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Date of source: Wednesday, June 28, 2006
The
recent decision of the People’s Assembly to ban ‘The Da Vinci Code’ has provoked
considerable
controversy amongst Egyptian intellectuals, dividing opinions between those who defended the
movie on grounds of
freedom of expression and those who condemned it as blasphemous and misleading.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 31, 2006
The al-‘Assāl sons were the sons of a Coptic family who were
interested in science, literature and legislation, and who occupied vital positions in the Islamic era.
Date of source: Sunday, June 11, 2006
Biographical details about Professor Aziz Suryal Atiya, a distinguished scholar and author.
Date of source: Thursday, June 8, 2006
The author interviews two Christians, Dr.
Girgis Kāmil Yousif and Jamāl
As‘ad ‘Abd al-Malāk, on the phenomenon of
the banning of books inside the Orthodox
Church in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, May 27, 2006
The author of the article reviews a book by Karīma Kamāl, a journalist known for her articles discussing the problematic issue of divorce among Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
This article is a review of ‘Abd al-
‘Azīz Jamāl al-Dīn’s
book, "The history of Egypt" which deals with the
Christian revolutions in Egypt and the Crusaders.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2001
"Coptic Egypt, The Christians of the Nile" by Professor Christian Cannuyer fills in five chapters and an appendix of important documents. It deals with the early history of the Copts, Coptic Christology, Coptic art, Christian conversions to Islam and Copts in the Modern Era.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
A review of a book narrating the history of Egypt over the past 20 centuries.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 31, 2003
The article gives an overview of three books appeared in 2003. These books are “Upper Egypt, Life along the Nile” edited by Dr. Nicolas Hopkins, “Christian Egypt; Coptic Art and Monuments Through Two Millennia,” by Otto F.A. Meinardus and “Jesus in Egypt; Discovering the Secrets of Christ´s...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2003
In light of the latest reports about Islamic religious institutions and its authority to ban religious books, the author comments on the freedom of expression within the church and the role Christian religious institutions play in that respect.
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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.