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Over the past decade many Egyptians involved in disputes have attempted settlement through what are known as 'reconciliation sessions'.
Date of source: Sunday, July 20, 2008
Last year the Muslim Brotherhood issued the first draft of its political platform, the author comments that the document made use of modern democracy-based vocabulary but questions whether the platform really advocates a civil state.
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The amendments to the 1938 statute are being debated by the Christian denominations in Egypt. While the State Council's deputy chairman said that it contains points that violate the law, others such as Coptic thinker Kamāl Zākhir believes that it will encourage Christians to convert to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2008
In this article the author discusses the limits of religious freedom. He cites examples of some practices from Egypt that demonstrate that the proper bounds of religious freedom have been exceeded. He points out that religious identity is taking over the national identity in Egyptian society,...
Date of source: Friday, May 2, 2008
Tāhā Farghalī discusses the recent fatwá concerning inheritance for children of Christian converts to Islam.
Date of source: Monday, April 7, 2008
Three court rulings were issued recently in Coptic-related issues. The author discusses the three rulings and highlights what he believes to be the unjust stances of the government and the legal institutions toward Copts.
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2008
Ranā Mamdūh reports that the Administrative Judicial Court, headed by Counselor Muhammad al-Husaynī, the deputy head of the State Council, decided to adjourn the judgment in 12 lawsuits filed by Christian converts to Islam.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 20, 2008
The following presents an investigative report authored by Mads Akselbo Holm, an intern for Arab-West Report, on the issue of Muslims leaving their faith. This study provides an excellent background to the commotion caused by Muḥammad Ḥijāzī announcing his conversion to Christianity.
Date of source: Thursday, July 19, 2007
The article presents the views of some intellectuals and Islamic scholars on the issue of Christians who converted to Islam and then decided to return to Christianity for personal and worldly factors.
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2007
The author discusses a number of issues related to the Egyptian press, such as low salaries, level of professionalism among journalists, and where money for advertising comes from. The article focuses on the effects these issues have on press freedom and quality.
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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.