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Date of source: Saturday, August 25, 2007
In an on-line conference, numerous Coptic organizations abroad have called on the Egyptian authorities to rapidly resolve issues related to Copts and, in particular, to release the two detained members of the Canada-based Middle East Christian Association [MECA] in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, August 18, 2007
Following the arrest of both Dr. ‘Ādil Fawzī, representative of the Middle East Christian Association in Egypt, and his assistant Peter ‘Izzat, expatriate Copts are trying to establish a global Coptic union that will assemble various Coptic organizations working in Egypt and abroad.
Date of source: Sunday, August 5, 2007
Church leaders appealed to the state to have mercy on Muslims who converted to Christianity and requested that they be allowed the freedom of thought and belief as provided in the Constitution.
Date of source: Friday, July 13, 2007
The article discusses the repercussions to the recent statements of Bishop Bisantī about the number of Copts living in Egypt. The bishop’s unofficial estimation raised the old, unanswered question about the reasons behind the government’s continuous refusal to declare the real number of the Coptic...
Date of source: Sunday, June 24, 2007
The University of Toronto decided to establish a permanent annual scholarship for post-graduate studies on Islam and Judaism that was named after the great Egyptian thinker Tarek Heggy, as a token of appreciation for his intellectual contributions in the field of comparative religious studies.
Date of source: Monday, June 18, 2007
A
Coptic physician in Saudi Arabia was sentenced to 20 whippings, a sentence that sparked wide Coptic protests. The American
Coptic denounced the sentence and organized a campaign to gain the support of the White House as a means of pressuring
Saudi authorities.
Date of source: Sunday, June 17, 2007
Allegations arise as a
result of the refusal of some Canadian governmental figures to meet with the Egyptian Minister of Communication during his
visit to Canada. While the Coptic website “Copts United” attributed this refusal to the discrimination of Copts in
Egypt, governmental sources...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 30, 2007
The following presents the opinion of Saad Eddin Ibrahim – one of the most outspoken critics of the Egyptian government, who was imprisoned from 2000-2003 for his critique. He is a liberal secularist, but as a result of his strong democratic stance, he defends the rights of all groups in society,...
Date of source:
Long before the elections begin, various organizations are in a hectic race to win the dollars of foreign funding made available to monitor the forthcoming elections. Sa’cd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm has struck gold securing 10 million dollars in Canadian-European-US funding.
Date of source: Thursday, June 14, 2007
Transcribed by: Susan Richards-BensonThe following present a transcript of an interview with Tarek Heggy. Heggy discusses a number of issues, centered around his controversial article ‘If I were a Copt.’ He comments on current events in Egypt and the Arab world, and present his opinion on issues...
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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.