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Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
First French book about the January 25th Revolution
The first French book about the January 25th Revolution was recently translated into Arabic. Written by Claude Gibal and Tangy Salon, both of whom live in Cairo, the book recounts the daily events that happened during the revolution. Despite their...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Pope Tawāḍrūs: Egypt stands out among the world’s countries
The Coptic Patriarch Tawāḍrūs said that the first monk lived in Egypt, where the first congregation was founded too, and that the Egyptian nation therefore has a special place in human history. Using the metaphor of the lighthouse, he...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
International Business Times: There is no economy and development without respect for human rights
The British newspaper ‘Business International Times’ commented on the human rights situation in Egypt, stating that there could not be development without respect for human rights. The statement...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Ziād Bahā‘ al-Dīn: Innovative solutions on how to deal with Egypt
The Indian Council for Inter-cultural Cooperation invited Ziād Bahā‘ al-Dīn to India to attend a conference surrounding ways to achieve social justice and incorporate poorer classes of society into the national economy. Despite India...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2015
The Muslim Brotherhood fails to make a case for human rights violations in Egypt
After the group’s attempt to undermine the economic conference in Sharm el Sheikh, they also failed to convince the UN of a deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. On the contrary, the international community...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
A British Website: Britain’s support of the Egyptian regime helps extremism
The news-website ‘British International Business Times’ criticised the British government for its support of the Egyptian regime. Based on the Human Rights Watch report about the deteriorating situation of political freedom...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
Muslim Brotherhood dissidents seek to strengthen their political situation
Muslim Brotherhood dissidents seek official approval by the Egyptian Ministry of Social Solidarity in order to solidify their political position. They already founded an association called ‘Masr Rā‘ida al-Tanwīr’, which is...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
The Arab Committee for Human Rights finished its visit in Washington
During the visit the committee met officials from American human rights organisations and discussed ways to improve their cooperation and how to raise awareness among the people. In addition they looked for ways to establish and...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
Egypt deletes Salah al-Din and Uqba ibn Nafi from the curriculum
The Egyptian ministry of education decided to delete paragraphs about Salah al-Din and Uqba ibn Nafi from the curriculum since they allegedly promoted violence and extremism among the people, since their popularity among Muslims is...
Date of source: Monday, March 23, 2015
Yūsif al-Ḥusaynī: Mursī was the silent president
Concerning Mursī’s ruling, which he issued without consulting the opinion of youth or members of the political elite, Yūsif al-Ḥusaynī said that Mursī was the silent president and that he demands a clarification of the persons responsible. He...
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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.