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Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies [CIHRS] has sent an appeal to the president of the republic and the speakers of both houses of Parliament called to amend Article Two of the Constitution that states that Islam is the religion of the state and Islamic sharīʿā is the main source of...
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The author says that since changing the second article of the Constitution, which acknowledges Islam as the religion of the state and the main source of legislation, has been ruled out, Copts have to accept the fait accompli.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The article criticizes the second article of the Constitution which states “Islam is the religion of the state, and the principles of the Islamic Sharī‘ah are the main source of legislation.” He calls for dialogue on the level of the public to discuss it and not wholly depend on politicians alone.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
The author discusses the second article of the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Sunday, March 4, 2007
The author reviews the relation between religion and the state in many parts of the world.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
‘Ādil Jindī sheds light on Egyptian statesmen’s ‘perplexing’ statements concerning the second article of the Egyptian Constitution, which designates the principles of the Islamic Sharī‘ah as the main source of legislation. The author discusses the impact of this article on the political situation...
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
Majdī Khalīl highlights the absolute importance of the concept of citizenship for Copts, believing that Copts should focus their attention on having their citizenship rights granted to them. He poses a number of suggestions on how to activate the Copts’ role in the Egyptian socio-political spectrum...
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
Majdī Khalīl tackles the different categories in which Christians are usually divided.
Date of source: Sunday, February 18, 2007
‘Abd al-Khāliq Husayn states why conferences and dialogues held among religions and sects fail.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 7, 2007
There is no median between a religious state and a civil state. Many observers consider the proposed constitutional amendments to be encouraging political Islamic groups. While Muslim groups deny any contradiction between article two of the Egyptian Constitution and the principles of citizenship,...
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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.