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The press reported on Easter celebrations. The annual Easter mass celebrated at the Cathedral was reported. Prominent governmental and Islamic figures attended the mass, in addition to the American ambassador to Cairo. Muhammd al-Barādi‘ī, former head of the International Agency for Nuclear Energy...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Majdī Sālim reports on Masqat ninth seminar about the development of fiqh sciences.
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While al-Yawm al-Sābi‘ considered Zaqzūq’s declarations to the Religious Freedoms Committee about the coming presentation of a unified law for building houses of worship to the parliament a “surprise,” al-Fajr reported that the ruling National Democratic Party is not content with the idea of a...
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In its reporting on the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī, the press focused on the different analyses of the incident; the possible motives and causes. While many people blamed MPs and governmental institutions, others blamed the media and extremist religious discourse. Many observers criticized the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Majdī Sālim highlights that the incidents involving both Muslim and Christian sides taking place in Egypt should not always be explained as incidents of sectarian dispute or fitnah because they could be merely caused due to social or economic reasons separate from religion.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The People’s Assembly yesterday held a session to discuss the Christmas criminal attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī. MP Georgette Qillīnī led a heated argument and criticized the governor of Qena for ignoring Copts’ welfare and for his reluctance to defend Copts. Bishop Kyrillos does not seem optimistic about...
Date of source: Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Azhar Grand Imām’s statements about the niqāb created an outcry in Egyptian society. Heated arguments took place between those who the support the niqāb as a religious practice and those who approved of Shaykh Tantāwī’s arguments that it is not part of Islam.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Queen Elizabeth honors 20 Muslims in Britain.
Date of source: Saturday, July 11, 2009
The Egyptian State Award of Merit in Social Sciences awarded to Sayyid al-Qimnī has angered Islamic scholars and Islamist groups.
Date of source: Monday, July 6, 2009
Roundup of press reports on Marwá al-Shirbīnī
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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.