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Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2008
Members of tribal communities attacked a Coptic Orthodox monastery in al-Minyā. 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.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Members of the Islamic Research Center agree to ban Jamāl al-Bannā’s new book about the hijāb.
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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Whenever a terrorist operation occurs, voices calling for convening an international anti-terrorism conference crescendo. Recently the build-up has been such that this conference seems to be billed as a solution to terrorism. In fact it is a fantasy to which we should not surrender our minds.
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Although it is still too early to unravel the Sharm el-Sheikh bombings that claimed the lives of 64 people - including seven foreigners - and injured 124 others, several facts are emerging which might explain what happened on that bloody Friday night.
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The controversy over hijāb-wearing television presenters is back in the spotlight as a new court ruling concerning the return of three presenters to the screen is added to the previous rulings - none of which have been enforced.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
On April
15, 2006, a discussion entitled
"Freedom of expression and respect for ’the other’: How to respond if one is
offended” was held
at El-Sawy Culture Wheel, Zamālik, Cairo. Participants from seven Arab and
European countries shared their
views on how to avoid the so-called ’clash of...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 16, 2005
The European Union announced, last May, a contest to apply for funding for projects serving human rights, democracy, political participation, refugees and minority’ causes. A group of organizations and associations submitted proposals which were then rejected due to incomple documents and papers,...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2005
The church in Alexandria objected a decision by the governor to turn a plot of land, mortgaged years ago to the governorate, into a garage. The church wants the land to be used as a park.
Date of source: Friday, July 29, 2005
There are some 50,000 preachers working behind the scenes. Their task is tough and they face many problems ranging from low pay to political censorship.
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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.