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Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author highlights the discriminatory practices regarding Egyptian identity cards, and the problems of changing one’s religion therein.
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2007
The author considers a number of situations in which the citizen has been overruled by the state. He presents two specific examples, one of a plot of land that was given to the lowest bidder, and the other about forged IOU notes that greatly indebted citizens beyond their means.
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2007
The author reviews cases of sectarian incidents in Egypt, and the rumors that frequently accompany the issue.
Date of source: Sunday, March 11, 2007
The article tells the story of a criminal in Minya who has been forging false IOU notes. He used the notes to blackmail his victims into paying him significant amounts of money. At the end of the article, the author asks the audience to consider why most of his victims are Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
The author discusses the increasing phenomenon of Coptic girls converting to Islam, and considers the reasons behind these conversions.
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
The article discusses incidents of sectarian strife that erupt in Upper Egypt between Muslims and Copts over issues such as land and watering rights. It details a number of personal accounts of violence over these issues.
Date of source: Sunday, November 19, 2006
Some Copts from the
village of al-Hamām in Assiut accuse a Muslim family, al-
Suwayfī, of stealing their plot of
land. At the same time, they criticize officials from the village’s police station
of delaying procedures
to obtain their land back.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
This article celebrates the release of seven Copts who had been detained by State Security Investigation and details the story of Dimiana, who went missing last July.
Date of source: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Nādir Shukrī tells the story of the arrest of Christian youth without charges following the alleged kidnapping of a Christian girl.
Date of source: Sunday, October 15, 2006
The author notes the impending release of seven Copts still detained by State Security Investigations, despite being found not guilty of the charges of premeditated murder, carrying arms, and abduction.
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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.