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Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2012
One year has passed since the Maspero massacre took place and still the question of who killed the protesters is not answered.
Unfortunately, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) was silent and did not reveal the outcome of investigations, which brought the army to be depicted as the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 20, 2015
The seventh iteration of the International Festival of Cultural Diversity, for which Egypt is the honored guest, began today in Paris’ first arrondissement. The festival showcased a number of speakers who highlighted Egypt’s diverse cultural history as well as the works of several contemporary...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 24, 2011
I was invited on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 by Lieutenant General Sāmī ‘Anān, Chief of Staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces, to attend a closed meeting attended by elite figures from the intellectual, political, media and arts in Egypt, as well as members of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (...
Date of source: Sunday, May 16, 2010
Should the One Thousand and One Nights be banned? A Cairo conference debates the issue. A number of Lawyers submitted a request to have the latest edition of the Thousand and One Nights banned because they viewed it as immoral. Intellectuals and cultural figures rally against this ban, upset by the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Minister Zaqzūq has called on Muslims to visit the al-Aqsá mosque while for the first time ever an Israeli musician has performed in Cairo. Both events have raised fears about the normalization of relations with Israel.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2008
The ninth International Conference for Coptic Studies was held in Cairo recently. Over 150 Coptic scholars from different countries around the world participated in the conference, however the media was not allowed to attend the conference.
Date of source: Sunday, November 2, 1997
This article
contains the reply of Pope
Shenouda to a demand by Wasiem Roushdi Al-Seici that the pope erase the verses of
the Torah that attack Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The third seminar organized by the International Centre for Future and Strategic Studies and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation discussed the issue of cultural dialogue with the west. Participants at the seminar emphasized that efforts are being made to improve understanding and partnership between...
Date of source: Saturday, August 13, 2005 to Friday, August 19, 2005
The head of the al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies, Dr.
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2002
Many Muslim thinkers condemned the incidents of Beni Walmis and stressed that solving the problems of Copts and unifying the laws for building places of worship are very important to avoid such incidents. They also stressed the importance of the role the media should play in forming the...
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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.