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Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2016
Munā al-Tahtawī’s new book “Headscarves and Hymens” calls for a revolution in the Middle Eastern women’s mentality. The book begins with a discussion of the women’s body, asserting that the Middle Eastern woman is attacked by Arab culture and traditions which function as a prison to women not just...
Date of source: Saturday, April 30, 2016
The book publisher Dār al-Tanwīr released a report explaining the controversy surrounding the book “Freedom Walls” written by Doctor Sumīr Mahmūd. Alexandria’s Attorney General’s Office confiscated copies of the book last July in order to review and confirm that it does not contain material...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Pope Tawāḍrūs is heading to Holland on Thursday on a pastoral visit that will last until Tuesday. He will then head to France and Austria to lead a large conference of bishops and churches from around the world. The Pope himself requested special security arrangements to be made to protect him and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Association of Victims of Personal Status for Orthodox Copts rejected lawsuit 28032 filed by Pope Tawāḍrūs which challenges an administrative court’s ruling that compels the Church to permit Christians to marry a second time. The Pope’s lawsuit seeks to nullify the administrative court’s decree...
Date of source: Monday, March 9, 2015
Egypt's Minister of Transitional Justice Ibrahīm al-Heneidy announced on Monday that Egypt agreed to 80 percent of the recommendations in the UN Human Rights Council's 2014 Universal Periodic Review for Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, March 8, 2015
In statements exclusively disclosed to Al-Yawm al Sābe` in Paris, the human rights activist and director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS), Baheī al-Dīn Hassan confirmed that the submitted report on human rights situation in Egypt will be discussed during the UN council...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Addressing a meeting of Arab Youth Ministers, President Sīsī reiterated the importance of drafting national strategies to seize the potential of Arab youth in different economic sectors. He also called for the ministers to engage in efforts to combat the proliferation of religious radicalism among...
Date of source: Monday, April 27, 2015
Speaking at a Press Conference, Ambassador Mīrfat al-Tālawī, president of the National Council for Women said that creating a national strategy fighting violence against women comes with achieving the rights guaranteed to woman in the Egyptian Constitution, including the right to enjoy a life free...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
The Facebook page of Dr. Murād 'Alī, media advisor of the Freedom and Justice Party is subject to severe criticism in the light of the fatwá issued by Dr. 'Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr, Muftī of the Muslim Brotherhood, which stresses that Coptic Easter greetings are forbidden (Muhammad al-Sayyīd, al-Yawm...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Today (May 5, 2013) marks the return of the first Coptic delegation from Jerusalem. Last Sunday (April 28, 2013), around 310 Copts left Cairo and went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and to celebrate Easter there. The Coptic visitors to Jerusalem enjoyed their time there, despite the poor treatment of...
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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.