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Date of source: Sunday, April 18, 2010
This article outlines the study published by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights in which they consider the topic of freedoms, most specifically religious freedom. They find that there has been an overall deterioration of social stability in many of the Egyptian governorates. Revenge...
Date of source: Friday, April 16, 2010
The author reports on research by ‘Ādil Jundī, who comments on the real number of presidential decrees regarding building churches.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
In March 2010, priests in Shubra were acquitted on charges of unapproved, yet structurally necessary restoration work in their churches, thereby setting an important legal precedent which confirmed the Church’s right to take necessary action without official permission. This ruling comes as a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 2010
Political experts expect South Sudan to vote to secede from the Muslim north in 2011. Outcomes of the potential succession are debated though key concerns include the allotment of Nile water and the creation of an Islamic state in North Sudan. Sudanese president Bashir is working to maintain unity...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Leaders of Coptic expatriate organizations are trade accusations and conflict in opinions in a conference in Bonn.
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 2010
The Coptic expatriate conference in Germany raised suspicions about its real agenda.
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article deals with a number of political and social Coptic issues currently being discussed in Egypt. It deals mostly with the viewpoints of MP Mustafa al-Fiqi, who desires a Committee of Religious Affairs to take care of many of these issues, like church building and Copts in the government....
Date of source: Saturday, March 20, 2010
This article sheds light on a symposium concerning the reasons behind sectarian fitnah in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article describes a conference held in Sharm al-Sheikh organized by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services. The director of the CEOSS, Nabil Abadir, stated that the purpose of the conference was to discuss “the tragic cultural dilemma Egypt is living through, hoping to build...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article discusses a conference held in Qalyubiya to discuss citizenship rights. Much of the conference was centered on the issue of Coptic rights in Egypt. Many prominent figures were also in attendance, and the author focuses on the comments made by the host, the Governor of Qalyubiya, Adly...
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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.