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Date of source: Thursday, February 14, 2008
A conference on inter-religious dialogue will be held in Cairo on February 25-26. The Vatican ambassador announced the conference and highlighted the Vatican’s wish to enforce relationships between different religions.
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2008
The author, Iqbāl Barakah, presents a review of ’bits and pieces’ of incidents where Muslim-Christian relations were concerned, believing that there are parties who fan the flames of sedition.
Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2007
The author discusses a dispute between 29 Coptic families who were evicted from their land under the premise that it was state owned, and presents the opinion of the region’s governor on the issue, as well as Watani International’s critique of the way in which the dispute is being handled.
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2007
The article discusses a recent sectarian clash that erupted in Minia over a plot of land. It provides eyewitness testimony of the events.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Governorate officials and Muslim and Christian men of religion in Samālūṭ focus on national unity and the healthy fraternal relations between Muslims and Christians, confirming their intention to overcome any conflict and to preserve the national unity of the country.
Date of source: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sectarian incidents ignited in the Upper Egyptian village of Samālūṭ in al-Miniā governorate over an estate that the church purchased in 2003.
Date of source: Sunday, May 20, 2007
The article discusses the tradition of gathering in the mountaintop church north of Minya, Upper Egypt. The church is said to be along the route that the Holy Family took through Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The problem of ‘Izbat Hannā was solved. The governor of al-Minyā bought the land on which 29 Christian families lived to build a public foundation. Many conflicts were aroused over the land, the latest of which concerned building an Azhar institution, which sparked protests from the Christian...
Date of source: Sunday, October 29, 2006
Dispute over two qirats of land in the Upper Egyptian village of Dayr al-
Barshā, Minia governorate, ended up with six people killed and 12 others wounded.
Date of source: Friday, June 9, 2006
In Samālout, al-Minya governorate, the Holy Family reached Jabal al-Tayr on their blessed journey. On the first of June every year, many Egyptians celebrate the birth of the Virgin Mary.
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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.