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Date of source: Thursday, June 21, 2007
As sectarian clashes have increasingly been erupting, some have called for a unified law to arrange the construction and renovation processes of houses of worship whether mosques or churches. Some human rights activists and members of the People’s Assembly have proposed drafts to the parliament,...
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
The author suggests that the hope of
the majority of human rights organizations in Egypt is to receive foreign funding. He reveals new projects in the name of
human rights and citizenship being drafted Egyptian human rights organizations and international institutions.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
A
Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 20 whippings, a sentence that sparked wide Coptic protests. The American
Coptic denounced the sentence and organized a campaign to gain the support of the White House as a means of pressuring
Saudi authorities.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Two 13-year-old Christian kids were forced to sit an Islamic education exam at school after their father’s conversion to Islam. Their mother filed a claim and complained to the civil status court.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 19, 2007
In
a heated hearing, the Supreme Administrative Court postpones looking into appeals filed by a number of Christians who have
embraced Islam for a temporary time and want to return to Christianity until July 1. The court has earlier rejected their
right to have Christianity written in the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
Coptic thinker Jamāl As‘ad fiercely attacked Marqus ‘Azīz, ‘Abd al-Masīḥ Basīṭ, and Counselor Najīb Jabrā’īl, accusing them of inciting sectarian sedition.
Date of source: Saturday, June 9, 2007
The issue of Coptic persecution in Egypt was at the heart of a conference held to discuss the problems of citizenship entitled, ‘Problems in the Concept of Citizenship.’ The conference focused more on alleged Coptic persecution than social issues that affect both Muslims and Christians alike.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl lodged an appeal against the memorandum of state adviser Maḥmūd Rajab in which he stated that Islam should be imposed on Christian children whose fathers have converted to Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Counselor Najīb Jibrā’īl filed a lawsuit against Islamic thinker Muḥammad ‘Imārah, accusing him of igniting sectarian sedition through his continuous criticism against Copts and Pope Shenouda on Egyptian television.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author considers one-sided media reporting, and the inaccuracies that are frequently present in media publications and outlets in Egypt. He investigates the problems surrounding the issuance of Egyptian identity cards, and the potential sources of these problems.
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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.