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Date of source: Sunday, February 1, 2004
The article
discusses the issue of political reform. The author stresses that one of the main approaches for
realizing political reform is to give adequate attention to the issue of citizenship. Marcos
argues that promoting and establishing the principles of citizenship firmly is a real...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 10, 2004
The article is an
interview with Samir Marcos, a [Coptic] social researcher and political thinker. Marcos present
his views on a number of important issues such as renewal of the religious discourse, the status
of the Muslim Brotherhood, and the establishment of religious political parties.
Date of source: Friday, December 31, 2004
The author comments on a forum "Bolstering National Unity" that preached strengthening national unity in Egypt and healing the effects of sectarian sedition. He refers to speakers Yousuf Sidhum and Samir Marqus. - See art. 9: Where does the cleric's role start and end?
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2005
The Christian-Muslim Dialogue Group from Austria visited Egypt with the desire to discover a new context for Muslim-Christian relations that might inspire their own practice of Christian-Muslim dialogue in Europe. The group experienced dialogue at very different levels, from religious leaders and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2005
The Watanī Salon has invited a group of intellectuals and public activists to talk about a recent initiative called the Egyptian council for citizenship rights. Yousuf Sīdhum, the Editor-in-Chief of the Watanī newspaper, the mouthpiece of Egypt’s Copts was the first to suggest this idea.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 21, 2001
History proves that Jews initiated the collective suicide. This is part of the Jewish character. Researcher Samir Marcos said that there are many Christian American groups that resort to violence to keep America the sole greatest power in the world. The Islamic thinker Dr. Mustafa Al-Shoka’a...
Date of source: Friday, June 22, 2001
The picture of linking the face of Egyptians to the Sunna, the head to the Shi’a, the heart to the Copts, and the bones to the Pharaohs, is said to be a tool to divide the nation. It focuses attention on differences and not similarities. Pope Shenouda III believes that Copts will be happier and...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The Egyptian TV showed a program entitled "The third opinion." The participants debated the status of Copts in Egypt and the repercussions of the U.S. committee’s visit, as well as the matter of foreign intervention in Egypt’s domestic affairs. They also looked at the stance of expatriate Egyptians...
Date of source: Monday, March 26, 2001
This prominent Coptic author tells the US commission good-bye. Muslim-Christian issues are discussed in Egypt and don’t need their interference.
Date of source: Saturday, March 10, 2001 to Friday, March 16, 2001
The author is of the opinion that Egyptians have to work hard to strengthen ties between Muslims and Christians so that they can avoid problems with the American Religious Freedom Law. He believes that they have to be very cautious as this law might be used to push Egypt into making some decisions...
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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.