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Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2019
The routine of Egyptian blogger and political dissident ʿAlāʾ ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ, consists of being released from prison in the morning only to return at the end of the day. ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ, was released from prison last March but will be subjected to severe surveillance by the state for the next five...
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2012
First Attorney General for the Western Alexandria Prosecutions, Counselor Muhammad ‘Abd al-Salām, ordered the arrest of Mahmūd Abū Zayd, an owner of a bookshop, on charges of abducting a minor girl of the name Sarah Ishaq ‘Abd al-Malik, 14, in al-Dab’ah area, Mersa Matrouh governorate, a month ago...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The Egyptian press continues to focus on the health condition of the ailing head of the Coptic Orthodox Church who celebrated the 36th anniversary of his consecration in the See of Saint Mark.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Dr. Muḥammad Sayyid Ṭanṭāwī, Shaykh of the Azhar, asserted the permissibility of demolishing houses of worship, even mosques or churches, in case they contaminate the water of the Nile.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
Date of source: Monday, February 27, 2006
This is an interview with the minister of water resources and irrigation, Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zayd, on his constitutional capacity as the supervisor of the Engineers’ Syndicate. Abu Zayd explained that the infringements that took place during the syndicate’s last general assembly made the assembly’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, emphasized the government’s intention to find a solution for the problems facing the Engineers Syndicate which has been under receivership [A court action that places property under the control of a receiver during litigation so...
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.