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Date of source: Sunday, April 6, 2014
Watanī reports on the contempt of religion cases in Egypt. The report refers to the EIPR report on the contempt of religion which counted 48 cases of blasphemy, mostly directed at Christians after the January 2011 Revolution. The penalties were imposed communally like forced displacement and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Meanwhile, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemned the “police and army forces’ failure to protect houses and property of Copts in the village, adding arson is a crime that should have no place for conciliation. [Hānī Danyāl and Nādir Shukrī, Watanī, Feb. 19, p. 1] Read text in...
Date of source: Sunday, March 27, 2011
A Salafī's crime against a Coptic citizen of Qena caused fear of further application of hadds by salafists. The Coptic man, Ayman Nūr, was subjected to an attack by salafists who cut one of his ears off in what was considered an appropriate punishment for his crime.
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2010
The past few weeks have witnessed sectarian tension and outbursts in the media causing panic about the nation’s future. Various intellectuals called for the opposition of this strong wave of hostility. Eighteen human rights organizations and 124 university professors issued a statement warning...
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article sheds light on the recent Egyptian report on human rights submitted to the International Council for Human Rights.
Date of source: Sunday, February 21, 2010
Egypt promises to consider the suggested unified law for building houses of worship and cooperate more with civil society organizations as partners to make progress.
Date of source: Sunday, February 28, 2010
This article from Watani is an interview with Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd concerning his recent dismissal from the National Council for Human Rights, and his general views on the status of human rights work in Egypt. Among the issues discussed were the escalating sectarian strife, human rights conditions...
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 2010
This article addresses the National Council for Human Rights in Egypt and its 6 years in existence, as well as its future goals and plans. The Council has grown from its inception, but it still struggles with issues concerning how it is viewed by the public. The Council is seen as simply being a...
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 2010
This article pertains to the status of Human Rights in Egypt, through the reporting of the US-based Human Rights Watch. A report from the HRW states that human rights in Egypt are deteriorating for a number of different groups throughout the country. Religious discrimination of Copts and Baha’is...
Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
Watani interviewed Muhammad Zarie a human rights activist who is the head of the Arab Penal Reform organization.
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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.