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Date of source: Sunday, July 17, 2011
The rapid turn of events in Egypt over the past few weeks has of necessity calmed down the heated debate over the unified law for building places of worship. What with the recent al-Azhar document reflecting the venerable institution’s enlightened vision of the future; the disgruntled...
Date of source: Monday, July 4, 2011
CAIRO: Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court ruled on Sunday in favor of Christian reconverts, allowing them to be identified as Christians on their national ID cards and birth certificates.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The Egyptian authorities must immediately launch an independent and impartial investigation into the conduct of security forces at demonstrations, Amnesty International said amid continuing protests in central Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, June 12, 2011
'Grow your beard before Ramadan' is the slogan of a campaign planned by the salafists, who are calling for a million men to be bearded before the holy Muslim fasting month, corresponding with August.
"I would like to see similar campaign for a million women to wear the niqāb [full-face veil],"...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
CAIRO - The January 25 revolution is having a momentous impact on the Coptic Church. “The Copts will ignore Church policies,” surmised Mamoun Fendi, president of Fendi Associates, a Washington DC-based research group and think-tank, during the 18-day revolution.
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood wants a diverse parliament after the elections in September, and is not seeking to impose Islamic law on Egypt, the head of the group's newly formed political party said in an interview.
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2011
No sooner did the authorities issue a decision to reopen a number of churches which had been closed by the former security apparatus than a crisis erupted—one in a long line of attempts to hijack the 25 January Revolution by forces opposed to democracy, freedom, and citizenship rights. Among the...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Egyptian Islamist group al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah wants to form a political party and contest the upcoming elections. To many Egyptians, the idea of such a radical group entering mainstream politics is likely to alarm secularists and Christians. However, the party said it would not field a...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to prosecute all those responsible for the killings of anti-government protesters, after it was announced that ousted former president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons are to stand trial.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
A Coptic bishop called on the authorities to expedite procedures to issue a license for a "controversial church" in Ain Shams. "More than 2,000 Coptic families in Ain Shams are waiting for a license for the church to hold their prayers after a pledge by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf to open the...
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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.