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Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Ashraf Madbūlī's article quotes Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, who says that the People's Assembly will debate a personal affairs law for Christians in the current parliamentary session. Zaqzūq also says that the government is "mulling a new law to regulate the building of mosques and...
Date of source: Sunday, January 9, 2011
Egypt's National Democratic Party is considering a unified law for places of worship, according to the Egyptian Gazette. However, the article states that the final draft of the bill has not yet been completed.
The article also mentions a surveillance camera program that will soon be implemented in...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
Sidhum begins by summarizing President Husnī Mubārak’s recent speech before the commencement of the new parliamentary round.
He provides a largely positive analysis of the speech’s content, saying that if his government succeeds in accomplishing the social and economic goals that Mubārak mentioned...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Discussing the issue of remarriage for divorcees, Coptic scholar Dr. Nabīl Lūqā Bibāwī praises Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III for sticking with what he sees as verses that allow divorce only in cases of adultery.
He also thanks Egyptian President Husnī Mubārak for admitting a draft law for...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
‘Amr Fārūq writes about the intimidation tactics used by the Muslim Brotherhood when dealing with parliament member Majdī ‘Āshūr after he refused to withdraw from the runoff elections and parliament, as the group wanted.
He added that the Brotherhood has an investigation and punishment committee,...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
Dr. Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī, member of the Muslim Brotherhood guidance office, said that the Brotherhood rejects the idea of a "shadow" parliament that replaces the current parliament.
He explains that it is the right of any group of citizens to form an entity that reflects their opinion, but not...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
‘Ādil Darwīsh, Parliament Analyst at the British newspaper Daily Mail, says that many of foreigners followed November's parliamentary elections in Egypt.
He added that the Muslim Brotherhood were the ones who banned themselves and provided the opportunity to be outlawed by going to court and saying...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Du‘ā’ talks about the race for the quota of women’s seats in parliament, which she claims to be – like the whole elections – marred by accusations of violence, vote-buying, and fraud. She visited the female-only poll stations and talked to a few voters who made it clear they were not interested in...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Du‘ā’ talks about why Egyptians never vote. She talks to a number of random Egyptian citizens who make it clear that they do not vote because they know for a fact that the elections are “settled in advance.” They are also afraid of the infamous violence that occurs at polling centers. “The majority...
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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.