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Date of source: Sunday, March 28, 2010
This article deals with the aftermath of the sectarian incident which took place in Marsa Matrouh on March 12, 2010. There was a reconciliation pact made, which means that the Copts who had lost property were remunerated for their losses. However, this also means that anyone, either Muslim or...
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article gives a summary of the life and work of Coptologist and archaeologist Girgis Daoud (1930 – 2010).
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article focuses on the story of an Armenian orphanage during the 1915 Armenian genocide in Turkey. Many children whose parents were killed were sent to an orphanage near Beirut, where they were beaten, malnourished, and forced to convert to Islam. Many of these children died there.
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article describes in detail the sectarian event that took place for nearly a full day in Marsa Matrouh. Coptic Christians, as well as their property, was attached in a riot in Matrouh on the 12th of March. Homes and cars were burned, as well as many Copts were held prisoner in a Charity house...
Date of source: Sunday, March 21, 2010
This article deals with a number of political and social Coptic issues currently being discussed in Egypt. It deals mostly with the viewpoints of MP Mustafa al-Fiqi, who desires a Committee of Religious Affairs to take care of many of these issues, like church building and Copts in the government....
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article describes a conference held in Sharm al-Sheikh organized by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services. The director of the CEOSS, Nabil Abadir, stated that the purpose of the conference was to discuss “the tragic cultural dilemma Egypt is living through, hoping to build...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article discusses a conference held in Qalyubiya to discuss citizenship rights. Much of the conference was centered on the issue of Coptic rights in Egypt. Many prominent figures were also in attendance, and the author focuses on the comments made by the host, the Governor of Qalyubiya, Adly...
Date of source: Sunday, March 14, 2010
This article celebrates the life and work of Sheikh Mohamed Sayad Tantawi. The Grand Imam died recently on a trip to Saudi Arabic. He was a very moderate and fair individual. Sheikh Tantawi was a moderate at a time when hard-line views were swiftly gaining ground.
Date of source: Sunday, March 7, 2010
This article deals with a number of different ways in which the Muslim-Christian relationship is thought of and portrayed in Egypt, as well as the influence of expatriate Copts. The article begins with describing how some prominent Muslims believe that it is Copts outside of Egypt who mostly incite...
Date of source: Sunday, March 7, 2010
Summary: This article comments on the current political and social scene in Egypt. The author calls on both the government and the citizens to make a change concerning the religious and social issues rampant in the current culture. The article stresses that the country is at a crossroads, where...
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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.