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Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The following presents an investigative report authored by Mads Akselbo Holm, an intern for Arab-West Report, on the issue of Muslims leaving their faith. This study provides an excellent background to the commotion caused by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī announcing his conversion to Christianity.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
The following lines summarize an interview with Shaykh ‘Umar al-Dīb in which he discusses various current issues. He also announced a possible meeting between the Azhar and the Vatican.
Date of source: Monday, November 12, 2007
The article bears an interview with Dr. ‘Ādil Fawzī, director of Egypt’s branch of the Canada-based Middle East Christian Association [MECA], who has been under arrest for three months on charges of provoking sectarian strife and scorning religions.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Muslim author Jamāl al-Bannā stated that Western nations are targeting Egypt’s social order and national unity.
The chairman of the Middle East Christians Association claimed that Christians have much fewer churches in relation to their proportion of the population than Muslims have mosques....
Date of source: Monday, October 22, 2007
This story reports the disappearance of Muḥammad Ḥijāzī, a Christian convert. The author speculates on this incident suggesting that he may have been helped by Coptic organizations to flee the country, or he may have been kidnapped by Islamic militants to make him return to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The article reports on the Judicial Administrative Court’s decision to adjourn the examination of the complaint filed by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī, a Muslim-born convert to Christianity who demanded that his new religion be registered on his official documents.
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2007
Shīrīn Rabīc reports on an Iftār banquet organized by a Coptic lawyer and human rights activist in honor of the Islamic thinker and lawyer Yūsuf al-Badrī in celebration of their reconciliation after a short period of tensions between them.
Date of source: Thursday, August 30, 2007
Maḥmūd al-Imāmī presents the opinions of Muslim scholars about the Islamic view of Christian missionary organizations working in Islamic countries.
Date of source: Saturday, August 25, 2007 to Friday, August 31, 2007
Pope Shenouda denied what al-Miṣrī al-Yawm published as his opinion regarding both the conversion of Muḥammad Ḥijāzī and the Coptic expatriates’ organization. Pope Shenouda declared his denial in a meeting in the United States with representatives of major Coptic and Christian organizations.
Date of source: Monday, August 27, 2007
Nabīl Najīb Salāmah reviews press coverage of issues such as religious conversion and Muslim-Christian relations, accusing what he calls independent ‘tabloids’ of misusing the scope of freedom of press granted to them.
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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.