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Date of source: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
In a patriotic, courageous initiative, MP Mohamed Gweily, head of the Complaint and Suggestions Committee of the People’s Assembly, proposed a unified draft law to govern the building, restoration, renovation, an maintenance of all places of worship in Egypt- Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. The draft...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Muslim Brothers profited from their truce with Sādāt, known as the "game of interests," and penetrated into many Islamic groups using the group’s newspapers, like al-I‘tisām, as a venue for their views until Sādāt allowed them freedom to publish their own paper, al-dacwa.
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2005
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm said that he was jailed directly after he had written an article that dealt with the power inheritance phenomenon in Egypt, Syria and Libya and the growing influence of Jamāl Mubārak, the President’s son.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Bishop Samuel liked very much to see a revival of ancient Coptic traditions. Al-Ahram Weekly’s editor-in-chief, Hosny Guindy, has been praised for his strong ethical principles. Guindy was a fine example of a Copt who was able to obtain a leading position in Egyptian society, despite claims of some...
Date of source: Saturday, July 5, 2003
The author criticizes the Committee of Culture, Media and Tourism affiliated with the People’s Assembly for the fact that its members launched a “war” against low standard films. He believes there are many problems in the society more important than this kind of films for the members of the...
Date of source: Friday, July 4, 2003
The author interviews three Muslim scholars to comment on whether removing the veil is considered apostasy, especially since Dr. Sabry Abdel Ra’ouf has issued a fatwa in which he condemns retired artists who wore the veil and then removed it as apostates.
20. The Dean of ‘Usul el-Din Faculty (religious fundamentals) demands the teaching of Coptic history
Date of source: Friday, March 12, 2004
Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, the dean ‘Usul el-Din Faculty (religious fundamentals) [Dr. Bayoumi is a ‘former’ dean of Usul el-Din Faculty] and a member of the People’s Assembly, demanded that Coptic history be taught at schools and universities because Coptic history is an important part of Egyptian...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2004
Pope Shenouda III called for the necessity of reinterpreting some of the verses of the Qur’an and the Holy Bible that deal with procreation. He said that he had raised the awareness of preachers and priests that the number of children one breeds is not the gist of the matter. Dr. Muhammad Hamdi...
9. Egyptian members of Parliament call for not quoting Qur’anic verses during parliamentary sessions
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Egyptian members of Parliament Zaynab Radwan and Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, who both belong to the governmental religious trend, fiercely criticized some members of Parliament who quote from the Qur’an during parliamentary sessions. The justification for their call is to avoid mispronunciation of Qur...
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2004
The Muslim Brotherhood is restricting the activities of many of its best young members. A decision was issued to expel Mokhtar Nuh and freeze the membership of Sayyed Abdel Sattar Fatah, the assistant secretary-general of the Syndicate of Scientists. It is not a coincidence these people belong to a...
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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.