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Date of source: Monday, April 11, 2011
A quarrel broke out between scores of Muslims and Copts in Ṣafṭ al-Laban neighborhood, Giza governorate, over rumors a Coptic man had an affair with a Muslim woman.
Injuries reportedly took place in the wrangling that occurred off the Bilāl mosque.
Security officials arrived at the scene and...
Date of source: Sunday, December 17, 2006
The article discusses incidents of sectarian strife that erupt in Upper Egypt between Muslims and Copts over issues such as land and watering rights. It details a number of personal accounts of violence over these issues.
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.