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Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 30, 2012
Cairo security apparatuses put a security plan to secure churches in the Christmas and New Year. Maj. Gen. Ahmad Jamāl al-Dīn, Minister of Interior, gave instructions to take all the necessary security measures to secure churches and institutions. [Ahmad Imām, al-Ahrām, Dec. 30, p. 2] Read original...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2012
Conflict between the Church and Islamic political movements developed after the Church's withdrawal from the Constituent Assembly and the Presidency's disregard for Coptic demands.
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah said: “The Church does not fear the regime. The future of the State...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 24, 2012
Yahyá Kishk, Governor of Asyut, denied what came into the American daily newspaper The Washington Post about preventing Christians from voting in the yes-or-no referendum over the draft Constitution.
Read Washington Post article “Intimidation, fear keep Egypt’s Christians away from polls on...
Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church denounced the statements of ‘Imād ‘Abd al-Ghaffūr and calls it a “political failure”.
‘Abd al-Ghaffūr, vice-president, had accused Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II of planting fanaticism in the Church and called his era “secluded”. [Rānīyā Nabīl, al-Sabāh, Dec. 26, p. 3]...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2012
The electoral alliance announced by Hāzim Salāh Abū Ismā’īl includes al-Ansār Party, al-‘Ummah, al-Sha’b, and al-Nūr al-Jadīd. He will announce the partners of his new alliance and the name of his new political party within hours. This alliance is considered the largest Salafī alliance (Mahmūd...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 17, 2012
Mahmūd Hishlah wrote an article in al-Hurīyah wal-‘Adālah entitled, “Copts on the verge of hell”. He wrote that the Church today is trying to “build on the edge of a wrecked cliff [politics] that is not fit for elevation”. The former Pope (referring to the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III) ...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 11, 2012
The three main Christian denominations in Egypt stressed that they did not call Copts to boycott the constitutional referendum. They argued that Copts may choose what they want whether to boycott or participate in the yes-or-no referendum. ['Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, December 11, p. 10] Read...
Date of source: السبت, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 10, 2012
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II is pleased to have a dialogue with leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood group and its Freedom and Justice Party about several important issues. He underscored efforts to achieve freedom, democracy and justice in Egypt as well as sustain good relations with all segments...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 29, 2012
Copts living behind the old court in Luxor Governorate discovered on August 28 that their cars were smashed. Copts recorded the incident at the police station. It was circulated that a number of Islamists targeted Copts’ cars in two incidents—one was two weeks before and the other three days ago....
Date of source: الأربعاء, آب (اغسطس) 29, 2012
Copts living behind the old court in Luxor Governorate discovered (August 28) that their cars were smashed. Copts recorded the incident at the police station. It was circulated that a number of Islamists targeted Copts cars in two incidents, one was from two weeks and the other was from three days...
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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.