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Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2007
The author highlights the constitutional amendments and the public’s approval thereof. He wonders how they are to be implemented and interpreted, how they will be affected by public opinions, and advocates that a “new spirit of tolerance and understanding should prevail.”
Date of source: الأحد, آب (اغسطس) 19, 2007
Many Copts choose to visit the Virgin’s convent near Assiut’s western mountain during the Holy Virgin’s fast. Basma William offers a personal look at this tradition, detailing her own visit to the convent.
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 18, 2007
The Assiut prosecution has summoned a Muslim man for investigation on allegations of kidnapping or convincing an underage Christian girl to convert to Islam.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2007
A conflict arose between the priest of Marina Church and the governor of the Marsá Matrūḥ governorate when the governorate sold a piece of land that belonged to the church to two other institutions. The church complained to the president of the state and the head of the president’s cabinet...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 18, 2007
A new episode of clashes started between the Egyptian regime and the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group after the recent arrest of 16 leaders and members of the group, including Dr. ‘Isām al-‘Iryān, head of the group’s political office. Political experts link the arrest of al-‘Iryān to the group’s...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 21, 2007
Sulaymān Shafīq refers to three different issues that were widely discussed in the Egyptian media in 2007. Strongly related to the value of the freedom of belief, these issues are the Bahā’ī case, Christians converting to Islam and vice versa, and finally, the case of Muḥammad Ḥijāzī and his wife...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 18, 2007
Ṭāriq Ṣabrī hails Pope Shenouda III as a loyal patriot who has always been known for his patriotic stances. The commendation was issued upon Bishop Mūsá’s report on Pope Shenouda, a report stating that the Coptic Orthodox Church is not involved in Muḥammad Ḥijāzī’s controversial conversion or...
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 16, 2007
A 25-year-old Muslim man’s conversion to Christianity provokes heated debates and creates uproar in Christian and Muslim communities.
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 15, 2007
The author argues that men of religion, lawyers, and less-educated people have become Egyptian society’s decision-makers and its new intellectual elite. They are an influential force that shapes the mind of the average citizen on the issues of conversion and Muslim-Christian relations.
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 10, 2007
Tarek Heggy presents the introduction for his book "Mahāzilstān’ [Farceland] which criticizes the conditions in Farceland in an ironic way. He speaks about the contents of the ten-chapter book.
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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.