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Date of source: Sunday, July 29, 2007
The author highlights the different legislations against insulting religions and creeds and highlights frequent violations in the Egyptian press.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The military court has charged eight members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group who are currently living abroad with financing an illegal group and money-laundry. The group’s lawyer however, belittles the charges as the accused are residing in countries where verdicts of the exceptional courts...
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
The article discusses the repercussions to the recent statements of Bishop Bisantī about the number of Copts living in Egypt. The bishop’s unofficial estimation raised the old, unanswered question about the reasons behind the government’s continuous refusal to declare the real number of the Coptic...
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007 to Friday, July 20, 2007
Sāmiḥ Fawzī criticizes the Islamic thinker Zaghlūl al-Najjār for his continuous attacks against Christianity and Christians. Fawzī accuses him of inflaming sectarian sedition in Egypt through his writings in governmental papers and his appearances in the media.
Date of source: Saturday, July 14, 2007
al-Usbūc reports on the opinions of Coptic figureheads on the new policy of the U.S. Administration to redistribute part of its aid to Egypt in order to be used in the building and renovation of churches. Copts, clergy, and laymen alike condemn the new policy and accuse it of aiming at disrupting...
Date of source: Sunday, July 8, 2007
The article discuses the Muslim Brotherhood and their involvement in the political spectrum in Egypt, particularly in the recent Shūrá Council’s elections.
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2007
The author reviews a book about democracy and freedom of expression in Egypt by Sāmiḥ Fawzī entitled, “Colors of Freedom, an Egyptian View.” The book discusses democracy in Egypt and considers how successful it really is.
Date of source: Monday, July 2, 2007
The article discusses the platform of the long-awaited Muslim Brotherhood party. When Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī rejects the idea of establishing the Islamic Ummah, Sāmiḥ Fawzī refers to their trend to turn the basis of the political process from patriotic into sectarian.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Ṭāriq Mitrī talks about many issues that occupy the public in Lebanon including Fath al-Islām organization, Palestinian refugees of Nahr al-Bārid, and the U.S. military assistance to Lebanon.
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The author discusses the International Labour Organization’s report, which claimed that Copts are discriminated against in Egypt, and the public response from the Minister of Labour ‘Ā’ishah ‘Abd al-Hādī. She claimed that although Copts only comprise ten per cent of the Egyptian population, they...
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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.