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Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 1998
After the Sunday Telegraph article about Christian persecution in Egypt, lots of foreign correspondents denied this information. An Egyptian lawyer, Mostafa Ashoub, chose the legal way as a respond to these lies.
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 1998
We had intended to close the file of Al-Koshh events after publishing what we thought was enough to clarify facts. Daily papers and weekly magazines’ coverage of the issue found a kind of ’media demonstration’ that came late and seemed to be synthetic and not neutral. Thus, it is essential to...
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 1998
The fact is that Egypt is a secure and safe country that does not know religious persecution. Father Besada, Pastor of Angel Michael’s Church, said that what happened is an ordinary murder case that could happen anywhere. But what happened
afterwards was the problem. Villagers, Muslim and Christian...
Date of source: Saturday, November 7, 1998
The rude campaign goes on against Egypt. In cooperation with members of the American Congress, a British lord has sent a threatening letter, warning that he will launch a fierce campaign against Egyptian tourism if the persecution of Copts does not stop.
Date of source: Friday, November 6, 1998
More than 2000 prominent Egyptian Christian figures have condemned the continuous attempts of hostile forces against Egypt who aim at playing with the religious emotions of foreign societies by publishing allegations and lies about the persecution of Copts in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Dr. Osama El-Baz announced that the material published in the foreign media concerning discrimination against Copts is out of line and lacking in truth, and that the Copts stand against the material that uses ’persecution’ to get at Egypt and weaken its stand.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
People’s Assembly members have condemned some foreign papers and radio networks for the allegations of Coptic persecution in Egypt. They said there are planned conspiracies to harm Egypt and its people and hinder the outstanding developments in all fields as well as [to harm] Middle East peace...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 1998
Information Minister Safwat El-Sherif condemned the campaign against Egypt by the foreign media concerning allegations that Christians are being persecuted. In an interview published in a London newspaper yesterday, El-Sherif announced that these allegations were unfounded and rely on fabricated...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 3, 1998
Dar Al-Ifta, the state’s religious authority which issues legal decrees, received Christians seeking advice on matters of inheritance and wills.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 3, 1998
Dr. Nasr Farid Wasel, the state’s Mufti, denounced the allegations of the British Sunday Telegraph, confirming it is perverted and could not be believed. A country like Egypt that respects all heavenly religions cannot commit persecution or religious discrimination.
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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.