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Date of source: Sunday, January 22, 2006
The author examines the factors leading to the sectarian tensions in Alexandria in October 2005, and argues that the Syndicate of Journalists should ensure that the press does not violate the code of journalistic ethics.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
A copy of the Group for Democratic Development and Andalus Institute for Tolerance and Anti-Violence Studies’ report on the Alexandria sectarian riots in October 2005.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Asked about Muslim-Christian relations in Egypt following the Dunshwāy incident, Lord Cromer said: “In Egypt, I found no Muslims and Copts. All I found were Egyptians, some of whom go to the mosques and others go to the church.” The author argues that Lord Cromer’s interpretation of the situation...
Date of source: Thursday, December 22, 2005
The Alexandria Misdemeanors’ Court has finally closed the case of the Alexandria Muharram Bik incidents, brought by some lawyers against Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt and priests of the Mar Girgis Church, Father Antonius Fahmī and Father...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Mukhtār Sidum explains the main reasons behind the recent Muharram Bik incidents.
Date of source: Friday, December 16, 2005
The author argues for the criminalization of all religious slogans and suggests that the way forward for Egypt is to promote peaceful reform, justice and equality.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 7, 2005
Owner of a number of Islamic educational centers and websites, Ahmad Mahmoud ‘Abd Allāh, better known as Abu Islām, has been arrested on charges of religious hatred and inciting sectarian sedition and is thought to be linked to the riots in Alexandria in October.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 6, 2005
The author argues that several incidents in Egypt, such as the Alexandria incidents, sparked by the CD of an allegedly anti-Islamic play performed in a church and the Wafā’ Qustantin issue, in which the wife of a priest converted to Islam, snowballed into major incidents led by fanatics.
Date of source: Monday, November 21, 2005
An in-depth criticism of the Coptic Church’s actions, which serve to widen the divide between Copts and Muslims in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 20, 2005
The author argues that the issue of the Muslim-Christian divide must be addressed and states that successive governments have sat back and watched the growing fundamentalism and politicization of religion within Egypt.
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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.