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23. Vatican Studies Azhar's Decision to Freeze Dialogue, Egyptian Churches Demand Continued Meetings
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2011
In the Vatican’s first official statement since the Azhar’s decision to freeze religious dialogue, Priest Federico Lombardi says that the Vatican is studying the Azhar’s decision, but that it still desires to hold dialogue between all religions.
Azhar spokesman Muhammad Rifā'ah al-Tahtāwī pointed...
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 22, 2011
Inspired by Tunisian Muhammad Bu‘Āzīzī, who burned himself and thereby triggered the Tunisian “Jasmine Revolt,” several Egyptians have set themselves ablaze during the last week.
“Egypt has not witnessed this phenomenon before, and never saw murder and killings like now,” said Shaykh Salāh ‘Abū...
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2011
The article of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz reports about the Azhar’s indefinite suspension of interfaith dialogue with the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI’s repeated criticism on Islam and his calls for increased protection of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East are named as main reasons for the Azhar’s freeze of...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Church did not send representatives to the founding meeting of the Azhar’s Family Home initiative on Saturday, according to al-Wafd.
A church source told the paper that two senior members of the Coptic Orthodox hierarchy had been scheduled to attend the meeting, but he...
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 23, 2011
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Nūr criticizes Pope Benedict XVI for his recent statements calling for the protection of Middle Eastern Christians.
‘Abd al-Nūr alleges that the Pope’s statements were not made simply to show empathy for the region’s Christians, but were political in nature. He views the comments...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 20, 2011
Rose al-Yūsuf reports that the crisis between the Azhar and the Egypt Peace Lovers Society has escalated.
It says this is because the society, headed by Hānī ‘Azīz, had "jumped onto" the proposal by Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, for the creation of a joint Muslim-Christian...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2011
The Family Home initiative is officially underway, according to al-Misrī al-Yawm.
The paper reports that the Egypt Peace Society has convened its first conference related to the initiative, which aims to create a Muslim-Christian body to serve as a mouthpiece for both the Azhar and the Church.
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Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 12, 2010
Ahmad Durah propose that stirring the freedom religion file in Egypt now and in the way US Department of State wanted has to do with what is happening in Sudan, and the desire to divide and weaken it.
He added that there is no doubt that the aggression appeared in Egyptian community between...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2011
Religious weekly ‘Aqīdatī says in a page one report that it has learned from its sources in the Azhar that the preliminary makeup of the proposed "Family Home," which intends to serve as a joint mouthpiece for the Azhar and the church, includes few Azhar scholars.
Ninety percent of the proposed...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2011
Manāl ‘Abd ‘Azīz critically discusses Coptic calls for a civil state and the abolishment of Islamic sharī‘ah as the main source of Egypt’s legislation, as stated in the second article of the Egyptian Constitution. While she argues that such Coptic reform propositions are understandable when viewed...
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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.