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Date of source: Friday, February 26, 2010
The idea of enlightenment has the power to change a society and apply the dream of a civil society. In Egyptian society this would mean getting rid of both the Coptic and Islamic salafī way of thinking, which imposes fanaticism and rejects change, as well as getting rid of the religious state.
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2010
An article noting the remarks made by Mustafá al-Fiqī to the Middle East Churches conference on sectarian strife and education.
Date of source: Monday, February 15, 2010
The article shows the opinion of some Coptic thinkers on the Coptic campaign to abolish religious curricula from schools.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Administrative Court is expected to rule in the case of Mario and Andrew on March 30, 2010.
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2009
Andrew and Mario Ramsis are 15-year-old Christian-born twins whose father converted to Islam two years. The twins rejected officially being considered as Muslims and have fought to remain Christians. On 26 September the Council of State, Egypt’s highest administrative court, will be hear the twin’s...
Date of source: Sunday, August 23, 2009
Watani interviewed a number of intellectuals and human rights activists to discover their views on the rise of sectarian attacks in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, November 21, 2009
The article deals with some issues in Christianity that priests disagree about among themselves concerning things that are appropriate or not.
Date of source: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Despite international interest in the study of Coptic Orthodoxy and Coptic history, until as late as the 1950s there was no academic institution offering such studies in Egypt. This article describes the founding and continued work of the Institute for Coptic Studies, founded in 1954.
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Al-Wafd reportson the Education minister al-Jamal’s decision to change parts of the history curriculum.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Rev. Safwat al-Bayyādī presents his views on peacemaking through education, training, and personal involvement. He also discusses the value of religious initiatives to promote peace.
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On November 18, 2009 I had a chance to interview Rev. Safwat al-Bayyādī, President of the...
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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.