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Date of source: Friday, July 10, 2009
The Azhar Grand Imām Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī was subjected to a barrage of criticism after attending an inter-religious conference held in Kazakhstan in the presence of Israeli President Shimon Peres. This is a review of the reflections published in Egyptian media on the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2009
The authors shed light on recent sectarian incidents that have taken place in different governorates in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Marwá al-Shirbīnī was killed in Germany, earning the title “Martyr of hijāb” in Egypt. The Egyptian press highlighted the public uproar and the German official stance.
Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Pope Shenouda’s support for Jamāl Mubārak as the next president of Egypt has been met with a barrage of criticism. Copts declared that Pope Shenouda’s opinion in this response does not reflect that of all Copts. Copts United Web site conducted a survey that showed that the vast majority of Copts do...
Date of source: Sunday, June 28, 2009
Sectarian clashes broke out in ‘Izbat Bushrá andnews was reported about a forthcoming reconciliation session.
Date of source: Sunday, June 14, 2009
The author reports on tensions between Coptic figures and the governor of Alexandria.
Date of source: Friday, June 5, 2009
The following lines review the Egyptian press releases on Obama’s visit to Cairo and the speech he addressed to the Muslim world.
Date of source: Sunday, May 24, 2009
Due to the government’s decision to get rid of all the pigs in Egypt as a result of the recent spread of swine
flu, expatriate Coptic activists launched a severe attack against the government and against Muslims. Moreover, they
interpreted the decision as an example of the oppression of poor...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 6, 2009
The Egyptian government decided to slaughter pigs in Egypt as a precautionary procedure against the spread of the Swine flu. Reactions to the decisions varied. While some hailed it as a wise decision, others, mainly the poor who earn a living breeding pigs were angry and tried to prevent the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 19, 2009
Father ‘Abd al-Masīh Basīt asserts the
church’s refusal to sue authors and artists and declares that the Booker Prize given to ‘Azāzīl was a
response to the West’s honoring of Salman Rushdie.
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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.