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Date of source: Wednesday, October 20, 2010
At an honouring by Sufis, Egyptian businessman Najīb Sawirus said that the first part of the shahādah, which states “there is no God but God” can help bring Egyptian Muslims and Christians together. He said that no one chooses the religion they follow. He added that the citizenship principle is not...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Mīra calls the relationship between Pope Shenouda III and Bishop Bīshūy a thorny question shrouded in mysteries. In spite of the pope being very strict when required to penalise bishops, she says that Bishop Bīshūy is untouchable even when causing problems for the church. Mira interviews three...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
The Ministry of Endowments is preparing to send convoys of Muslim preachers to remote areas upon instructions from minister Hamdī Zaqzūq. The preachers are to confront Christian missionary activities that reach their peak in winter. The plan covers the period from this October till the end of...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
Zākhir talks about the idea of a supreme council for citizenship that was proposed last Sunday at the conference held by the Syndicate of Egyptian Journalists. He explains how it would function and that it would be an extension to the National Council for Human Rights, adding that the proposed...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2010
Hānī talks about last Sunday’s conference at the Syndicate of Journalists on national unity and fitnah tā’ifīyah. He says that he doesn’t agree with the attendees’ idea to deal with sectarian tension by putting together a supreme council for citizenship or national council for national unity...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Hānī claims that the Islamic Research Academy’s statement resolved the situation before the Azhar would get to make an official response, the “banned group” would get to exploit, or Salafīs would get to elevate. He says that the storm caused by Bishop Bīshūy’s statements might seem to be over, but...
Date of source: Thursday, October 14, 2010
During the Azhar graduation ceremony yesterday, Islamic Research Academy Head ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Bāqī said that Muslims should not judge other religions and their followers or try to convert them to Islam. He said that the Azhar is against religious discrimination and believes in the equality of all...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Hānī says he waited a whole week just to make sure he correctly understood the Patriarch’s comments about the Egyptian Catholic Church’s trip to Jerusalem. He says he disapproves of the trip, given that the current Israeli intransigence with the Palestinian people and that visiting Jerusalem is not...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Apostasy in Islam was a hot topic at the grand opening of the cultural season at the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs last Sunday. Adviser to the Minister of Endowments Dr. Muhammad Shāmah issued a fatwá stating that apostasy is not punishable in Islam because it is not mandated as such in the...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
The author speaks about an article titled “Confused Citizenship,” underlining that Copts are confused between the Church’s laws and the state’s laws.
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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.