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Date of source: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Youssef Sidhom discusses discrimination against the Copts in Egypt, and wonders why it is only in Washington that this issue is being discussed.
Date of source: Sunday, October 2, 2005
The author discusses the three levels of flagrant inequality between Copts and Muslims in terms of their citizenship rights, arguing that though the situation is dismal, great efforts must be made to correct imbalances between Christians and Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, September 25, 2005
A discussion of the citizenship rights of the Egyptian people, and Copts in particular.
Date of source: Thursday, November 11, 2004 to Sunday, November 14, 2004
When news of the first Coptic Symposium which convened in Zurich last September first came out, those who organised it and those who planned to take part in it all became targets of a fierce denunciation and condemnation campaign in the Egyptian media. My only comment then was that, once the...
Date of source: Monday, November 1, 2004
In 1977, Manqateen’s Coptic residents applied to the authorities concerned for a permit to build a church in the name of Anba Antonious. To date, no approval has been issued. It is outrageous that the political, local or security authorities should persist in stalling a legitimate demand—one...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2004
Ramadan—the holy Muslim month of fasting—is back. Unfailingly, every Ramadan for the past few years my phone has rung to carry the protest of some Copt against one or other of these dramas, which he or she maintains makes an overt or covert insult directed at Copts, Christians, or Christianity.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2004
The first international conference for Egyptian Copts that took place in Zurich, Switzerland a few weeks ago was accused in some newspapers to have been under the auspices of Zionist organizations. Al-Qahera interviewed Youssef Sidhom, the editor-in-chief of Al-Watani newspaper, who attended the...
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2004
It is clear that the hatred, rejection, ridicule, evasion and marginalization inflicted upon Copts because of their faith, whether at the hands of individuals, groups, or officials, and before which the government stands unable to protect or vindicate them, can-according to international statutes...
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2004
The state is responsible for allocating and planning cemeteries for all sectors of Egyptians. It does well indeed by planning neighboring cemeteries for both Muslims and Copts. It makes sense that, if the live close to one another, there can be no sensitivity in their being buried near one another...
Date of source: Sunday, August 29, 2004
More than once over the past 10 months did I write about on the ridiculous errors committed by civil register personnel and cheekily attributed to ‘computer error’. The problem has recently grown since the government began issuing computerized personal status papers. Quite a few Copts have...
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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.