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Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
After negotiations failed to end a three month long sit in being staged by Sudanese refugees in a public square in central Cairo, security forces took measures to end the protest, resulting in a stampede, which killed 25 Sudanese. 76 Egyptian policemen were also injured after demonstrators hurled...
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
Discussions have been taking place between the Muslim Brotherhood and Coptic groups. Some issues have been controversial, like finance and support for the Brotherhood from abroad, but there has been a proposal that the Brotherhood and Copts make a unified list for the local elections.
Date of source: Monday, January 2, 2006
The parents of two Christian girls, Maryān and Christine, who disappeared two years ago after converting to Islam, lodged a report to the police accusing Muhammad Ahmad Ibrāhīm and Tawfīq Muhammad Tawfīq kidnapping their daughters.
Date of source: Monday, December 26, 2005
Governor of Giza, Dr. Fathī Sa‘d has recently ordered the destruction of a number of houses in the Tanāsh area. The decision has prompted fears over sectarian clashes in the area.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
On a visit to Cairo, Michael Munīr, head of the US Copts Association, spent a week meeting politicians, party leaders and high-ranking officials. The visit coincided with President Husnī Mubārak’s recent decree to delegate authority of building and restoring churches to governors, which Munīr...
Date of source: Monday, December 12, 2005
Stickers bearing the photos of two Christian girls, whose parents claim they have been abducted, and please for help in finding them have been seen on cars in Cairo and in the girls’ hometown.
Date of source: Sunday, December 11, 2005
Members of the Coptic and Muslim communities respond to President Mubārak’s decision to shift the authority regulating the building and demolition of houses of worship to the governors.
Date of source: Monday, December 12, 2005
Legal battles between Shaykh Yousuf al-Badrī and human rights activists continue over the case of the priest’s wife, Wafā’ Costantine, who converted to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, December 5, 2005
Priests have declined to comment publicly on the church penalty of two years suspension frocking of Father Filopātīr, but admitted it was too harsh off the record.
Date of source: Monday, December 5, 2005
Several Copts demanded an investigation after the driver of Bishop Bīshouy termed Bishop Baphnotius, the Bishop of Samālout, an "enemy of Orthodoxy."
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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.