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Date of source: Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Over the past few months, many Egyptian intellectuals and Christian clergy have called for the removal of any reference to religious affiliation from identity cards. Amongst these was Father Marqus ‘Azīz Khalīl, who stated in al-Maydān of August 16, 2006 that the inclusion of religious...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 18, 2006
The author reviews the life of St Polā, one of the
early pillars of monasticism in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, July 6, 2006
This press review deals with a controversial announcement made by Max Michel, a Christian who split from the Coptic Orthodox Church and set up a church in the Muqattam area and named himself Archbishop Maximus I, amidst an outcry from the Egyptian mother church and severe criticism.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
President Husnī
Mubārak recently inaugurated the Coptic Museum which
reopened its doors after the completion of renovation
works. The museum contains more than 14 thousand rare
pieces.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
In a symposium held a few days
ago at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in
Cairo, the Reverend Dr. Stephen Robert Sizer lectured on the “danger
of the growing influence of Christian
Zionism over the world.”
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Under
the title, “Arab newspapers and the translation of the foreign press,” the
Akhbār al-Yawm Academy
organized the third international conference of the Journalism Department in
the period June 25-26.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 27, 2006
The administrative judiciary’s refusal to file the lawsuit establishing the “Al-Safawīyya Al-Naqshabandīyya,” a Shī‘i organization, provoked controversy. This article links Shī‘i activities in Egypt to Iranian political influences. Religion and politics are never far apart.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 13, 2006
The author discusses citizenship rights in Egypt exposing the opinions of various Egyptian prominent figures during a seminar held by the High Council for Culture.
Date of source: Thursday, April 27, 2006
This press review investigates the three
consecutive bombings in the Sinai resort of Dahab from an analytical perspective amidst growing suspicions
of the
loyalty of the Bedouins of Sinai to their Egyptian homeland. It also includes suggestions about the
involvement of
al-Qā‘ida network.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Discussion of the film of the life of St. Peter, starring Egyptian actor
‘Umar al-
Sharīf, and more comments on ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
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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.