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Date of source: Thursday, July 6, 2006
Ahmad Murād and ‘Arwa Hassan investigate the real motives and
objectives
of conferences held abroad by Egyptian immigrant Copts. Experts and analysts believe that this minority
serves anything but the interest of its own homeland.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
The Egyptian parliament yesterday debated the movie, ‘The Da Vinci Code’ at the request of several Coptic members, who demanded a ban on both the movie and the book for being blasphemous to Jesus Christ. The Egyptian minister of culture, Dr. Fārouq Husnī, vowed to ban the movie and to pull the...
Date of source: Friday, May 5, 2006 to Tuesday, May 9, 2006
Egyptian intellectuals express their
views on the
reason behind the Alexandria incident in particular and sectarian tension in Egypt in general.
Date of source: Friday, March 3, 2006
Though the Coptic Orthodox Church has initiated preparations for the elections of al-Majlis al-Mīlī, some Copts are still calling for amending the council’s law.
Date of source: Sunday, November 7, 2004
Due to his interest in Islamic sciences and profound search for the essence of Islam, Judge Edwar Ghali Al-Dahabi, former head of State Lawsuits Authority, was granted the first-class medal of science and art during the celebrations of the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad in 1994 to be the first Copt...
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 2004
The TV Channel of Al-Hayat, broadcast on the European Satellite, claims to be calling for Christianity and at the same time it is quite far from Christian morals that urge tolerance and respect to the faiths of others. A large number of Coptic intellectuals became aware of the threats posed by the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2005
Stating one’s religion on ID cards has been a hot topic for several weeks. In this article, Dr. Mustafa al-Fiqī defends his point of view.
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2000
The issue of Coptic candidates is now being debated and Coptic intellectuals, like Milad Hanna, reject the idea of isolating Copts and keep them waiting until the end of the nomination decision. The author listed many names expected to take part in the next election campaign and compared the...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2000
Anyone who reads the declarations of emigrant Copts and the declarations of the centers adjoined to them thinks that Egypt is an apartheid society like South Africa in the past. Some might even think that every Muslim in Egypt carries an machine-gun on his shoulder all the time to deal with any...
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 1999
The Hamayouni Law is considered one of the main points in the claims about the persecution of the Copts in Egypt. But their speech proves the emigrants’ ignorance. This law was issued long time ago, and that was for the sake of the Copts. Besides, the conditions of this law are invalid long time...
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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.