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Date of source: Saturday, November 15, 2025
On October 30, 2025, the American University in Cairo hosted the 2025 Edward Said Memorial Lecture under the title "The Palestinians—from Orientalism to Extermination." The lecture was delivered by John Dugard, professor of international law and former United Nations Special Rapporteur to UNHCR.[1...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 28, 2025
The Egyptian Social Democratic Party (ESDP) denounced a decision by a customary council in al-Minyā to expel a Christian family and force it to pay a fine of EGP 1 million (roughly $21,000) after acts of sectarian violence in the Upper Egyptian province last week.
Date of source: Thursday, October 2, 2025
According to recent statistics from 2023, the rate of women's participation in the labor force in Arab countries reached 19.8%, while the employment rate for men reached 74%.
This raises an important question in this context: the reasons for the stark disparity between the two groups, which...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 8, 2025
This paper examines the impact of various civil society organizations in Egypt on intercommunal and interreligious relations in the country. The analysis builds upon a brief overview of the status and role of civil society in Egypt, which considers the complex historical legacy of intercommunal and...
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2025
The Minister of Agriculture, ʿĀlā’ Fārūq, confirmed that the General Organization for Veterinary Services (GOVS) had issued a decision to the companies that export meat and poultry to Egypt that required these companies to provide ḥalāl certificates in order to guarantee the quality of their...
Date of source: Sunday, April 27, 2014
The case of Saint Catherine’s Monastery encroachments on the lands of Sinai and state property, as well as the construction of colonial settlements, is still being handled by the State Council, as the head of the monastery is persistently seizing lands. The monastery seeks to seize 71 plots, only...
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2025
The monks of Saint Catherine Monastery announced the closure of the monastery to visitors in protest of a court ruling that granted the state ownership of the lands surrounding the monastery, while the monks are limited to only using the facility.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2025
A man of Turkish descent who burned a copy of the Holy Qur’ān outside the Turkish consulate in London was convicted of a "religiously aggravated public order offense."
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2025
Following a wave of controversy over reports that authorities in Egypt's South Sinai governorate were seeking to confiscate the historic Saint Catherine Monastery, administratively affiliated with the Greek Orthodox Church, and seize its lands, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī assured Greek Prime...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The Ismāʿīlīya Court of Appeal, an affiliate of the Ṭūr Sinai Department, handed down a verdict on Wednesday (May 28) in the lawsuit filed over disputed land plots in the South Sinai governorate, granting the monks of Saint Catherine Monastery the right to use it and the archeological and religious...
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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.