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Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 5, 2012
Shaykh ‘Usāmah Qāsim, the Muftī for the Jihād Organization in Egypt, said women must not be a leader of any Islamist party like the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on the grounds that it runs counter to the sharī’ah and teachings of Islam.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2012
The three Egyptian churches denied that they walked out of the constituent assembly drafting a new constitution for Egypt, adding all reports to this effect were bare of truth. [Muṣṭafā Raḥḥūmah and Ahmad Ghunaym, al-Watan, Nov. 15, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: الأربعاء, تموز (يوليو) 3, 2013
In al-Minya governorate, Coptic Catholic Archpriest, Ayūb Sālih, in Diljā village of Dayr Mawās Township, said that dozens of teenagers assembled in front of a church’s lounge, surrounded, threw rocks, and attempted to storm it (Islām Fahmī, al-Watan, Jul. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2013
A number of Shī’ah leaders in Egypt threatened to possess weapons to defend themselves, after what they called “the inaction of security apparatuses to protect the victims of the incident of Abū Mussalim village. They demanded the immediate release of Muhammad al-Dayrīnī, Shī’ah leader, who was...
Date of source: الخميس, حزيران (يونيو) 27, 2013
A number of Coptic movements announced their participation in June 30 demonstrations in Tahrir Square and around the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis. They made it clear that they will not leave unless Morsi steps down. Copts participating in the demonstrations warned from raising any religious...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, حزيران (يونيو) 25, 2013
The Church, as well, condemned the massacre and stressed that this kind of behavior is considered abhorrent in all religions and that violence is not the solution to the country's problems. It called for tolerance and prayer next Sunday (June 30), coinciding with the June 30 demonstrations, in...
Date of source: السبت, حزيران (يونيو) 22, 2013
Hishām Za’zū', the Minister of Tourism, has insisted on his resignation from his post after the inaction of the government to remove Luxor's [Islamist] Governor. Meanwhile, hundreds of Luxor residents continued their sit-in for the fifth day outside of the Luxor Governorate Office. It is noteworthy...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 7, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II called on the Egyptian government to address the violence which the country has witnessed recently as a result of clashes between supporters and opponents of President Mursī. He also called on people to pray for Egypt.
Date of source: الخميس, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 17, 2013
Security forces in al-Minya successfully rescued a Coptic doctor who was kidnapped by a criminal gang. General Usāmah Mitwallī, the head of al-Minya security department, received a notification that unknown assailants had kidnapped Mājid William Iskandar, who works as a doctor. The defendants kept...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 16, 2013
‘Amr Mūsá, the head of the Constituent Assembly, has held a closed meeting with the representatives of Al-Azhar, the Church, the Nūr Party, and revolutionary youth. This is in order to reach a common agreement on the articles of contention in the Constitution. The meeting will discuss Articles 1, 2...
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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.