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Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
The report examines the definitions of polemics, the differing views of what constitutes polemics, including the Danish cartoons and the play in Alexandria which led to sectarian violence, Mīzān al-Haqq, a 19th century Christian polemical book against Islam and the Gospel of Barnabas, which is the...
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2006 to Friday, April 7, 2006
The author is commenting on the two messages published by Rose al-Yousuf magazine in response to his earlier article about the expatriate Copts and their efforts to internationalize the issues of Egypt’s Copts.
Date of source: Saturday, April 1, 2006 to Friday, April 7, 2006
This Coptic author Salīm Najīb, the head of the Canadian Coptic Organization, is criticizing the article by Muslim journalist Usāma Salāma, which he says was filled with anti-Coptic threats and warnings against the bids to internationalize issues of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2003
Dr. Selim Naguib and Pastor McNeely have been writing inflammatory letters falsely claiming that Muslims do kidnap Christian girls in Egypt. There is no reason to doubt their sincerity but they have followed their sentiments without checking facts. The consequences of such false claims are severe...
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2003
The article of Abdallah Kamal in Rose el-Youssef denying that Christian girls in Egypt are kidnapped made a family in Alexandria contact Dr. Selim Naguib with yet another story. It is very likely that the use of the word ‘kidnap´ was also in this case not justified but the call for protection...
Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2003 to Friday, July 25, 2003
Dr. Selim Naguib wrote an article titled “Where is the conscience of Egypt?” published on the internet site of Elaf. He claimed that kidnapping minor Coptic girls and forcing them to convert to Islam is a phenomenon in Egypt. The author comments on this article. He just denies that such thing...
Date of source: Thursday, July 18, 2002
The author praises the statement the US Copts Association issued to declare that it supports Egypt in its stand on the Palestinian issue and proclaim its solidarity with the Palestinians. He says that the statement shows that emigrant Copts are of good stock and that their patriotism is out of the...
Date of source: Thursday, July 4, 2002
No one can doubt the loyalty of emigrant Copts to Egypt. However, a very small number of them perform suspicious acts such as publishing paid anti-Egypt advertisements in newspapers with Jewish tendencies. Such paid advertisements taint Egypt´s reputation. Copts may have some problems but they...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Political analyst, researcher, author and executive editor of the Egyptian weekly Watanī International Majdī Khalīl, known for his books on citizenship rights, civil society and the position of minorities in the Middle East, speaks out many on Coptic grievances to al-Dustour.
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2003
An angry article in Rose el-Youssef on claims about kidnapped Coptic girls.
Report on Christian missionary activities in the Islamic world and on how they mostly only create tensions and conflicts between the two.
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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.