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A person attacked a Jewish synagogue in downtown Cairo. The attack resulted in no damage and the culprit was arrested and proved to be suffering of drug addiction. It was also said that he was formerly a member of an “extremist group” in the 1980s.
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
The article highlights a new episode in the series of sectarian incidents in Egypt.
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Sectarian tensions were raised in Beni Sweif when a young Coptic man wanted to convert to Islam to marry a Muslim young woman he loves. Copts gathered in front of the police station, where they believed that the security apparatus was hiding the young man to protect him.
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2010
The annual report of the American Committee for Religious freedom placed Egypt on a watch list of states which violate religious freedoms. Some people and organizations confirmed the existence of religious discrimination in Egypt, others criticized the report as foreign interference.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The article notes the conversion of forty people from the Coptic Orthodox Church to the Presbyterian Church. The author expects that the incident might renew the conflict between the two churches.
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Dr. Ahmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, former vice president of the National Council for Human Rights, leaves the National Council for Human Rights. Abū al-Majd described the decision to leave as relieving because he had spent six years in the council, being responsible for human rights issues in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Bishop Basenty calls for religious equality in Egypt and to implement equality and the citizenship rights stipulated in the Egyptian Constitution.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Dr. Musafá al-Fiqī asserts that Copts’ problems are about to be solved.
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The defense of the suspects in the Naj‘ Hammādī attacks argues that the first suspect is mentally unfit and that the other one has a problem that prevents him from using guns.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
The fortieth day mass was held in the monastery of Saint Badābā in Qena in the presence of political and Muslim and Christian leaders. MPs, however, were not present at the memorial service.
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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.