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Date of source: Sunday, October 4, 2009
The article reports on a violent sectarian incident that took place in the village of Dalja in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya.
Date of source: Sunday, October 4, 2009
In his article Yūsuf Sidhom differentiates between the sectarian incidents that take place between Muslims and Copts and real cases of persecution that affect masses of Copts. He argues that the problems for Copts in the governorate of Minya are particularly bad and states that the file on them...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
Robeir al-Faris provides a round up of the Cairo press this month. He covers the case of the murder trial of Marwa al-Shirbīni which is taking place in Germany, looking in particular at an article written by Ibrāhīm Isá in al-Dustūr that reflects on the Egyptian reaction to the case. Al-Faris also...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2009
The rights pertaining to houses of worship are one of the core areas of conflict between Muslims and Christians in Egypt and are a source of grievance for many Christians. Sidhum explains the cases of two such cases involving Christians’ legal rights in detail in this article, one from 1923 and the...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Comments on the ending of the legal criminal dimension of the Abu-Fana crisis
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
On the difficulties encountered by Copts seeking to pray in villages that do not have a proper church
Date of source: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Sidhom comments on the Parliament’s refusal to discuss a unified law on building places of worship for the fifth year in a row.
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2009
The article reports on two reconciliation sessions in Upper Egypt, one that was held earlier this month and another which is due to take place next week.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Nādir Shukrī investigates a fire that took place in a church in a town in the Delta. The fire damaged the fans, the closed circuit TV monitors, the air conditioners, and the icons. The local bishop believes that the fire could have been intentional but he is still waiting for the report from the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2009
A number of Coptic media production companies recently held a seminar to find practical solutions to the problems resulting from media piracy. Many of those who attended the seminar opposed illegal downloading however some insisted that it is the only way for the poor to access such material.
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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.