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Date of source: Sunday, August 2, 2009
Muslims set fire to a Coptic Christian’s house in Upper Egypt after rumors that the house was going to be turned into a church.
Date of source: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm faces a potential prison sentence of three years for each of the four lawsuits filed against him by politicians and lawyers on charges of harming Egypt’s economy.
Date of source: Saturday, September 15, 2007
At a time when the Egyptian press market was still discussing the aftermath of the State Security Prosecution’s interrogation of an independent journalist on charges of spreading rumors about the president’s health, a new wave of anger stormed Egyptian society after a misdemeanor court sentenced...
Date of source: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Rif‘at al-Said, the spokesman for the Egyptian opposition parties? alliance, said he met with the U.S. Ambassador in Cairo David Welch for a couple of hours.
Date of source:
National pride has led Egypt to
strongly criticize the American decision to freeze additional foreign aid to Egypt in protest of the prosecution of
human rights activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Observers believe the decision is an effort to influence Egyptian
policies.
Date of source: Friday, December 29, 2006
The bishop of Cordoba turns down Spain’s Muslim community’s request to share prayers with
Catholics in a cathedral that was once a mosque.
Date of source:
Mamdouh Mahran, chief
editor of the weekly al-Nabaa, claimed that a former Coptic monk had
practiced prostitution inside the
church. Mahran was highly criticized in Egyptian media and was
accused of
damaging national unity. His
article provoked angry protests by Copts in Assiut and in the main...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Egyptian police confiscate a book allegedly upon the Azhar’s request. The book criticizes "modern
shaykhs" and supports woman’s leadership in prayers.
Date of source: Monday, August 7, 2006
The review tackles the controversial statements made by Brotherhood
chief Muhammad Mahdī ‘Ākif that he was ready to send 10,000 men to fight alongside Ḥizb
Allāh militants against Israel.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The article reviews a split inside the Azhar University over the decision to grant Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales an honorary doctorate from the largest Sunni institution in the Muslim world.
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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.