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Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2007
Authorities in Egypt have agreed to license a political party named the Democratic Front led by Usāmah al-Ghazūlī, a defector from the ruling National Democratic Party.
Date of source: Thursday, May 24, 2007
There is an obvious ideological conflict in Egypt. On the one hand are the pro-westernization groups who believe in confining religion to worship and excluding it from life affairs. On the other hand, there are supporters of the religious movement who believe that Islam has a living approach that...
Date of source: Friday, May 25, 2007
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church held its annual meeting. Contrary to all expectations, the Holy Synod did not decide on any punishment in the trial against clergymen who had made allegations against Bishop Bīshūy and the Holy Synod. Rumors have spread about the church’s boycott of...
Date of source: Monday, May 28, 2007
This article says that an Israeli Web site highlighted the Egyptian Muftī’s denial of having written the foreword of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
Date of source: Sunday, May 27, 2007
A few weeks ago, sectarian strife erupted when some Muslim residents of the village of Bimhā in al-‘Ayyāt...
Date of source: Saturday, May 26, 2007
Faction leaders of the fundamentalist Jihād Organization are working on an initiative to cease all violence. The ideologue of the Jihād Organization, Sayyid Imām ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, finished his new book of rules and asked for a million British pounds for a five-year contract to publish and translate...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
Participants of a session held by ‘Watanī Salon’ discussed citizenship, the necessity of announcing the census, and to enact a unified law for building houses of worship.
Date of source: Thursday, May 17, 2007
The Egyptian press covered the reconciliation session held following the al-‘Ayyātὃ incidents of sectarian violence. The injured Copts rejected compensations offered by local Muslims and the members of parliament, while they accepted the church’s aid. Pope Shenouda considered the incidents a...
Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Muḥammad Fatḥī interviews ‘Amr Khalid and discusses The New York Times celebration where Khalid has been selected as one of the 100 most influential people in the world,
Date of source: Thursday, May 17, 2007
During its campaigns for the Shūrá Council elections, the Muslim Brotherhood issued an electoral platform that underlines the importance of general freedoms. Believing that Copts are welcome to all posts, it also supports the role played by the church in implementing social norms. The platform is...
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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.