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Date of source: Thursday, February 22, 2007
Article two of the Egyptian Constitution is not subject to the proposed constitutional amendments. It is, however, the main subject of heated arguments and discussions in Egyptian society. A debate was held at The American University in Cairo [AUC] about the proposed amendments.
Date of source: Thursday, February 15, 2007
The spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church declares that the Coptic problem does not lie in article two of the Constitution, but in the manner in which this article can be applied or interpreted. Justice implies specifying Islamic Sharī‘ah as “a” main source of legislation rather than “the” main...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
There is no median between a religious state and a civil state. Many observers consider the proposed constitutional amendments to be encouraging political Islamic groups. While Muslim groups deny any contradiction between article two of the Egyptian Constitution and the principles of citizenship,...
Date of source: Friday, November 17, 2000
Al-Hayat, praised the Muslim Brotherhood for backing the Coptic candidate of the Wafd Party in the Waili district. The author of the article described the group’s attitude as "a new step towards an opening to other political powers and an attempt to extend the group’s efficient political tendencies...
Date of source: Friday, June 13, 1997
The article gives an Islamic view on the history of the Arab conquering of Christian
Egypt.
The article ends of views of different leading Muslims on the Hamayouni Law, the law regulating the
building of
churches.
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
The
author tackles statements made by Yihyā al-Jamāl, in which
he asserted that there is no political
party in Egypt except the Muslim Brotherhood.
Date of source: Monday, May 29, 2006
The article focuses on the referral of Sawt al-Umma
journalists to the criminal court over
accusations that they slandered judges by publishing a so-called
black list of judges involved in rigging the last
parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Friday, May 12, 2006
The author deals in this article with citizenship and Muslim-
Christian relations in
Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 18, 2002 to Friday, May 24, 2002
Pope Shenouda said that emigrant Copts could be a lobby that works in favor of Egypt. He was asked about a book containing the religious values common to Islam and Christianity, which will be co-written by him and the Grand Imam.
Date of source: Sunday, April 4, 2004
The modern state is built on the concept of citizenship. Citizens are equal in front of the law regardless of their color or their religion. The current Egyptian constitution reflects the above-mentioned concept—the concept of citizenship and equality among citizens—in its content.
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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.