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Date of source: الثلاثاء, شباط (فبراير) 26, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Churches announced their withdrawal from participating in the national dialogue called for by President Muhammad Mursī Monday evening, February 25, 2013. According to the spokesperson for the Catholic Church, the Churches are not against national...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 13, 2013
In an unprecedented step in the history of the Catholic Church, the Vatican Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign from his position on February 28, 2013. This announcement has led to mixed reactions in the West (Gīhān Mustafá, al-Misrīyūn, Feb. 13, p. 6). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2013
Al-Watan obtained a text of the internal regulations for the Egyptian Council of Churches, which will be made public on February 18, 2013. The Council of Churches consists of five families, equal in voice. The Board of Directors consists of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, Greek Orthodox Patriarch...
Date of source: الاثنين, شباط (فبراير) 18, 2013
Copts in the village of Sirisnā in al-Faiyum Governorate performed prayers after the attack on St. George Church. Additionally, in the presence of an officer from the Tāmīyah police station, Copts from the village of Sirisnā met with the priests to discuss a way to confront the sectarian violence...
Date of source: الجمعة, شباط (فبراير) 8, 2013
Al-Watan obtained a text of the internal regulations for the Egyptian Council of Churches, which will be made public on February 18, 2013. The Council of Churches consists of five families, equal in voice. The Board of Directors consists of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, Greek Orthodox Patriarch...
Date of source: الخميس, شباط (فبراير) 14, 2013
The Azhar has expressed its wish for friendly relations with the Vatican after ties have been cut for over two years. The Azhar and the Vatican are the two largest bodies to represent Islam and Christianity, respectively. In a statement released on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, the Azhar expressed...
Date of source: السبت, شباط (فبراير) 2, 2013
Political forces confirmed their commitment to national dialogue by signing of the Azhar document that renounces violence. The National Salvation Front (SNF), Egypt’s largest opposition bloc, has confirmed that the document is a voice of conscience that emerged with the support of the Grand Shaykh...
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 31, 2013
Coptic movements will come together with the opposition movements already scheduled on Friday, February 1, 2013 hoping to overthrow the first "legitimately" elected president in the history of Egypt. [John ‘Abd al-Malāk, al-Misrīyūn, Jan. 31, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2013
Dozens of Muslims gathered in front of the Abū Fād Church in Marāshdah village of Qena Governorate on Friday (January 18, 2013) after a Muslim family accused a Coptic hardware dealer of sexually assaulting their four-year-old daughter. Muslim protesters destroyed the shop of the accused as well as...
Date of source: الأربعاء, شباط (فبراير) 6, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has confirmed his support for the Azhar document, which was adopted to renounce the violence and political differences dominating society (Mamdūh Thābit and Sahar Hamdānī, al-Misrī al-Yawm, Feb. 6, p. 4). Read original text in Arabic
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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.