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Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 15, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III has canceled his annual visit to the country’s monasteries during Easter due to health problems.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
On April 16, the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar al-Tayīb visited a church in ‘Āftīh that was completely rebuilt by the army after having been torched a month ago, due to sectarian clashes between Muslims and Copts.
(Reviewer’s note: News story was also covered in al-Misrī al-Yawm/ p. 3/ April 17, 2011)
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
On April 16, 2011, 18 new governors were appointed by the head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces. In Qena, Egyptians protested against the newly appointed Coptic governor ‘Imād Shihātah Michael, who replaced the former governor Majdī Ayūb, who was also a Copt. Demonstrators, who are mainly...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2011
According to the article at hand, several thousand Egyptians demonstrated against the newly appointed Coptic governor in the governorate of Qena. In addition, the article reports on previous clashes between Muslims and Christians and on the rising influence of salafīsm in Qena.
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
For the third day in a row, widespread protests in Qena against the governorate’s newly appointed Coptic governor continued. Chanting religious slogans, demonstrators called for the appointment of a Muslim governor. According to the article at hand, demonstrations were organized by salafī groups...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the Muslim Brotherhood's (MB) Deputy Supreme Guide Maḥmūd ‘Izat announced the MB’s goal to establish an Islamic state after achieving broad popularity through its Freedom and Justice Party. Similar statements were made by Brotherhood leader Sa’d al-Husīnī. Both remarks...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
US-based Coptic expatriate and activist Michael Munīr told journalists on Saturday April 16, 2011, that Muslim and Coptic Egyptians are worried about a possible religious takeover in Egypt, with Shaykhs and priests ruling the country. Although he accepts the Muslim Brotherhood’s (MB) right to form...
Date of source: الأحد, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2011
On April 17 Christians in Egypt and abroad celebrated Palm Sunday. Contrary to previous Palm Sundays the Coptic church announced, that public celebrations will be limited to a church mass due to insufficient security measures. Sources claimed that scouts will be used to secure church entries and...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 19, 2011
"What is the problem of Islamic rule ?? Egypt is a Muslim country according to the constitution of the year 1923 which is 5 years before the Muslim Brotherhood group was established" says Subhī Salīh, Muslim Brotherhood figure and a member in the constitutional amendments committee.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 18, 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) group warned in a statement against attempts to ignite fitnah in Qena governorate, after a number of protesters set up barricades along the railway, demonstrating against Maj. General 'Imād Shihātah Mikhail as Qena's new governor.
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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.