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Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2007
The Administrative Judiciary Court in Alexandria rejected yesterday a lawsuit filed by Camilla Luṭfī Jāb Allāh against the Directorate for Education in Alexandria.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Najīb Jabrā’īl opposes the draft unified law for the building of houses of worship and calls on all Christian denominations in Egypt to approve the law only after thorough study and ascertaining that it is consistent with their rights.
Date of source: Thursday, July 19, 2007
The article presents the views of intellectuals and Christian clergies on the Supreme Administrative Court’s verdict to accept the appeal submitted by a Christian who converted to Islam and then decided to return to Christianity.
Date of source: Sunday, July 15, 2007
The article discusses the rumors surrounding a document issued by U.S. AID regarding their annual aid to Egypt. It addresses the belief that the U.S. aid is being funnelled into areas with a Coptic majority.
6. Converting back to Christianity between the fear of Hadd al-riddah and the constitutional freedom
Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Hibah Bayyūmī discusses the developments in the lawsuit filed by a number of Muslims who had converted from Christianity to Islam and now demanded to re-convert to their original religion, mentioning the opinions of Muslim and Christian intellectuals on the issue.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The court denies the American University in Cairo’s decision to prevent a woman wearing a Niqāb from accessing the library.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The author discusses the recent cases of Christians who converted to Islam and wish to re-convert to Christianity. He wonders at what point freedom of belief ends and discrimination begins.
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The article discusses the triumph of a few Copts who were permitted to re-convert to Christianity, having originally converted to Islam. The author criticizes the double standard in how easy it is to embrace Islam, yet how difficult it is to embrace Christianity.
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2007 to Friday, July 13, 2007
The Supreme Administrative Court has accepted the appeal presented by hundreds of Christians who have temporarily converted to Islam before asking to be allowed to return to their birth religion. A previous ruling rejected their right to list Christianity on their identity cards, regarding them as...
Date of source: Friday, June 29, 2007
The unified draft law for the building and repair of houses of worship which was prepared by the National Council for Human Rights is an important step forward toward eradicating a large proportion of sectarian incidents.
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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.