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Date of source: Sunday, July 25, 2010
The trial of Girgis Bārūmī, a 20-year-old Copt accused of raping a 12-year-old Muslim girl of Farshūt, is set to begin on September 16.
The case has preoccupied public opinion, especially after the connection made between it and the incident of Naj' Hammādī.
Members of the defense state that the...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Robeir al-Fāris gives a book review of Ahmad Dīdāt's Mohamed, Peace be Upon Him, the Greatest of the Great in the World. Fāris explains that the book is offensive to Christians because it not only reveres Muhammad, it disrespects Jesus Christ by calling him a narcissist and a racist, an allegation...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Robeir al-Fāris recaps the life and work of controversial Islamic thinker Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd, who passed away on Monday.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
The author reviews Reforming the politicians; the National Party, the Muslim Brothers and the Liberals, written by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Sa‘īd, the Director of the Al-Ahrām Center for Political and Strategic Studies.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Khalīl summarizes the Constitutional Court's ruling that forces Pope Shenouda III to issue remarriage permits to divorced Copts, despite the Church's position against doing so.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Yūsuf Sidhum tackles the issue of women’s inheritances in traditional modern day Egyptian society. He argues that contemporary Egyptians should revere women, as did their ancient Egyptian ancestors. Specifically, Sidhum argues that women should have equal rights to inheritances.
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
The author illustrates the effects of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 on Muslim-Coptic relations. Eva states that the Egyptian revolution had a negative effect on Copts, who lost major sources of income to the ensuing nationalization movement. Copts also lost many posts as ambassadors. The author...
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The death of Muslim thinker Dr. Nasr Hāmid Abū Zayd has gained attention, being a figure widely characterized as an apostate. The author considers his death a tragedy, provoking the Egyptian public to criticize, judge, and evaluate a dead man – something Fawzī believes to be uncharacteristic of...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
The author presents Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī's musings concerning the Coptic Orthodox Church’s position on marriage. Al-Bayādī states that marriage is a spiritual work and that the administrative court cannot force the church to do something that does not match biblical instruction. He also confirms...
37. We were willing to issue the permit before the riots, but we are not anymore, says Giza Governor
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Nūrā says that, in a meeting with a number of priests last Tuesday, Giza Governor Sayyid ‘Abd al-‘Azīz said that he would have been willing to provide them with a new permit that would allow them to legally turn the service center into a church. But after Wednesday’s riots, says Nūrā, the governor...
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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.