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Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 2010
“For Egyptians, football is the ‘essence of life’,” says Fathī al-Gizāwī, a café owner in Giza.
Even with the Egyptian team no longer in the 2010 World Cup, the event carried special importance for Egyptians. But how is it possible for Egyptians to watch all 64 games when subscription to the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 18, 2010
Fanatics lose one round; Nūr Qaldas; Watani Printing and Publishing Corporation; Cairo; June 2010
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2011
On Tuesday 15 February, a commission from the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church met Pope Shenouda III, during which they issued the following statement:
“The Coptic Church salutes Egypt’s honourable young people who on 25 January 2011 led Egypt through a powerful white revolution. To that...
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2011
Yūsuf Sidhum provides a contextual analysis of the recent attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria.
He says that even though authorities suspect foreign involvement in the terror plot, the attack could not have been carried out unless the foreign groups in...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
In this editorial, Yūsuf Sidhum comments on the outpouring of anger on behalf of many Coptic Christians following the attack on a church in Alexandria that left 24 dead.
Sidhum alleges that this reaction comes not only because of the recent bombing, but as the result of a "long history of blatant...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
As the Coptic Museum in Cairo turns 100 years old, this article reflects on the museum’s history, collections, and features.
It also highlights the museum’s centenary celebration, which was attended by Grand Mufti ‘Alī Jum‘ah, as well as Egyptian actor ‘Umar al-Sharīf.
In addition, the article also...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Columnist Barry Rubin provides his own analysis of the recent poll by the Pew Foundation regarding Middle Eastern attitudes toward Islamist groups.
The poll claims that 30% of Egyptians support Hizb Allāh, 49% are favorable toward Hamas, and 20% think positively of al-Qā‘idah.
According to Rubin,...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
This article highlights an interview between Radio Vatican and Father Rafīq Greish, a spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, who speaks about the state of Egyptian Christians during the past months.
Greish discusses the ‘Umrāniyyah riots against the construction stoppage of an unlicensed church...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
This article looks at the Egyptian Court ruling allowing re-marriage, and the Christian Church’s refusal to accept it.
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
This article mentions the University of Asyut’s establishment of a centre for research and studies on human rights. The centre, which is directly under the charge of the university president, aims at promoting academic research in the field of human rights, propagating awareness of international,...
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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.