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Date of source: Saturday, October 13, 2012
The 1938 Copts League, which advocates divorce and remarriage for Christians, submitted a request to the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt not to violate the Islamic sharī’ah that guaranteed for Christians the right to have recourse to it. [Shādyah Yūsuf, al-Ahrām, Oct. 13...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2012
The Maspero Youths Union criticized the limited representation of Copts in the constitutional assembly, saying that the number given to all three Egyptian churches – four – does not represent the real size of Copts in Egypt. [Shādyah Yūsuf, al-Ahrām, June 12, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, April 12, 2012
The defense counsel of the families of martyrs of the October 9 Maspero incidents quit the case and called for setting up an independent civil investigation panel. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, April 12, p. 8] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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I. Introduction: Complications
II. Egyptian Media Reporting
III. Experiences of the Center for Arab-West Understanding (CAWU)
IV. NGO Registration: The U.S. Model
Date of source: Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Former Minister of Insurances and Social Affairs Dr. Mirvat al-Talāwī said that the next parliament will be a total failure if women, Copts and young people are not represented in the forthcoming elections during this critical stage of democratic transformation the county has been experiencing...
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This report provides an overview of different human rights organizations in Egypt and th
Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2002
In 1977, the Bishop of Minya purchased a piece of land in the village of Beni Mahdi in order to build a church to serve the village congregation and those of eight neighbouring villages and hamlets which lacked a local church. The church has been waiting for approval for about a quarter of a...
Date of source: Thursday, February 17, 2005
A few days ago, about 70 Saudi intellectuals charged Mrs. Mirvat al-Talāwī of unbelief and called for her dismissal from the UN ESCWA. These charges imply the possible assassination of Al-Talāwī by any group that uses Jihād as a cover to its heinous operations. The main reason behind this campaign...
Date of source: Monday, February 14, 2005
The Counter-Terrorism International Conference, recently held in Riyadh began its work Monday with a statement by the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Meanwhile, his deputy and the executive secretary general of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA...
Date of source: Thursday, July 29, 1999 to Wednesday, August 4, 1999
[in Al-Ahram, July 21, 1999]
The author, who is Chairman of the General Council in the Ministry of Insurance and Social Affairs, writes in answer to criticism in Egypt and suggests that "The new NGO law is an honor to every Egyptian."
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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.