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Date of source: Friday, December 17, 1999
Before referring the draft of the Law Regulating the Personal Status to the People’s Assembly, President Hosni Mubarak held a meeting to ensure that the rules of Islamic Shari’a canonical were met in the draft. In the deliberations of the Azhar on the new draft there were disagreements, however, on...
Date of source: Thursday, October 28, 1999
Recent arrests of Muslim Brotherhood members appear linked to the government’s decision to allow lawyers’ syndicate election to take place.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 1999
A reader protests in a letter to the editor about a lady researcher who "ventures to speak of prophets disparagingly by denying their miracles which are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an as ungrounded."
Date of source: Saturday, September 4, 1999 to Friday, September 10, 1999
The Legal Research Committee of the Azhar issued a number of recommendations and decisions concerning the Urfi and Misaar marriages. The committee made it clear that such marriages are considered legal if a number of conditions, mentioned in the full text, are met.
Date of source: Friday, July 23, 1999
If the situation was not extremely embarrassing I would not have dared to write these lines. The situation is embarrassing for the non-governmental organizations because they have lost confidence in the governmental system.
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Pope Shenouda confirmed in the recent press conference that the reputation of Egypt is important for the Coptic Church. He also said that Copts care about the success of the visit of Mubarak to the USA because he is the greatest symbol of this country. Pope Shenouda also insisted on the President...
Date of source: Thursday, June 24, 1999
Yesterday, Pope Shenouda held a press conference in which he praised the efforts of the government for taking care of the rights of its citizens. This happened after the Church regained its authority over the lands that were taken from it by force.
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 1999 to Wednesday, June 2, 1999
The minister of justice has announced new restrictions on the marriage of Egyptian women to foreign men, many of whom are Saudis. But the proposal has come under fire from many quarters. It could push men to seek an Urfi marriage.
Date of source: Thursday, May 20, 1999 to Wednesday, May 26, 1999
The author reviews the new NGO bill’s controversial provisions as well as its positive aspects.
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 1999
The local authorities accepted several successive complaints by a local citizen against Dr Gamaal Haneen and his brothers, who were building a new house for the entire family, that they were constructing a church building. This led to a forced closure of the house happening during the receiving of...
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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.