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Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Egyptians Against Religious Discrimination [EARD] group held its first national conference last weekend. The conference was supposed to be held at the Journalists Syndicate but after journalists stopped participants from entering the premises it was moved to the headquarters of the Tajammu...
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2008
A conference that was supposed to be held on April 11-12, 2008 by Egyptians against Religious Discrimination [EARD] was hindered in the Journalists’ Syndicate when a number of members staged a strike in the syndicate and did not allow participants to enter the conference hall. Strikers claimed that...
Date of source: Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sharīf al-Dawākhilī reports on a human rights group’s criticism of the government for honoring Muslim mothers during the annual celebration of choosing the ideal mother without choosing a single Christian one.
Date of source: Sunday, February 3, 2008
The Azhar recently released a fatwá that calls for tough penalties against people who convert to Islam and then revert back to their original religion. Opinions are divided as to what effect this fatwá could have on Egyptian society.
Date of source: Sunday, December 2, 2007
The author quotes a statement of a human rights group, in which it defends the Coptic businessman Najīb Sawirus’s right to express his opinion. A few weeks ago, Sawirus was reported as attacking the Ḥijāb along with other features of religious extremism.
Date of source: Sunday, May 13, 2007
The author highlights the discriminatory practices regarding Egyptian identity cards, and the problems of changing one’s religion therein.
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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.