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Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
The Egyptian government on Sunday vowed to beef up security around churches and use anti-terror laws against those fomenting sectarian sedition after 12 people died in clashes outside a church between Muslims and Christians in an area near Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
The Salafī demonstration and subsequent attacks on Coptic Orthodox churches in the poor Cairo suburb of Imbābah on Saturday reportedly began after claims that a Christian woman, 'Abīr, had converted to Islam for marital reasons and later ran 'Awwāy. Whatever the truth of these claims, the fact...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Although the Egyptian revolution is widely claimed to have brought together Copts and Muslims who were pursuing a common nationalist goal, the recent murder of a Coptic priest and the burning of a church in Helwan strained these newly improved interfaith relations.
While Muslims point out that...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2008
A feud between two Coptic families is finally brought to a close, a feud that has been raging since 1989.
Date of source: Sunday, June 10, 2007
The author reviews a recent article published in al-Dustūr regarding Muslim and Christian houses of worship. A poll was conducted to see how many Muslim worshipers had entered churches, and how many Christian worshipers had entered mosques. It highlighted their impressions of the respective places...
Date of source: Sunday, June 3, 2007
Sectarian strife in Egypt has been a hot topic of contention in the media. The following article presents a synopsis of incidents that have occurred in Egypt in the recent years. The author considers the reasons behind these attacks, the similar situations that they share, that is attacks that have...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2007
The following presents an interview with Tarek Heggy at the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translation. Drs. Cornelis Hulsman and staff members discuss sensitive issues throughout the Arab world.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 25, 1997
Dr. Refaat Sa’id discusses a new book about the Muslim Brothers in which the author argues that they are trying to give outsiders a moderate view of their organization, while in fact they are secretly involved in terrorist activities, either by carrying weapons or by encouraging others to use...
Date of source: Monday, December 24, 2001
Report about a visit to the location of the church-to-be in Al-Ubur City. A practically empty spot of land in a desert which is designated for building was found. The location had not been ’stormed’ by police and no people had been arrested as the US Copts Association had claimed. Photographs of...
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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.