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Date of source: Thursday, June 17, 1999 to Wednesday, June 23, 1999
Sixty-nine Islamic countries and six Islamic organizations will take part in the 11th Islamic conference scheduled to open on Tuesday [June 22, 1999]. Addressing a news conference at the headquarters of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Hamdi Zaqzouq, minister of Al-Awqaf (religious...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
The Egyptian authorities reacted promptly to refute US criticism of the law on non-governmental organizations, which the State Department spokesman described as a violation of human right. Whether the law in question is a step forward or backward is a controversy of concern to Egyptians alone. It...
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
President Hosni Mubarak met with Mary Robinson, the UN high commissioner for human rights, on Monday. The talks dealt with "the importance of promoting and protecting human rights on the regional and international levels," Robinson told reporters.
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
The author describes a visit to pharaonic, Christian and Islamic sites in the governorates of Assiut and Sohag.
Date of source: Thursday, June 10, 1999 to Wednesday, June 16, 1999
Egypt and Iran are discussing a street sign in Tehran named after Khaled el-Islambouli, the man who killed late president Sadat in 1981. Full diplomatic ties between the two countries can only be restored after this street name is removed.
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
Despite parliament’s approval, many NGOs believe that this is no reason to stop the campaign against a law which, they argue, infringes upon their autonomy. The law, many NGOs assert, gives the government extensive control over the establishment and liquidation of organizations, and widens the...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
In the early hours of last Thursday, following a day-long debate, the People’s Assembly approved, by a hefty majority, a new bill designed to regulate the activities of some 15,000 registered non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, the bill did not go down well with 11 opposition deputies...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
The People’s Assembly’s Culture Committee was the scene of stormy debates this week over the Culture Ministry’s plans to organize a celebration marking the advent of the next millennium. Among other questions that the Culture Minister Farouk Hosni was asked, was this one: "The celebration will be...
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
Sheikh Abdul Rahim El-Semeen from the Al-Azhar, and Bishop Bakhoum, both from Sohag declared their support for president Mubarak.
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
Egyptian state security prosecutors are currently questioning a member of the Jihad group who was extradited to Egypt last September. Police have also arrested 22 members of the underground Talae’i Al-Fat-h, Vanguards of Conquest, on charges of attempting to revive the group’s activities in the...
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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.