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Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 16, 2015
The American Jamestown institute issues a report on terrorism in Egypt during the last four years. It applauds the Egyptian military and Sīsī for deposing the government of Brotherhood leader Muhammad Mursī calling the coup “a return to the path to democracy for Egypt.” The report found the closing...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 16, 2015
Egyptian Poet Fārūq Jawīda wrote an article for al-Ahrām in which he severely criticizes the present state of Egyptian media. He accused the media of promoting deceit, immorality and lewdness. Jawīda demanded the government to take immediate action and issue media legislation which would put...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 16, 2015
After nearly a year under Sīsī, Egypt’s Christian minority has mixed feelings in regards to progress made during his presidency on Coptic issues. Some praised his visits to cathedrals, his strong reaction to the killing of 21 Egyptian Copts in Libya, and his approval of the building of several new...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 12, 2015
President Sīsī met with Sayyid Muhammad Fā’iq, the President of the National Council for Human Rights, to receive the Council’s human rights report. The council’s spokesman said that the report contained five sections covering the human rights situation in Egypt. Sīsī confirmed the importance of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Egyptian President ‘Abd al-Fatah al-Sīsī still enjoys popular support for his presidency, but at the same time, cracks are beginning to form in the foundation of his government. Many Egyptians are still awaiting the promised improvements in health and education while they sink deeper into poverty...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 9, 2016
Participants in a conference called “Religious Extremism and Terrorist Organizations” expressed their support and appreciation for President Sīsī’s call for a religious revolution to rid Islam of extremism. The conference participants also said that there is an urgent need for the leaders of...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 2, 2015
The American television network Fox News reported that even under President Sīsī, Copts in Egypt still feel isolated and persecuted. One Coptic activist said “we are always the weakest group in society, so when anything happens in any country we are always the first victims.”
(7 May, 2015, Bawābat...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 2, 2016
An American report drew attention to the deteriorating state of religious freedom in Egypt since the election of President Sīsī while conceding that he was by far a better alternative to the Muslim Brotherhood. The report went on to praise the tone of religious tolerance that President Sīsī adopted...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2016
Radio Española reported that Jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula are threatening to kill Christians, destroy their homes and expel them from the Sinai. In response, Coptic social organizations are calling for President Sīsī to confront these threats and to increase security at churches. Addressing...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 29, 2016
During a press conference, President Sīsī refused to characterize Copts as a minority saying, “Egypt doesn’t have Christian minorities.” He went on to claim that the expression “minorities” is not used in Egypt because Christians are Egyptians who enjoy the same rights and the same duties as other...
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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.