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Date of source: Saturday, April 10, 1999 to Friday, April 16, 1999
A group of families and youth, looking, amidst a huge mix of conflicting, contradicting and differing trends, for a pure cultural identity not copied from, nor tainted by anyone, neither left- nor right-wing. We are believe in enlightenment. We believe that dialogue and tolerance of differences...
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
The Prince of Egypt is a Biblical epic about the Exodus in which God casts his wrath on Egypt, and Moses takes his Israelite people out of bondage to the Promised Land. The producers claim they consulted 700 Biblical scholars, Egyptologists, and religious leaders to ensure that the story would not...
30. A new Jewish obstacle: Israel asks for building a new Jewish synagogue in the
center of the city
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999
Three weeks ago, the Egyptian government was surprised by a request from the Israeli government to build a new Jewish synagogue in Cairo.
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
The Council of the Ministers recently agreed on canceling article 291, which states that the kidnapper should be exempt from punishment if he legally marries his victim. The Minister of Justice said the cancellation of this article is for the benefit of the society because this article will...
Date of source: Friday, April 9, 1999
Dr. Nasr Farid Wassel, the mufti of Egypt, confirmed that the marriage of the rapist with his victim should not prevent him from being punished.
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Under the existing law, a rapist has the choice of either facing criminal charges or marrying his victim. Article 290 of the Penal Code stipulates that rape is punishable by death, but Article 291 states that if a rapist offers to marry his victim and she agrees, criminal charges are dropped and...
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999
Women claiming to have been raped may be concocting stories by which to excuse themselves from behavior that is neither personally nor socially acceptable. Egypt is a milieu in which Christian as well as Muslim females could find themselves in a position where they feel they need to fabricate...
Date of source: Thursday, April 8, 1999 to Wednesday, April 14, 1999
Copts prepare to celebrate Easter next Sunday [11 April 1999], and Egypt’s monasteries are making ready. It is the desert fathers who caused the monastic movement to bloom worldwide, and it is their spiritual heirs who continue to take the vows today.."
Date of source: Monday, April 12, 1999
Pope Shenouda III received an invitation from the Vatican to participate in its celebrations of the third millennium measured from the birth of Jesus Christ.
Date of source: Sunday, April 11, 1999
The Egyptian Church has played an important patriotic role throughout historical eras. Under this theme, the Minister of Culture, Dr. Farouq Hosni and General Secretary of the Higher Council of Culture, Dr. Gaber Asfour, inaugurated a symposium title: The Patriotic Role of the Egyptian Church...
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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.