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Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Archpriest Buqtur Nāshid of the Mar Girgis Church in al-Nahdah said despite the relief amidst Coptic families in the village of Sharbāt after the decisions by a parliament’s fact-finding commission, these decisions need to be implemented on the ground.
The commission’s acknowledgement about the...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Local leaders managed to contain a sectarian fitnah in Mīt Bashār as Muslim elders of the village formed human shields to protect the church and Copts’ houses there until security agencies found Rānyā in the house of one of her relatives in Cairo.
The girl, who was handed over to the al-Zaqāzīq...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Minyā al-Qamh prosecution is still investigating the crisis over rumors that church clerics kidnapped and detained her after she converted to Islam.
Hanān ‘Attīyah Girgis, the 40-year-old mother of Rānyā, said during investigations with her that her husband Khalīl has forced Rānyā to convert to...
Date of source: Sunday, February 19, 2012
“My father used to mistreat us. He was perennially quarrelling with my mother. Two years ago, he converted to Islam, left our house and married to a Muslim woman. We have been the focal point of bad talk in the town,” said the 14-year-old girl.
“Four months ago, I left my mom’s house and went to...
Date of source: Sunday, February 5, 2012
The panel, with the objection of the priest, recommended on Wednesday (February 1) delegating Shaykh Hawārī to sell the property of Abū Sulaymān, a trader of household appliances and a local notable of the area of Kubrī al-Sharbāt in al-Nahdah, and have him expelled from the village.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 31, 2017
With a weakening economy, populism on the rise, and the hunt for scapegoats, personal rights and freedoms seem to be on the decline in Egypt. People live in fear for their right to exist and to live a peaceful life, due to a lack of social acceptance, as well as pressure from the government....
Date of source: Saturday, June 24, 2017
The "Hatred" Law proposed by al-Azhar during Laylat al-Qadr [religious celebration during Ramadan commemorating the revelation of the Qur’an] was met by angry reaction from many MPs and politicians
Date of source: Thursday, January 12, 2017
Cairo- A criminal court in Cairo on Wednesday decided to suspend the funds from a Women’s and Human Rights NGO . The court also decided to freeze the assets of the founders of both NGOs.
The court ruled to suspend the funds of the organization Naẓra for Women's Studies and freeze the personal funds...
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The interview with Hussām Bahjat, a journalist and a human rights activist, and Yārā Sallām, a feminist and an activist, the founders of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights ( EIPR, founded in 2002) revolves around the role of their organization in the field of human rights and...
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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.