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Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2019
Next Thursday, the Children’s Literature Division of Egypt Writers’ Union organizes a symposium entitled “Children’s Magazines in Egypt and the Future of Children’s Journalism” at its headquarters in Zamalek.
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Should the One Thousand and One Nights be banned? A Cairo conference debates the issue. A number of Lawyers submitted a request to have the latest edition of the Thousand and One Nights banned because they viewed it as immoral. Intellectuals and cultural figures rally against this ban, upset by the...
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Egyptian best selling author and Rose al-Yousuf columnist, Sayyid al-Qimnī, was reported to have received a death threat via e-mail signed by the name of Abu Jihād al-Qi‘qā‘, who is believed to have links with the extremist Islamist group Qā‘idat al-Rāfidayn.
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The four newspapers comment on the Arab Culture Conference in Cairo. Some articles praise it and others think it is an ?anti-Islam? conference.
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2002
A wide sector of Egyptian intellectuals have condemned and rejected the
communiqu? in which a hundred liberal intellectuals from throughout the Arab world urge President Mubarak to free
sociologist and human rights activist Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
Date of source: Saturday, September 9, 2006
Omitting religious
references from identity cards is still arousing lots of arguments. There are two
viewpoints: one finds that
it enforces discrimination. The other protests that the proposal threatens the Islamic
identity of the
State.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Despite public fears over the unprecedented success of the Muslim Brotherhood in the recent parliamentary elections, member of the Egyptian Writers’ Union (EWU), Dr. Hishām Qāsim, believes that the Egyptian government should reach out to the religious group to involve it in the process of fighting...
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
A commentary on the role of religious institutions in driving a wedge between citizens of the same country who belong to different faiths.
4. Salah Al-Din Mohsen, who is accused of disdaining religions, is under arrest and is to be retried
Date of source: Saturday, December 30, 2000
Salah Al-Din Mohsen, who was informed he would be tried again for disdaining Islam, tried to escape to Turkey but was arrested at Cairo airport. He said that he intended to leave Egypt because he was certain that this time he was going to be imprisoned. He still believes in every single word he has...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 1998
El Akhbar newspaper took part in the beautiful demonstration of unity and love between Muslims and Christians which was held in Sohag Governorate.
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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.