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Date of source: Friday, October 13, 2000
Saad Eddin Ibrahim was accused by public opinion long before the investigation authorities. The accusations were started by the press, not by the court. The opinion of the press, expressing that of the public, was formed when he surprised everybody with the idea of holding a conference on...
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2000
Egypt will receive this week His Holiness Pope John Paul II. Catholics number 300 thousand citizens in Egypt. In spite of their different denominations, not one of them came out to claim that there is persecution in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, February 3, 2000
In this article which is a continuation of the interview reported in Al-Liwaa’ Al-Islami last week Milad Hanna argues that Egypt has a unique cultural identity which is the reason for the good relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt since the entry of Islam into Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, January 31, 2000
... The Copts are also suffering from the strict orders of the Orthodox Church. Therefore, many Copts have converted to Catholicism or Evangelicalism because the Orthodox Church refused modernism and would not allow its children to move freely or express their opinions frankly.
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2000
We discussed with Bishop Bissenti the possibility of the presence of foreign fingers in the matter, about the American law of religious persecution - whether it had tempted the Copts to start problems from inside Egypt, and about the suggestion of a delegation from [the US] Congress visiting Egypt...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
Following the same pattern of the United States, Canada, and England, a statement condemning the incidents at Al-Kosheh, and holding the Muslims and the government of Egypt responsible for what happened was widely distributed on the second day of the new year to parties, news agencies, and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2000
In this article, Dr. Michael discussed Coptic patriotic unity. It is an historical article in which he stated the honorable situations of the Copts throughout their whole history. In addition to this, he mentioned that the Copts have established a constitution in their dealings with Muslims and...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000
Robin Cook, the British Foreign Minister, has praised the friendship and tolerance between religions in Egypt. In a special statement to Rose El-Youssef, Cook said that he felt very comforted visiting the area of old Cairo, where mosques are so close to churches...
Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2000 to Friday, January 28, 2000
There are some six million Muslims living in the USA yet a "must-read" American columnist writes: "... it is sad and sorry at the same time that we rarely hear the voices of Muslim Americans protesting against terrorist actions taking place here and there, or declaring their protest against the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2000
All Egyptians should confront this feeling of persecution whether Christians or Muslims in order to develop our country and move towards the future. Saying that one could go to America and ask for its protection is a great humiliation for the country and the person himself.
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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.