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Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
The sectarian strife in Dahshūr is certainly not the first one and probably will not be the last if Egyptians did not take a pause and look to the future.
The tragic incidents must prompt us to seek haven in the law and ruthlessly apply it on inciters who burn the whole society with their...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
Developments taking place on the lands of Egypt are not compatible with the Egyptian character that has always been resistant to attempts to break or invade it.
Does it really make sense that Egyptians gather outside the embassy of Myanmar to protest persecution and injustice against Muslims while...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
In a bloody terrorist attack by extremist jihādī groups supported by jihādī elements in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (Aug. 5), sixteen Egyptian army soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in the city of Rafah while they were starting to have their iftār meal.
“Jihādists sneaked from the Gaza...
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Ṣaīdā, Samīra and Hind are Dutch students, studying Arabic at Leiden University in the Netherlands. All three are originally from Morocco and are now on exchange in Egypt. They share their experiences of living in Egypt and compare it to their Arab heritage.
Furthermore, Majdī Ḥussaīn,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Coptic activist Mīlād Ḥannā was born in June 1924 and is the co-founder of the left-wing opposition party al-Tajammuʿ Party. Ḥannā said that he could have easily been a minister if he had chosen to do some lip-service to President Mubārak; however, the fact that he has criticized the government on...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
The month of July is to be the month of Ramadan this year. At the time of writing this article, it was expected that the beginning of Ramadan will be the 29th of June, this is a presumption based on astrological knowledge. The real beginning will be announced in every country by the “ro’ya”, i.e....
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
This summer will mark my third Ramadan spent in Egypt since I began traveling to the country in January 2011. My first experience of an Egyptian Ramadan in the summer of 2011 remains particularly memorable, both as a cultural and personal experience.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The tenth day of Muharram, the first month in the Islamic Hijrī calendar is known as ‘Āshūrā’. This day, is a sacred day celebrated by both Sunnīs and Shī’ah Muslims alike albeit for different reasons. Despite sharing this day in common, it highlights differences and brings memories of unjustified...
Date of source: Monday, August 6, 2012
The deadly terror attack that left several Egyptian army officers and soldiers killed or wounded on the borders with the Gaza Strip just as they were beginning to have their iftār (fast-breaking meal in the Muslim holy month of Ramadān) is the focal point of today’s overview which also deals with...
Date of source: Sunday, September 18, 2011
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Members of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are being investigated after attending a Ramadān iftār celebration held by Dr. ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Abū al-Futūh, a presidential candidate in the upcoming elections and dissident member of the MB.
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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.