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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...
Date of source: الأحد, أيلول (سبتمبر) 29, 2013
Majdī Khalīl, the head of the Coptic Solidarity Organization, stated that American military analysts will visit Egypt to learn about the Egyptian’s military ways of countering terrorism in the Sinai as well as learning of the role of Hamās and Hizballah. Khalīl stated that the aim of this visit is...
Date of source: السبت, أيلول (سبتمبر) 14, 2013
Hundreds of Copts from Sāhil Salīm and al-Shāmīya villages participated in a sit-in yesterday before Sāhil Salīm police station to protest against the killing of 'Amān Lutfī Dimyān, member of the Supreme Committee of the Egyptian Democratic Party and his cousin Midhat Sadqī Dimyān.
They were shot...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 5, 2013
Father Antonius ‘Azīz, Catholic Bishop of Giza and the Catholic Church’s representative in the Constituent Assembly, said that he agrees with keeping Article 2 in the Constitution and the amended Article 3 which guarantees that all non-Muslims can follow their own laws, not only Christians and...
Date of source: الخميس, أيلول (سبتمبر) 5, 2013
On the other hand, American Diaspora Copts organized a march for Saturday in front of the White House to reject the bombing of Syria. Majdī Khalīl, director of the organization, Coptic Solidarity, based in the U.S. said that the goal of the march is to confirm that Middle East Copts will not be the...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
The Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.) protected the People of the Book (i.e. Jews, Christians, and Muslims) so protect them, and protect their houses of worship. Yet hands of destruction have reached Egypt’s churches, there is nothing for the Christians to do except commit themselves to the Bible’s...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
Asyut
St. George’s Church in Asyut was one of the churches that were saved from being completely destroyed. The altar and the place where hymns were recited during celebrations was burnt and black smoke dyed the church’s walls and columns.
Tens of congregation members accompanied Father Yūhanā in...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
It is usually a benefit that your house is next to the church that you attend, unless it is in al-Minya; here you are under continuous threat and in the range of Molotov cocktails.
Amīr Tādrus Orthodox Church and the Coptic school opposite the church were burnt on August 14 by unknown armed men...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
Bishop Makarios, General Bishop of al-Minya governorate, in an interview, stressed the necessity of prosecuting offenders. He also said that the government must work to combat terrorism and stressed that burning of churches has no relation to Islam.
When speaking about June 30, he said that the...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 24, 2013
In the city of Mallāwī in al-Minya governorate that winessed several clashes, the feelings of anger grew. Here Muslims and Christians have been working together to extinguish the fire that was burning the churches.
Tāmir Ibrāhīm, a Muslim and an eye witness to the Evangelical Church’s burning,...
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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.