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Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2012
[This is a full transcript of an interview made on December 2, 2011]
The results of the first round of the Egyptian elections show that Islamist parties appear to have won by a landslide. The Muslim Brotherhood created the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) that has apparently received 40-45 percent...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The Egyptian National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) holds a press conference today to announce the report of its fact-finding committee on Maspero incidents.
The committee has met with a large number of eyewitnesses, visited the site where the incidents took place, as well as obtained...
Date of source: Friday, November 4, 2011
Coptic activists expressed discontent over a report by the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR)'s fact-finding commission over the October 9 incidents in the area of Maspero which left dozens killed or wounded.
Date of source: Monday, October 24, 2011
Counselor Muhammad 'Atīyah, minister of local development, said that the Legislative committee in the Cabinet would discuss the comments and objections to the unified law for building houses of worship.
The Azhar and the Church had objected to the current draft of the law; the Azhar called for...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) insisted on the declaration of the main principles of the constitution for a modern civil democratic Egypt.
Muhammad Fā'iq, NCHR's vice president, said that there is no argument surrounding Article 2, noting that "even Copts accept it."
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights has launched an investigation into the events that occurred in 'Abbāssīyah, where 309 protesters were injured after what seemed like an ambush from civilians, before beginning their march. According to evidence uncovered during the investigation, knives and...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) handed a draft law to the Cabinet that protects equal opportunities for citizens and bans discrimination.
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Date of source: Thursday, June 23, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) demanded that the building of houses of worship take place by notification and giving these powers to governors.
Date of source: Sunday, May 15, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) assigned a commissioner from amongst its member to follow up on religious tensions and the necessary procedures to deal rapidly with the tension.
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
The death toll from sectarian clashes in Imbābah on 7 May rose to 15, said the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), blaming the attacks on security vacuum (including the spread of illegal weapons) and a rise in Islamist extremism.
However, according to the organization, there “can be no denial...
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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.