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Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Comment on the alleged kidnap of Wafa Costantin, the wife of a priest in the village of Abū al-Matamir.
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2004
We are in dire need of an Egyptian civil body to unite Egyptians, Muslims and Christians and protect us from similar sorrowful events. Such a body would interfere to contain problems once they sprout, preventing them from exploding. It is time to activate and consolidate the criteria of civil...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2004
After the avalanche of reports and commentaries on the deplorable incidents in the Wafaa Constantine row, one can dare to say there is actually a tacit tension marring relations between Egypt’s Muslims and Copts and that it would do no good to consistently deny it or sweep it under the carpet.
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2004
In his December 22, 2004 sermon at Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsiya, Pope Shenouda III said he went into seclusion in order to serve Copts and help solve their problems.
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2004
Pope Shenouda's sweet words about unity between Muslims and Christians are deceptive.
Date of source: Monday, December 27, 2004
I had decided not to deal with the incidents that followed the disappearance of Wafā’ Costantine, the matter that aroused sectarian strife in Egypt. Yet I found that despite many analyses and discussions on the topic, people are still convinced that there is no sectarian strife and extremism...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2004
This report explains the escalations following the alleged conversion of a priest’s wife to Islam. Much background is given to the cultural context that explain why such an issue is so sensitive in Egypt. The report also shows that several of the organizers of the demonstration in Cairo have done...
Date of source: Monday, February 9, 2004
Several journalists consulted AWR for information about issues such as alleged conversions.
Date of source: Thursday, April 21, 2005
Another fit of anger is gripping the al-Malāk Church, al-Sharqīya governorate, after Samī Zakī ‘Awad, Ilyās Abu Rāmī, was reportedly kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam by the security authorities, in exactly the same fashion of groundless news reports that preceded the Wafā’ Costantine...
Date of source: Thursday, April 14, 2005
The same old boring
story is repeated over and over again. Despite proven groundless and fabricated, many reiterate the serial of kidnapping
Christian girls in collusion with the State security apparatus.
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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.