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This report provides an overview of different human rights organizations in Egypt and th
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2007
The International Religious Freedom Report 2007 on Egypt sparked the protests of Egyptian observers and journalists who considered it interference in Egypt’s interior affairs to serve U.S. interests.
Date of source: Monday, November 27, 2006
The writer is discussing the debate about suggestions for reforming religious curricula for secondary schools, because these curricula are said to repeat, word by word, phrases from the books of the executed ex-leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Sayyid Qutb.
Date of source: Friday, November 24, 2006
This review, in the context of ramifications from the culture minister’s controversial statements on the Ḥijāb, discusses various opinions on whether the Ḥijāb is a religious obligation and how such controversial discussions should be tackled by society, religious and political bodies...
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
This article discusses the role of the National Council for Human Rights and the freedom of expression.
Date of source: Thursday, September 7, 2006
On Thursday, 12 editors-in-chief from
Egypt’s most
influential national newspapers issued a statement in which they condemned attempts by ‘yellow’
journalism to
insult Egyptian symbols, including President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak. Outlining the
current status of
the Egyptian press, the editors...
Date of source: Sunday, July 9, 2006
A
few days ago, the Shūrá [Consultative] Council
discussed a draft law on amending some
articles of the penal code pertaining to publication-related cases. A large
number of journalists staged a
sit-in in protest against the proposed amendments, describing them as a setback to
the freedom of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
This press review investigates the three
consecutive bombings in the Sinai resort of Dahab from an analytical perspective amidst growing suspicions
of the
loyalty of the Bedouins of Sinai to their Egyptian homeland. It also includes suggestions about the
involvement of
al-Qā‘ida network.
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
Ismā‘īl Muntasir, the author, comments on a book by the Italian writer Oriana Fallaci entitled "The Force of Reason,” which includes opinions that he believes reflect Fallaci ’s deep grudge against Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, January 7, 2006
The author states that a report being distributed by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo speaks of "criminal Muslim gangs" that attack Coptic churches, run over Christian children with motorbikes and force Christian women to convert to Islam conspiring to disrupt national unity in Egypt.
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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.