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Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
The review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest
remarks in which he termed the H...
Date of source: Saturday, November 18, 2006
This review deals with Minister of Culture Fārūq Husnī’s latest remarks in which he described the Ḥijāb as "a relapse backward," stimulating public controversy and anger in parliament. The ruling party, opposition and independents agreed on the need to have the minister tender his resignation...
Date of source: Monday, November 20, 2006
The author of the article, Nafīsah ‘Abd al-Fattāh, lashes out at Farūq Husnī, the Egyptian minister of culture, over his anti- Ḥijāb statements in which he described the Ḥijāb as a regressive trend in Egypt.
Date of source:
The priest of the
Hanging Church, Morcos Aziz, and the Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouq Hosni, exchanged
accusations on
the pages of two newspapers, following a deep disagreement regarding the restoration of the prominent church
and the introduction of an entrance fee for the monument.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2000
A great celebration took place on June 1st, in Saint Mary’s Coptic Church in Ma’adi, to commemorate the 2000th anniversary of the coming of the Holy Family to Egypt. The participation of Prime Minister Atef Ebeid and many other ministers, as well as Pope Shenouda III, The Sheikh of Azhar, Dr....
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
The widespread phenomenon of the Niqāb in Egyptian society has provoked strong reaction from many thinkers and writers, as well as from well-known European politicians, including Jack Straw, the leader of the House of Commons, who said in a recent statement that wearing the "full veil" [...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 1997
Subtitle:Orascom did not obtain a tender of 7.5 million pounds. After the re-bidding, it obtained it for 23 million.El-Shaab suspects corruption in the way Orascom, owned by the super rich Christian Saweres and Arab Contractors, obtained the tender to repair the Hanging Church. Orascom’s bid of 7...
Date of source: Sunday, July 27, 1997
Subtitle:Signing a
21 million pound restoration contractEgypt’s minister of culture has
signed a contract of 21 million
Egyptian pounds to restore the famous Hanging Church bringing to an end a
15-year-old dispute about the restoration
of the 5th century church. The aim is to develop...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 29, 1997
Subtitle:What is going on within the church?The real story about the excommunicated Monk
Danial El-Baramousi, and Monk AghathonWhy didn’t the excommunicated fathers speak about the real
reasons
for their excommunication?El-Watani newspaper examines the reasons for the
excommunication of...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 28, 2006
The murder of Lebanese minister Pierre Gemayel might result in sectarian clashes again.
Commotion in Egyptian media about comments from the Minister of Culture who said that wearing the veil is a sign of backwardness.
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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.