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Date of source: Friday, August 1, 2014
Famous journalist and TV personality, Ibrahīm ‘Issá, declared in his program Madraset al-Moshaghbīn that there is nothing in the Islamic doctrine called ‘torment of the grave.’
Date of source: Thursday, December 7, 2017
7 December 2017, by Jasper A. Kiepe and Salma Khamis
This article is the second installment in a three-part series: In the first article, we gave an overview on the situation in Egypt with respect to sexual harassment, and violence against women more generally. In this piece, we examine the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 15, 2017
On November 19, Christians of al-Fashn in the governorate of Banī Swayf will gather for the 40th day anniversary of Father Samʿān Shiḥāta’s death. This is a custom widely observed by Muslims and Christians alike, probably dating back to pharaonic days. In light of this occasion, please find...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 to Wednesday, March 14, 2018
This article is the first part of a series of three on sexual harrasement in Egypt, following in the wake of the killing of a South Korean woman in Siwa: In the first part, we give an overview on the situation in Egypt, in the second part we will examine the legal framework, and in the final part,...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 2014
72 hours after the terrorist organization Ajnād Masr (Egypt’s Servicemen) announced planting explosive devices near Itihadiyyah Palace, three bombs went off killing two officers and injuring six in the process. The bombings adhered to the exact specifications detailed in Ajnād Masr’s statement....
Date of source: Monday, June 30, 2014
Last night, army forces conducted a sweeping campaign throughout 20 areas in Rafah and Sheikh Zuyūd to find the perpetrators of the ‘Third Rafah Massacre.’ Four security forces were shot dead by rogue terrorist groups. Sources within the Central Security Forces Organization stressed that there is a...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Two anonymous men bombed the telecommunications center of 6th of October yesterday, killing its security guard’s daughter and wife, as well as injuring his son. Further investigation led to the identification that 200 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack, splitting the entire three story...
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2014
Several metro stations were faced with bomb attacks last night, whereby one bomb exploded in Mīdān al-Mahkamah (Court House Square) in Heliopolis. This explosion caused the injury of four people and triggered a state of terror and panic amongst citizens. (Author not mentioned, al-Shurúq al-Jadīd...
Date of source: Monday, August 4, 2014
Anas al-Tikrītī’s British bank accounts, alongside those of his family and his famed organization, Qurtubah, have been closed by the British government. Al-Tikrītī is a British citizen with Iraqi origins and is seen to be responsible for Muslim Brotherhood intelligence in London. This action, the...
Date of source: Sunday, August 3, 2014
Tensions eased between the al-dābūdiyyah and Banī Hilāl tribes of Aswan, following a reconciliatory session held in the presence of Dr. ‘Abās Shūmān, Azhar representative on behalf of Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib; Mustafá Yusrī, Governor of Aswan; Muhamad ‘Abd al-‘Āl, Aswan security head; and Dr. Mansūr...
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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.