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Date of source: Monday, April 18, 2016
The Head of the Press Syndicate, Yahyá Qallāsh, said that the Syndicate is in a race against time for the completion of the unified press and media law. The law will then be submitted to the government before it is sent to the parliament in less than two weeks.
Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 2010
This article by Watani details the rally by the National Committee for Confronting Sectarian Violence against Egyptian Media for its portrayal of sectarian incidents which cause much harm to Copts. The rally was held in front of the Television and Radio Union building in Cairo, Egypt. Watani...
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Almost all Egypt-based newspapers give a considerable space to hail the decision of President Husni Mubarak to abolish punishment by imprisonment to journalists in so-called "publication cases.” The decision of the president was announced by the head of Journalists? Syndicate during the fourth...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 13, 2005
Despite modifications to the
press law, there are still cases of journalists who
are threatened with imprisonment and articles in the
law which restrict freedom of the press.
Date of source:
Swift intensive efforts were made this week to contain a Muslim-Christian crisis due to a
blasphemous article, by
a Muslim writer, about a former monk. Thousands of angry youths protested against
the article, the Government was
accused of being in collusion with the paper, Pope Shenouda...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2006
The author says that the local press
suffers from lack of credibility, capacity and influence.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
The Shūrá [Consultative] Council has recently agreed to discuss proposed amendments to some articles of the penal code pertaining to the imprisonment of journalists in publication-related cases. In an attempt to express their opposition to the proposed draft law, a large number of journalists on...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 20, 2006
A draft law to combat
rumors in Egypt is
currently under study by the People’s Assembly. The Journalists’ Syndicate announced its strong
opposition
to the draft law, describing it as a threat to freedom of opinion and expression.
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2005
The journalists’ syndicate is to hold its monthly Ihsān ‘Abd al-Quddous salon next Sunday to discuss the participation of the banned Muslim Brotherhood group in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Date of source: Sunday, March 7, 2004
The Minister of Interior said that the “mistake of the Syndicate of Journalists” is that they allowed the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood to rent a hall [at the syndicate headquarters]. The minister’s words show the mistake he himself fell into. These statements by the minister reveal that...
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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.