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Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 2008
There is a common belief in the West that Christians in Muslim countries are discriminated against, or sometimes even persecuted. While discrimination does exist, the situation is usually far more complex, argues Hulsman in this editorial. He also points out that while the Egyptian legal system...
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2008
Human Rights Watch asks Egypt to investigate about the incident of beating a Facebook activist.
Date of source: Sunday, January 13, 2008
The author looks at the status of the Baha’ī religion in Egypt and comments on the effects that this status can have on individuals.
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2005
Recent statements made by the US administration, denouncing the scandal [refers to assaulting demonstrators] of the amendment of article 76 of the constitution, has put the government in a predicament after Washington called for bringing to trial the persons who assaulted the demonstrators...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2005
The Egyptian Movement for Change, Kifāya, upgraded defiance in the face of the ruling regime, insisting on tracking down the persons suspected of assaulting protesters against the plebiscite on article 76 of the constitution dealing with presidential elections, including women, before the...
Date of source:
National pride has led Egypt to
strongly criticize the American decision to freeze additional foreign aid to Egypt in protest of the prosecution of
human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Observers believe the decision is an effort to influence Egyptian
policies.
Date of source: Thursday, October 17, 2002
Jerry Falwell’s appearance in a 60 Minutes broadcast sparked international Islamic protest, political fallout, and a fatwa calling for his death. The article contains interviews with Islamic experts, Christian theologians, and observers to summarize the event and put it into perspective.
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2001
The USA criticized the way the Egyptian authorities dealt with the case of the Ibn Khaldoun Center and the sentence the Supreme Court of State Security pronounced upon its head, Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Egyptian official sources denied that such an American criticism might lead to Ibrahim’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Islamophobia advocacy is advocacy that instils fear in people’s minds about Islām. Sebastian Kohn has noticed Qur’ān increase in this kind of advocacy on the internet, which is concerning because it brings a clash of civilizations closer to humanity. This kind of advocacy is especially effective on...
Date of source: Sunday, June 18, 2006
The recent suicides of
three inmates at the U.S. base
in Guantanamo, Cuba, are regarded by many as a stain on the human rights
record of the United
States.
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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.