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Date of source: Saturday, December 12, 2015
Egyptian writer and journalist, Ahmad Nāji, was brought to court Saturday, where he faces trial for writing an article obtaining “obscene sexual content”, as many express solidarity with the writer.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 30, 2003
The Egyptian cultural scene during 2003 was more like a farce. Dozens of conferences on art, cinema, drama, and music were held. But all of them were useless, for they did not discuss the real issues. Many creative intellectuals attacked and criticized these conferences, even before they were held...
Date of source: Monday, November 17, 2003
The article is about the discussions that took place at the iftar dinner hosted by the Muslim Brotherhood. The speeches of many of those who attended the iftar flattered the Brotherhood to the extent that one wonders how possible they see the Brotherhood this way while belonging to other parties....
Date of source: Sunday, December 15, 2002
Al-Arabi reprinted the text of an article by Dr. Naser Hamid Abu Zeid in the Lebanese magazine “Al-Adab” [literature], under the title “Censorship in Egypt.” It shows that there is a continuous censorship over Egyptian minds, starting with the press and ending with scientific research and artistic...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2005
In Fathī Ghānim’s famous novel Bint Min Shubrā [A girl from Shubrā], a Muslim man, Karīm Safwān, says, "Shubrā can never be Shubrā without Sainte Teresa." Asked by the Christian woman Maria Sandro whether he knows Saint Teresa, Safwān replies that: "My mother told me that her brother Bassyounī goes...
Date of source: Sunday, November 13, 2005
Dr. Abu Zayd is to fly to Germany soon to receive the Ibn Rushd award for his works that have helped to bridge the gap between Islamic and modern thought.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 13, 1999
Response to previous articles about Dr. Nasr Abu Zayd in the RNSAW. Dr. Abu Zayd dreams about returning to Egypt. But return is only possible if he has the freedom to teach.
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 1999
It is time to do Dr. Nasr Hamed Abu Zeid justice and give him his credit back and remove the injustice done to him. We need his mind, his thinking and his personal interpretation in a phase in which Egypt suffers of the scarcity of intellectuals and lives a mixed and mingled reality that needs big...
Date of source: Thursday, July 23, 1998
Brigadier-General Hamdi El-Batran will probably lose his job because of a novel he published that was based on his experience in the force.
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.