believes that drinking from Prophet Muhammad’s urine bestowed blessings. Despite the fact that the Islamic Research Academy has asked the Muftī to withdraw this claim, he...
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Charles Fuʾād al-Miṣrī interviews ʿĀdlī Abādīr Yūsuf (Eng.) and discuss Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
The article provides an overview of the reconciliation effort in Bimhā, and what the governorate of Giza is doing to assist the victims. The authors criticize the unbalanced compensation and assistance that is being awarded to the individual victims.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 to Tuesday, May 29, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that tackle two controversial fatwás issued by two prominent Islamic scholars. The first Fatwá was issued by Dr. ‘Izzat ‘Atīyah, the head of the Hadīth Department of the Faculty of Usūl al-Dīn [Fundamentals of Religion] at the Azhar University. The...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2007
The author discusses a number of issues related to the Egyptian press, such as low salaries, level of professionalism among journalists, and where money for advertising comes from. The article focuses on the effects these issues have on press freedom and quality.
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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.