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Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
The sectarian tensions in Alexandria are linked by the author to the electoral campaign between Copts and Muslims in Alexandria.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2004
Since 1971, religious problems have started to emerge on the Egyptian scene tangibly, albeit not in a very serious manner. Muslims and Christians clashed in the city of Al-Khanka. Following Al-Khanka incident, a committee affiliated with the People's Assembly visited the incident site and offered a...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2004
Ali Laban, a member of the parliament belonging to the Brotherhood parliamentary bloc, submitted a question to the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Education and Interior in which he wondered about the government's attitude towards the declaration given by Dr. Farouq Al-Hetami, vice-chairman of...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2004
ʿAlī Laban, a member of the parliament affiliated with the Brotherhood, submitted an interpellation to the Minister of Culture in which he demanded the closure of the dance school in order to avoid its evils. The Minister of Culture said that that some believe that the school teaches belly dance, "...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 31, 2005
In a patriotic, courageous initiative, MP Mohamed Gweily, head of the Complaint and Suggestions Committee of the People’s Assembly, proposed a unified draft law to govern the building, restoration, renovation, an maintenance of all places of worship in Egypt- Muslim, Christian, or Jewish. The draft...
Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2002
Brotherhood Parliamentary members want to discuss the budget allocated to the Azhar and the educational syllabuses taught in the Azhar University. On the grounds that the Grand Imam cannot be asked, they will question Dr. Atif Ebeid about omitting Jihad verses from the educational syllabuses of the...
Date of source: Friday, April 12, 2002
A member of Parliament of the Muslim Brotherhood said that Egypt should prevent the trade of wine because Egypt is an Islamic country. However, Dr. Zeinab Radwan and Dr. Abdel-Mo’ti Bayoumi believe that there is nothing wrong about non-Muslims drinking wine in Egypt. Dr. Georget Sobhi [a Christian...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2003
A parliamentary member belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood group claimed that the book of poet Ahmed Al-Shahawi “Commandments for Loving Women” defames Islam. The Reading Committee at the Book Association examined the book and issued a report stating that there is nothing in the book against Islam...
Date of source: Monday, May 16, 2005
The People’s Assembly of Egypt (Parliament) has decided to ratify a new law, next June, to regulate the building, restoration and preservation of the houses of worship of the three religions.
9. Egyptian members of Parliament call for not quoting Qur’anic verses during parliamentary sessions
Date of source: Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Egyptian members of Parliament Zaynab Radwan and Dr. Abdel Mo’ti Bayoumi, who both belong to the governmental religious trend, fiercely criticized some members of Parliament who quote from the Qur’an during parliamentary sessions. The justification for their call is to avoid mispronunciation of Qur...
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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.