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Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2001
The Bishop of Tanta stressed that there was no difference between the children of Egypt [Muslims and Christians], pointing out the support the state gives to the building and restoration of churches.
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
This press release compliments the previous article in RNSAW and sees this as an encouragement to use new information technology for Coptic activists living outside Egypt.
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Academic article on the impact of the Coptic lobby outside Egypt, a relatively small group of people who use the latest communication technology to increase their voice.
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2001
The General Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood stated that the group is not seeking power but only wants the Islamic Shari’a [law] to be enforced. He added that the aim of their activities in professional syndicates is not a matter of control. It is a democratic thing to have if the Brotherhood...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The American University in Cairo (AUC) has secured the sum of $ 1,000,000 for the endowment of a chair in Coptic studies. The income from the new endowment will fund visiting professors, who will offer courses as well as carry out research in Coptic studies.
Date of source: Saturday, April 21, 2001 to Friday, April 27, 2001
Fellow students at Assuit University mistook an ankh, ancient Egyptian life sign, for a cross which sparked widespread rumors that a girl had converted to Christianity. There was a disturbance in the dormitory and security were called, but the incident ended quickly. However, rumors spread in...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2001
This is the full text of an article written for Christianity Today in the US. It gives an overview of the Egyptian responses against the visit of a delegation of the US Commission for on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF). Many church leaders and observers believe the American focus on...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2001
The Egyptian TV showed a program entitled "The third opinion." The participants debated the status of Copts in Egypt and the repercussions of the U.S. committee’s visit, as well as the matter of foreign intervention in Egypt’s domestic affairs. They also looked at the stance of expatriate Egyptians...
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
At the outset of one of the most controversial trials here in recent memory, Egyptian academics faced the image of one of their own locked in a cage in a courtroom, on trial for harming the reputation of the country. The government’s charges against the prominent scholar, Saad Eddin Ibrahim stem...
Date of source: Friday, April 13, 2001
Pope Shenouda said that it is true that Arab countries, sometimes, describe themselves as Muslim, forgetting other denominations within them and that the Egyptian land and army are referred to as "Muslim land" and Muslim Army." "True, there are Islamist countries, but even those countries are not...
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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.