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Date of source: Thursday, February 10, 2005
Bishop Boula of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Tantā said during the national unity meeting held at Mār Girgis Church, Tantā, that the Church does not belong to any particular party and that its main concern is the interests of Egypt. Bishop Boula added that the Church’s roots in Egypt means that it...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 15, 2005
The word dhimmi refers to a free non-Muslim subject living in a Muslim country, who receives protection in the Muslim society after paying a special tax. The practice raises questions about non-Muslims’ rights in a Muslim country, particularly because historical Islam did not usually antagonize the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Al-Sharq al-Awsat learned that the forensic evidence in the case of the slain Coptic American family of Egyptian origin indicates the motive of robbery rather than the alleged sectarian motivations.
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2005
The recent events that could have led to a sectarian sedition wreaking havoc on the stability of the Egyptian society should not pass unnoticed. It was not a transient crisis as some parties including the security authorities, the national media, and the Coptic Church clergymen who escalated the...
Date of source: Saturday, June 4, 2005
Continuing discussions in Egyptian media about the alleged conversion of Wafā’ Costantin to Islam.
Date of source: Saturday, January 15, 2005
There are some entities in Western societies that claim the supremacy of certain religions over others. Such a view feeds discrimination and enmity. Islam does not hold such a view, but encourages a feeling of brotherhood and a spirit of cooperation. Islam dictates its followers to believe in all...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Article about al-Zāwiya al-Hamrā and the consequences of the Muslim-Christian tensions in the late seventies for life in this area.
Egyptian media about the alleged conversion of the wife of a priest in Abū al-Matāmīr.
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2004
A description of the history of the conflicts around the development of the convent of Patmos on the Cairo-Suez road. This text was written in May 2003 and presented to the Egyptian press center in the hope to get a response from Egyptian authorities. This response has not come.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 6, 2004
Report of a visit to the location of the incident just hours after one Christian worker had been killed at the Patmos convent. The report describes the local situation, angry responses of local Christians and conflicting stories
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2004
Participants of "The first international symposium of Egyptian Copts: A minority under siege.” addressed the symposium on one of three levels. The first expressed wrath at the deterioration in the state of affairs of the Copts throughout the past half – century. On the second level, participants...
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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.