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Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2009
Comments on how dishonest reporting and behavior, frequently in religion’s name, can contribute to human unhappiness and strife.
Date of source: Friday, December 11, 2009
The editorial covers a number of prominent articles that appear in this week’s issue. Firstly the issue of a report by Christian Solidarity International about Coptic women is discussed. The report has proved controversial and some Egyptian clergymen have responded negatively to the report....
Date of source: Thursday, October 15, 2009
The media impresario Hishām Qāsim recently presented a lecture at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo. In the lecture Qāsim narrated the recent history of the Egyptian press industry and described the current debates, dilemmas and developments governing the media sector.
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Date of source: Sunday, October 25, 2009
The news of an alleged Evangelical plan to convert Egyptian Orthodox Copts to Protestantism has alarmed Coptic Church leaders. Bishop Bīshūy has announced that he has a CD with details of the plan but the Evangelical church has refuted the allegations and denied that such a plan exists.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Rev. Safwat al-Bayyādī presents his views on peacemaking through education, training, and personal involvement. He also discusses the value of religious initiatives to promote peace.
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On November 18, 2009 I had a chance to interview Rev. Safwat al-Bayyādī, President of the...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The AWR team returned to Beni Suef to continue investigations about Izbat Bushrá. Their efforts to visit the village, however, were rebuffed by concerns expressed by the church about disturbing the volatile situation there.
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The second attempt by the AWR team to visit ‘Izbat...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
An AWR team traveled to Beni Suef to investigate the incidents at ‘Izbat Bushrá, and gained an initial report of what happened.
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The purpose of the visit to the city of Beni Suef, located approximately two hours south of Cairo by railroad, was to clarify the situation within ‘...
Date of source: Saturday, December 5, 2009
As technology progresses and we move further into the digital age newspapers will have to strive to ensure that they are able to provide fresh news analysis to its readers. This editorial looks at how the media is increasingly reporting on sectarian tensions and the role that it could take by...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 13, 2009
On October 11, 2009 Her Excellency Dr. Mrs. Jihān al-Sādāt presented a lecture to the Women’s Association of Cairo at the Oriental Hall of the American University of Cairo. During the lecture she highlighted the role of women’s rights and education as well as looking at her husband’s policies and...
Date of source: Monday, October 19, 2009
The niqāb is coming under debate yet again in both the West and in Egypt. France is considering a law to ban the niqāb, while in the Netherlands the mayor of Amsterdam is planning to cut benefits for women who refuse to remove the niqāb for jobs.
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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.