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Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2015
In an article published in the British journal, “The Independent,” reporter Robert Fisk described legislation to criminalize boycotting Israel as being stupid and in conflict with the foundations of democracy. The law, championed by Canada’s conservative leader, Stephen Harper, would define...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2015
A group of 64 French intellectuals demanded that there be a distinction made between anti-Semitism and general political criticism. In an open letter signed by the group in a French newspaper, the group claimed that it is the right of the Palestinians to have a state and to be able to achieve their...
Date of source: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Israeli newspaper, Jewish Journal, drew attention to a report published by Amnesty International on World Press Freedom Day confirming that there are at least 18 journalists being detained in Egyptian prisons only because they are journalists. The report asserts, “if anyone challenges the...
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2016
Arab-West Report extends its condolences to the family and friends of the victims in the March 22 and March 27 terrorist attacks in Brussels and Lahore, as well as to all Belgians and Pakistanis. The terrorist attack at Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek Metro station in Brussels claimed the lives of 34...
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2011
Meanwhile, the Salafī al-Nūr Party said that it respects the peace treaty with Israel due to the danger of canceling it unilaterally but some “unfair” items have to be modified by all legitimate means.
Al-Nūr (Light), in a statement published on its official Facebook page on December 23, said the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Hundreds of Copts continue to visit holy sites in Jerusalem and in the West Bank in violation of the Coptic Orthodox Church's banning of visiting Palestine. Rāmī Siyāj, head of a Cairo tourist company that runs trips to holy places in Palestine, described the Church's prevention of Egyptian...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Today (May 5, 2013) marks the return of the first Coptic delegation from Jerusalem. Last Sunday (April 28, 2013), around 310 Copts left Cairo and went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and to celebrate Easter there. The Coptic visitors to Jerusalem enjoyed their time there, despite the poor treatment of...
Date of source: Sunday, May 5, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Mūsá of Youth, Head of the Tripartite Commission, spoke the recent attack on Saint Mark Cathedral, President Mursi, and Coptic political concerns. He called the fatwá of the Muslim Brotherhood's Muftī, 'Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr, concerning banning festive greetings to Copts for...
Date of source: Monday, April 29, 2013
Pope Tawadros warned of threats to the Egyptian state and its three representative pillars – the Azhar, the Church and the judiciary. He called for the intensification of efforts to promote positive work, rather than mere distractions and small issues which are not worthy of being pursued. He said...
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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.