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The author explores the history and achievements of the Joint Committee of the Anglican-al-Azhar Dialogue, while contextualizing relations between the state and the Coptic Orthodox Church, the largest Christian denomination in Egypt. She charts the transformation in Al-Azhar’s attitude toward dialogue with people of other faiths, as well as the liberalizing of Anglican perspectives.
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For more information on the Arab Spring see: Lin Noueihed and Alex Warren, The Battle for the Arab Spring, (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012).
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Haddad, Y.Y. (2013). Together for the Common Good: The Joint Committee of Anglican-Al-Azhar Dialogue. In: Grafton, D.D., Duggan, J.F., Harris, J.C. (eds) Christian-Muslim Relations in the Anglican and Lutheran Communions. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137372758_3
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