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Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
Youssef Sidhom discusses the need to draft a unified law to govern the construction of all houses of worship. He provides examples of draft laws that have previously been proposed, and the issues that they faced in parliament. Sidhom believes that with this draft law being successfully enforced,...
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Sources close to Pope Shenouda asserted that the pope had received a phone call from a senior leader of the National Democratic Party to consult him on the issue of the unified draft law for building houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
The following lines summarize an interview with the General Secretary of al-Wafd opposition party Munīr Fakhrī ‘Abd al-Nūr. He highlights the reasons and the possible solutions for the escalating sectarian strife in Egypt and refers to general social, educational, political, and economical factors.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Two 13-year-old Christian kids were forced to sit an Islamic education exam at school after their father’s conversion to Islam. Their mother filed a claim and complained to the civil status court.
Date of source: Friday, June 15, 2007
Items of the Unified Houses of Worship Bill, which was submitted by the President of the Council for Human Rights Ahmad Abu al-Majd to the President of the People’s Assembly, caused a lot of controversy at a meeting held by the National Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The article discusses Egypt’s recent appointment to the UN Human Rights Council. The authors wonder if it is a valid appointment, particularly when considering the fact that there are political parties within Egypt that use slogans that oppose the fundamental ideals of human rights and citizenship...
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The article presents an interview between Watani newspaper and Dr. Muhammad Guweili. Dr. Guweili discusses the importance of having one law to regulate the construction of houses of worship, be they designed for Muslims or Christians. He considers what obstacles would need to be overcome in order...
Date of source: Friday, June 8, 2007
The National Council of Human Rights is preparing a draft law about the standards of building houses of worship in Egypt. The repeated incidents of sectarian violence revealed the double standards adopted by the Egyptian government in tackling the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The following presents an interview between Dr. Hala Mustafa and CIDT interns. Dr. Mustafa comments on her role in the National Democratic Party’s Policies Committee, her opinions on reform in Egypt, critiquing the role of Egyptian security, and the necessary steps needed for reform to take effect.
Date of source: Monday, August 23, 2004
Zionism is attempting to destroy and blackmail Egyptian free press. I am saying so because of the hot battle that flared up between American Zionist organizations and myself. The cause of this battle is the article I wrote in Al-Liwaa Al-Islami about “The lie of the Holocaust.” American Zionist...
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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.