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Date of source: Sunday, May 9, 2010
This article outlines a number of different discriminatory statements and issues brought up against Copts in Egypt. Firstly are the statements made by Mohamed Abbas who recently said that Copts are coddled by the Egyptian government and are treated better than Muslims when both are in prison. He...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
This article deals with the rules of conversion from Christianity to Islam, and vice-versa, in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In 2000, after violent protests against it, the anti-Islamic book translated as A Banquet for Seaweed was banned in Egypt. The widespread nature of the protests reflects the domination of religious thought in Egypt; however, the book was defended by Syrian author Hilmī al-Nimnim. According to al-...
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2010
Majdī Khalīl seeks to shed light on the danger represented by some of the educational curricula taught in the Azhar schools, and how it influences the students' minds in a negative way.
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2010
This article reports on the memorial held by the Middle East Freedom Forum for the late grand shaykh of al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī. The participants praised the late shaykh’s role in maintaining national unity.
Date of source: Monday, March 22, 2010
The article deals with the position of religion in Egyptian society. The author argues that the three recent incidents of the appointment of the new Grand Imām of al-Azhar, the crisis of “Islamonline,” and the sectarian tension in Matrūh, reflect the importance of religion.
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2010
This article deals with the reaction and demonstrations of many Muslims to Israeli actions in al-Haram al-Qudsī and al-haram al-Ibrāhīmī.
Date of source: Saturday, March 13, 2010
The author interviews Bishop Marqus of Shubrā, who talks about the reasons behind sectarian fitnah in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article celebrates the life and work of Sheikh Mohamed Sayad Tantawi. The Grand Imam died recently on a trip to Saudi Arabic. He was a very moderate and fair individual. Sheikh Tantawi was a moderate at a time when hard-line views were swiftly gaining ground.
Date of source: Friday, March 5, 2010
Dr. al-Birrī is an Azhar scholar who believes that ‘Abd al-Nāsir’s regime was behind sectarianism in Egypt, and that the sectarian problems are a result of ignorance that dominate Muslims and Christians of 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.