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Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2013
Bishop Bola, the representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Constituent Assembly, stated that he did not submit a proposal to amend Article 3 from “Christians and Jews” to “non-Muslims”. He stated that he was surprised to find a stream of opinions in the assembly requesting to amend the...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 28, 2013
The representatives of Al-Azhar in the Constituent Assembly have supported banning religious-based parties. Muhammad Shahāt al-Gindī, the representative of the Azhar in the assembly, stated that such parties have been detrimental to Islam’s image recently, as they have abused it to get political...
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 27, 2013
Coptic activists requested Dr. Biblāwī’s interim government to hold an extraordinary meeting to approve a budget to renovate the churches that have been destroyed in the aftermath of the dispersion of the Nahdah and Rāb’ah sit ins. The activists stated that the Muslim Brotherhood is responsible for...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 26, 2013
Muhammad Salamāwī, the spokesman of the Constituent Committee, stated that the Rights and Liberties Subcommittee has amended a number of articles, which will be then sent to the Formulation Committee then the General Committee to be approved. He stated that Article 54 pertaining to the political...
Date of source: الأربعاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 25, 2013
Constitution
Bishop Bola, the representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Constituent Assembly, demanded empowering women, Copts, and youth with all the available means. He stated that the discussion should not only be about the Copts, but about all marginalized segments in society. He...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, أيلول (سبتمبر) 24, 2013
In what was described as a historic verdict, Cairo Court for Urgent Matters banned the Muslim Brotherhood Association and organization. The lawsuit was filed by the board of the Tagammu’ Party. The court also ruled to confiscate the property of the Muslim Brotherhood. The judges called on Al-Azhar...
Date of source: الاثنين, أيلول (سبتمبر) 23, 2013
The Constitution
Bishop Paul the Bishop of Tanta, the head of the Clerical Council of the Orthodox Church and the representative of the Church in the Constituent Assembly, revealed that the representatives of Al-Azhar and the Church and a number of members of the Constituent Assembly headed by ‘...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 22, 2013
Bishop Makarios, the Bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese in Minya and Abū Qurqās, stated that the Copts faced seduction, terror attempts, and abductions to force them to convert to Islam by extremists. He said that when they failed in that they started to loot, sabotage, and murder. In all these...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 21, 2013
The prosecutor general as ordered the imprisonment of 73 defendants from Diljā for 15 days pending investigations, according to Al-Wafd newspaper. During the past three days, more than 200 defendants have been arrested and 122 were jailed pending investigation upon the prosecution orders (Ashraf...
Date of source: الجمعة, أيلول (سبتمبر) 20, 2013
Priest Abram Tanīnī Abū al-Malīkayn stated that about a month ago when the village was controlled by thugs he refused to leave the house except for prayer. He said that some of the people harassed Copts in the streets even after the army and police forces entered the village. He explained that he...
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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.