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Date of source: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Writing in the al-Hurīyah wal-‘Adālah (Freedom and Justice) newspaper within the context of the ongoing feud between journalists and the Muslim Brotherhood over alleged efforts by the Brotherhood to control the media, Brotherhood member Dr. 'Abd a-Rahmān al-Bir says: “a journalist is the possessor...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Dr. Tāriq al-Zumur, official spokesman for al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah has emphasized that Coptic citizens have the full right to freely circulate their religious and cultural heritage. [Muhammad Hassan, al-Ahrām, August 15, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
After al-Misrīyn newspaper published its appeal to the authorities to permit the return to Egypt of the family of Rāfi' Mustafá Sayīd, known as Abū al-Miqdād and a leader of al-Qā'idah, the family arrived in Cairo yesterday. Al-Mikdad was killed in an American air raid in Afghanistan last year. [...
Date of source: Saturday, August 11, 2012
Most Christian families that left Dahshūr village because of the recent the ‘shirt sedition’ have returned. Everyone seemed happy at this, Muslims and Christians. Family gatherings were held in Muslim and Christian households. [‘Atif Badr, al-Misrī al Yawm, August 11, p. 15] Read original text in...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Dr. ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahmān, Governor of Giza, has announced the completion of the work of the committee for assessment of damages and estimation of compensation for the victims of the events at the village of Dahshūr. The committee’s conclusions have been compared against those reached by the public...
Date of source: Friday, August 3, 2012
A team from the attorney’s office has inspected the damage in Dahshūr village after the sectarian incidents there. The investigation revealed that eight houses had been damaged as well as four shops. The room of the church verger was destroyed, as was a soft drink depot. [Yāsmīn al-Tayyār, al-...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
Practically all Egyptian newspapers devote massive coverage to the announcement on Sunday that the Palestinian Army of Islam, a Gaza-based group said to be linked to al-Qā‘idah, was responsible for the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, early on New Year’s Day.
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Hānī Labīb praises the Electronic Committee of the National Democratic Party, which called for the creation of a black list for all journalists, writers, and websites that actively promote fitnah between Egyptians.
According to Labīb, the NDP can then invite the blacklisted members for a dialogue...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Nearly three weeks after the attack, AWR's Hānī Hamdī gives a roundup of the Thursday stories in Egyptian newspapers dealing with the explosion at the Church of the Two Saints in Alexandria, Egypt...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Egyptian Minister of Endowments says that a new law regulating the building of churches is currently under study and will be drafted in the coming legislative period...
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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.