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Date of source: Sunday, October 11, 2009
A passage in a legal textbook for Cairo university students that states that Muslims cannot leave money in their wills for the construction of churches has caused controversy in Egypt. The Coptic lawyer submitted a question to Dār al-iftā’ on the issue but even the fatwá that was issued in response...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Religious establishments have to move with the times if they are going to capably confront the flood of sectarian sentiments coming in via satellite TV and the Internet.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Coverage on President Mubarak’s visit to the United States continue in this issue, and Dr. Sayyid al-Qimnī’s work is discussed by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
On October 18, Egyptian newspapers were full of reports about rumors of the head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s resignation. However by the following day Mahdī ‘Ākif has renounced the allegations as baseless lies and stated that he would remain as the head of the group until the scheduled elections in...
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2009
The editorial looks at interesting articles in this week’s issue such as ones about Muslims leaving money in their wills to church building and recent sectarian incidents in Minia. The question of religious conflicts being motivated essentially by differences in faith is also raised.
Date of source: Saturday, October 31, 2009
There are a number of fascinating articles in this issue of AWR that reflect the diverse nature of the various currents in Egyptian society and the debates that have gripped the nation over the past week.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Fundamentalism and discrimination have existed throughout history in different variants. The issue now is whether we can learn from history and make prejudice and intolerance words of the past.
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2009
Why don’t some Coptic news websites cite their sources?
Date of source: Saturday, January 16, 2010
AWR Editor-in-Chief Cornelius Hulsman writes about recent events in Naj‘ Hammādī: The first response to a tragedy like this is that the perpetrators must be caught and punished under Egyptian law. We also have to make best efforts to understand the motivations of the murderers since a correct...
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2009
The participation of Egypt’s Christian minority in political life is a topic that arouses many passions. Perhaps a conference attended by all parties is the best way to make a start on resolving the issue, as long as honesty and transparency predominate.
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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.