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Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
The month of July is to be the month of Ramadan this year. At the time of writing this article, it was expected that the beginning of Ramadan will be the 29th of June, this is a presumption based on astrological knowledge. The real beginning will be announced in every country by the “ro’ya”, i.e....
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
This summer will mark my third Ramadan spent in Egypt since I began traveling to the country in January 2011. My first experience of an Egyptian Ramadan in the summer of 2011 remains particularly memorable, both as a cultural and personal experience.
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
As a student who signed up to study Arabic in the autumn of 2010, I looked forward to the third year of my degree (abroad in an Arabic-speaking country) with a lot of excitement – there were so many options to choose from. I had organised a three-month teaching placement in Muscat, Oman to begin in...
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
The Churches and dioceses in Egypt have witnessed intensified security measures by the armed forces and police. In Gharbia, Mar GirgisChurch in Tanta has witnessed high attendance of New Years Mass among intense security procedures. On the other hand, in Qena, the security forces have preempted a...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Summary of six Arabic media articles of January 1, 2014
Date of source: Monday, June 23, 2014
It is, unfortunately, not uncommon for people to make efforts to discredit their opponents with distortions and lies. It becomes even more questionable if people who make false claims want to remain anonymous. The author must be someone who knows several things about me. That makes an anonymous...
Date of source: Sunday, June 22, 2014
Date of meeting: January 14, 2014
Participants: Kees Hulsman, Mohamed Khayyal, Jenna Ferrecchia, Christiane Paulus, Hala Fahmy, Adel Rizkallah, Yosra El Gendi, Esther Schoorel, Mette Toft Nielsen
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2014
The future of the Salafi Nūr [Nour] Party is in question, and it is yet uncertain if they will survive in the post-June 30 era, let alone thrive. The new constitution bars the formation of political parties based on religion in Article 74, and it will be up to the judiciary to decide if the Nūr...
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2014
The quip often attributed to Otto van Bismarck may apply to Egypt’s constitution: Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them made. Recent articles in this series attempt to do just that; peel back the layers to watch how certain articles came to be.
But the quip does not apply as well to...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 6, 2014
By self-description, Mus’ad Abū al-Fajr really wasn’t that important. In almost every categorization he was in the minority. But he also counts himself a ‘son of the revolution’ and fully worthy. And as a Bedouin, his participation in Egypt’s constitutional Committee of Fifty was itself one of its...
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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.