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Date of source: السبت, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 19, 2013
Bishop Rafael stated that the refusal of some Coptic streams of Bishop Bola’s appointment in the Constituent Assembly is not well examined. He also stated that the Church does not deal with the Copts as sheep. He added that the wave of atheism that has spread among the Egyptian youth after the...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2013
Watanī newspaper reports on the kidnapping of Copts and requesting ransom in Upper Egypt and North Sinai. 10 Copts have died and 10 others have been kidnapped due to their refusal to pay extortions. It stated that the thugs of Asyut, Minya, Nag’ Hamādī, and Suhag are now using Copts as a way of...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2013
Pope Tawadros stated in a TV interview that Egypt cannot be compared to any country in the world and needs a man such as al-Sīsī. He stated that in the past elections the Church has supported Ahmad Shafīq, as he is qualified and has managed the Ministry of Aviation well, which is why they supported...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 18, 2013
Lawyers stated in front of the hearing session organized by the national dialogue subcommittee of the Constituent Committee that the Freedom and Justice and the Nour Parties are sectarian rather than religious parties (Gamāl Issām al-Dīn, al-Tahrīr, Sept. 18, p. 5). This article has no link online...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2013
A number of political activists have announced forming a popular delegation to visit Daljā village in al-Minya next Thursday (September 19) and trying to investigate the violence against Copts in the village. Tariq al-‘Awadī, member of the high board of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party, stated...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2013
Initiatives
Girgis Sālih, the ceremonial head of the Middle Eastern Churches and a member of the Baīt al-‘Aīlah, stated that the Church and the Azhar have agreed to increase the number of the Azhar Shaykhs and the Churches’ priests who are taking part in the sessions of Baīt al-‘Aīlah. Under the...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2013
A security source has stated that the security forces have arrested 20 people, thugs and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, who are accused of violent actions in the village. In addition, guns have been found in the village (Hussayn 'Abd al-Ghaffar, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, Sept. 16). Read original ...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2013
Violence in Daljā
Security forces have initiated a search in Daljā Village in al-Minya in order to capture Issām Abdal Maguīd, a leader of al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah accused of burning churches. Security forces supported by the armed forces have entered Daljā today (Author Not Mentioned, al-Yawm al-...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 16, 2013
Bishop Paul, the representative of the Orthodox Church in the Constituent Assembly (also known as the Committee of 50), stated that he has not yet made a final decision on Article 219 of the suspended constitution. The article that has explained the principles of sharī’ah has been left by the...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 15, 2013
Coptic parents in Asyut are alarmed. They fear for the lives of their children. The school year starts while the situation is still under tense and with political controversies current. Out of fear of attacks or kidnapping, parents demanded a postponement of the start of the school year by at least...
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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.