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Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
The article discusses the Tunisia inspired self-torching in Egypt, which has so far been limited to Muslim men. It emphasized that “all the divine religions condemn a person, who commits suicide as a non-believer”. Furthermore, the article at hand points out that since the Tunisia events suicide...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Najīb Jabrā’īl, the head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights has called on Arab leaders attending the economic summit in Sharm al-Shaykh to place Christians in the Arab world on "the map of the general culture in the Arab world," as well as regard Christendom as an integral part of Arab culture...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
A new study called "Social politics and terrorism in the Egyptian community ideology" revealed that the country's politics and its faults resulted in a lot of Egyptians joining Islamist groups.
The study was made by Sawsan Fāyīd, expert at the National Council for Social and Criminal studies....
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
Former Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary candidate Majdī ‘Āshūr told al-Dustūr that he respects the group’s decision of him not representing them in parliament and that he will continue to serve the people of al-Nuzhah district as an independent member.
He said that he has been under a lot of...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ahmad Hānī claims that the aim of the terrorist attack on the Two Saints Church in Alexandria was meant to increase tensions between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
This article in the Egyptian Mail tells the story of Ashraf Munīr, a 40-year-old man who survived the Two Saints Church attack.
He left the church a few seconds before the blast, just in time to see the bloody scene outside . In the article he describes the "hell-ish scene" he had to watch: parts...
Date of source: Monday, January 3, 2011
This article from the Egyptian Gazette affirms that those responsible for the heinous attack outside the Two Saints Church, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria must be brought to justice. The bomb killed 21 innocent worshippers on New Year's Day, its aim allegedly to aggravate religious...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2011
AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman says that the government, Muslims, and Christians need to work together to address the growing sectarian tension in Egypt in order to prevent future attacks, such as the the New Year's Day bombing of a Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria, which left 21 dead and...
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2010
Despite the cold weather, a large number of people gathered to participate in a prayer by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
The Vatican Pope prayed for victims of violence of all religions. He particulalry emphasized those in Iraq, Egypt, and the Sinai.
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,...
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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.