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Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007 to Friday, June 29, 2007
Since H...
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007
During the Conference on Democracy and Security held in Prague, the Human Rights activist
Dr. Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm asked President Bush to decrease a part of the American aid to Egypt. This
is in order to place pressure on the regime to be more concerned about democracy and Human Rights within...
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
A new sectarian incident took place in al-Dukhaylah province in Alexandria when some Muslims attacked a Coptic Orthodox Church after a normal quarrel between Muslim and Christian children. The attack left 25 injured on both sides and damages to the church building.
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: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 to Tuesday, June 19, 2007
The article is based on a listing of article on a Fatwá issued by the
Muftī of Egypt Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, in which he believes that companions of Prophet
Muhammad used to drink his urine in order to receive blessings.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The article talks about the sectarian threat which Egypt faces as clashes between Muslims and Copts have been consecutively occurring sine 1972. The author believes that the deep wounds that have inflicted Egypt over the past 40 years are still unable to heal.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
A report of the International Labour Organization has accused the Egyptian government of systematically discriminating against Copts in both education and work opportunities. In her response, the Egyptian Minister of Labor and Immigration ‘Ā’ishah ‘Abd al-Hādī has stated that Copts, despite...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Days before the Shūrá Council elections, the electoral campaigns have witnessed heated battles between the candidates of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ruling National Democratic Party. Both struggling blocks have accused each other of violating the law and showing religious references on their...
Date of source: Saturday, June 16, 2007 to Friday, June 22, 2007
The article is based on a file that was issued by Rose al-Yūsuf magazine on the role held by religious men in both Christianity and Islam in society, and their disputes with each other.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 to Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The article is based on a listing of articles that talk about the Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah and his Fatwá which believes that drinking from Prophet Muhammad’s urine bestowed blessings. Despite the fact that the Islamic Research Academy has asked the Muftī to withdraw this claim, he...
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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.