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Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2008
Members of tribal communities attacked a Coptic Orthodox monastery in al-Minia. The vandals destroyed buildings that are owned by the monastery and set fire to the monastery’s farm. Moreover, they abducted three monks and insulted and tortured them for hours.
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Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2008
The Egyptian Shūrá Council and Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed their discontentment with British officers’ way of dealing with Pope Shenouda III at Heathrow Airport and announced that Egypt will treat British diplomats in its airports in the same way. Dr. Abū al-Ghayt, Egypt’s minister of...
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
Sharī‘ah does not allow women to testify without the presence of a male witness. However the testimony of a woman is only accepted in cases concerning women.
Date of source: Saturday, April 19, 2008
A conference will be held by the Egyptian Association for Historical Studies to discuss allegations of the Zionist movement against the Arab regimes.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
A newly released bill on children has obtained widespread rejection as being purportedly violating the Islamic Sharī‘ah as well as bases of the culture.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī thinks that passing a 1979 bill, that has been recognized by the three churches in Egypt, seems to be the only way to end the contradiction between the church and the court.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The head of the National Council for Human Rights has thanked the Ministry of State for Local Development for facilitating the work of human rights organizations to monitor the recent local council elections.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The controversial court ruling that was issued recently is still creating heated discussions in Coptic and judicial milieus. While some think it is binding and necessary, religious sources reject it because it is a violation of the Biblical teaching.
Date of source: Friday, March 28, 2008
Lawyer Nabīh al-Wahsh calls for an urgent trial against Muslim thinker Jamāl al-Bannā. He filed a claim to the attorney general and called into question al-Bannā’s mental state.
Date of source: Monday, March 24, 2008
The Egyptian press reported on the international reactions to the controversial Dutch movie Fitna.
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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.