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Date of source: Thursday, January 27, 2011
Christians lament discrimination when it comes to employment and the workplace on the grounds of their faith.
They believe that they do not enjoy equal opportunities on the job market in Egypt. Furthermore, they add that discrimination on the career market only adds fuel to their accumulating...
Date of source: Sunday, March 6, 2011
The Gazette online - Two men were killed during clashes in the village of Sūl between Muslims and Christians, which saw Muslims setting fire to a church and attacking Christian homes.
The violence was sparked by a relationship between a Coptic man and a Muslim woman. Two family members of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
In her article Manāl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz claims that recent Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt is the result of deteriorating social, economic, and political conditions.
She wonders whether recent attacks on Copts really are the result of hidden religious hatreds or if they instead reflect a “deep sense...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Inspired by Tunisian Muhammad Bu‘Āzīzī, who burned himself and thereby triggered the Tunisian “Jasmine Revolt,” several Egyptians have set themselves ablaze during the last week.
“Egypt has not witnessed this phenomenon before, and never saw murder and killings like now,” said Shaykh Salāh ‘Abū...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The Egyptian Gazette reports that Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood groups says that the same reasons and motivations that caused the recent uprising in Tunisia are present in Egypt, as well.
They perceive the Tunisian developments as a message to oppressive Arab leaders and call the Egyptian government...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The article of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz reports about the Azhar’s indefinite suspension of interfaith dialogue with the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI’s repeated criticism on Islam and his calls for increased protection of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East are named as main reasons for the Azhar’s freeze of...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
The article discusses the Tunisia inspired self-torching in Egypt, which has so far been limited to Muslim men. It emphasized that “all the divine religions condemn a person, who commits suicide as a non-believer”. Furthermore, the article at hand points out that since the Tunisia events suicide...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
The article reports that although the forensic final report on the Alexandria attacks is out, security officials still “have nothing to say to media about the bombing”. Al-Qā’idah is still suspected to be behind the attack, after having made several threats to attack churches in Egypt. Pope...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Muhsin 'Arīshī quotes observers who believe that influential bishops in Coptic Orthodox Church have dismissed Jesus' message of peace.
Moreover, security authorities and moderate copts are debating the reason coptic radicals decided to follow the example of Muslim fundamentalists attempting to take...
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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.