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Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
This article deals with the issue of Church building within the Egyptian government and society. The crime at Naj Hammadi has raised this problem to greater heights, but the government still drags its feet on this issue. The author makes the point that the government’s lack of care concerning the...
Date of source: Thursday, February 11, 2010
The author writes about the role of the Coptic Church throughout Egyptian history, and why Copts turn to the church in times of crises.
Date of source: Sunday, February 7, 2010
Al-Wafd reports on Maurice Sādiq’s attacks on major Christian figures in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 to Wednesday, March 17, 2010
“Don’t cry for me, mother; to a martyr you’ve given birth.
Murderers killed your son, on a night of Christmas mirth.”
These lines of poetry were crafted for the fortieth day memorial service held for the six young Egyptian Christians randomly gunned down while exiting a Coptic Christmas Eve mass,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 2010
An editorial by Youssef Sidhom that praises the NCHR report recommendations for allowing the Naga Hammadi incidents to force the government rethink how it will deal with sectarian problems in Egypt. Sidhom criticizes those voices who simply ignore the problem and gloss over discrimination against...
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 2010
This article gives an in-depth account of the events in Najc Hammādī on the Coptic Christmas Eve. It includes a number of first hand accounts of the shooting, as well as interviews from the victims’ families. It also follows the victims from the shooting, to the hospital in Najc Hammādī, to Sohag...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Qināwī reflects on the situation in Egypt with regard to the tense sectarian state.
Date of source: Monday, February 1, 2010
The Egyptian press discusses the recent visit of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and responses from various commentators. The papers also note Pope Shenouda’s refusal to receive the delegation from the committee.
Date of source: Sunday, January 31, 2010
The Nag Hammadi sectarian crime which took place on Coptic Christmas Eve, 6 January, and which left six Copts dead and nine wounded, triggered wide protest and rallies by Copts in places as wide apart as Los Angeles, New York, Paris, Rome, Vienna, Athens and Sydney. Mary Joseph sent Watani live...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Al-Dustūr interviews Dr. Qadrī Hifnī and discusses Muslim–Christian relations.
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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.