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Date of source: Sunday, November 25, 2007
The author discusses a dispute between 29 Coptic families who were evicted from their land under the premise that it was state owned, and presents the opinion of the region’s governor on the issue, as well as Watani International’s critique of the way in which the dispute is being handled.
Date of source: Sunday, October 14, 2007
The article discusses a dispute between a church and a mosque over a plot of land, and to whom it legally belonged.
Date of source: Sunday, October 7, 2007
The author discusses the problems that have arisen based on the Land Reclamation Law that was passed in 1961, and how this law is impacting Egyptians that were originally able to live on a lot of land allocated to them by a generous land-owner, who have thrice had their homes torn down since then.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
The author considers a number of situations in which the citizen has been overruled by the state. He presents two specific examples, one of a plot of land that was given to the lowest bidder, and the other about forged IOU notes that greatly indebted citizens beyond their means.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
A description of the lives of Copts living near the Nile in the village of Ezbet Hanna Ayoub who are in a conflict with the Land Reclamation Authority [LRA] over the ownership of their land. The author warns that poor policy on the part of the authorities can lead to sectarian violence.
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
The Christian residents of ‘Azbah Hannā Ayūb in al-Minia governorate are warning of upcoming sectarian strife in the village similar to al-Kushh incidents due to the demolition of their houses and the seizure of a 20-qarat plot of land which they cultivated through the Agrarian Reform Office.
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.