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Date of source: Tuesday, December 9, 2008
The Grand Imām of the Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī is still facing a barrage of criticism because of his greeting the Israeli president in a conference on interreligious dialogue. Many people are calling for his resignation because this action means that he is no longer a representative of Muslims...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm is sentenced to two years in prison, which he and many other critics view as punishment for freedom of expression, rather than the official charges of harming Egyptian welfare.
Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2008
The article reports on Egyptians’ outrage – at both the diplomatic and public levels – at the bad treatment Pope Shenouda received at London’s Heathrow Airport. The pope was forced to pass through a metal detector, even though it violates protocols.
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their discontentment with British officers’ way of dealing with Pope Shenouda III at Heathrow Airport and announced that Egypt will treat British diplomats in its airports in the same way. Dr. Abū al-Ghayt, Egypt’s minister of...
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
Majdī Khalīl discusses a recent European Parliament resolution about human rights in Egypt, commenting that the official Egyptian response has been too inciting and underlines the idea that there is a conspiracy theory against the country.
Date of source: Saturday, January 19, 2008
The article discusses Egyptian reactions to the European Parliament resolution, which criticized Egypt’s human rights record.
Date of source: Saturday, July 7, 2007 to Saturday, July 14, 2007
While Egyptian non-Catholic churches expressed their angry reactions to the Vatican document, Catholic figures, including the director of the Holy See’s Press Office, declared that the document was mainly to clarify Catholic doctrinal issues and was not intended to offend any church or denomination...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A report of the International Labour Organization has accused the Egyptian government of systematically discriminating against Copts in both education and work opportunities. In her response, the Egyptian Minister of Labor and Immigration ‘Ā’ishah ‘Abd al-Hādī has stated that Copts, despite...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The International Labor Organization states that Copts are denied equal access to education.
Discussion about the number of Copts appointed to key positions or candidates for parliament.
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A group of terrorists carried out their threats and slaughtered Egypt’s top envoy to Iraq Ambassador Īhāb al-Sharīf. The Egyptian late Ambassador was born on the first of January 1954, and graduated from the Lycee France’. He has been working for the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1976.
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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.