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Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
Meanwhile, the government turned down the draft law forwarded by Coptic lawmaker ‘Ihāb ‘Ādil Ramzī on the enactment of a unified law for the construction of houses of worship.
Assistant Minister of Justice Counselor ‘Umar al-Sharīf and representative of the ministry of awqāf (endowments) Jamāl...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
With the departure of the pope, the last of the Charismatic religious and political symbols and leaders in the modern history of Egypt has gone and unfortunately in a very critical time for the nation, writes Dīyā’ Rashwān in another opinion article in al-Misrī al-Yawm.
Thanks to his deep-rooted...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
In another opinion piece in al-Misrī al-Yawm, Hilmī al-Namnam says Mubārak’s Egypt used to wash its hands of many responsibilities towards the citizens and in this sense one can understand how the state abandoned Coptic citizens for the church and Pope Shenouda.
This position was the source of some...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
Al-Nūr MPs apparently have failed to take advantage of the golden historic opportunity to show the tolerant face of the Muslim faith, writes Muhammad Amīn in an opinion article in al-Misrī al-Yawm newspaper.
He wondered whether those legislators understand Islam better than the Grand Shaykh of the...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
Shaykh ‘Usāmah al-Qūsī, the imām and preacher of al-Hadīy al-Nabawīy Mosque, harshly criticized lawmakers from the Salafī al-Nūr Party for declining to stand a minute’s silence in observance of the death of Pope Shenouda III at a People’s Assembly session on Monday (March 19).
“Al-Nūr MPs are...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood Murshid (Guide) Dr. Muhammad Badī’ is offering condolences over the departure of Pope Shenouda at the Saint Mark Cathedral’s Coptic Cultural Center.
Badī’ is accompanied by a delegation from the group, including his deputy Dr. Mahmūd ‘Izzat, Irshād (Guidance) Office member Dr. ‘...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آذار (مارس) 21, 2012
The pope’s body was carried by a military aircraft to Wādī al-Natrūn to be buried at the Bishop Bīshūy Monastery, where he used to seek reclusion.
Clad in their bulbous black miters, more than 110 bishops members of the Holy Synod in and outside Egypt as well as 500 priests, foreign delegations...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2012
“The Azhar expresses appreciation for demands to adopt another initiative to lay criteria for selection of members of the constitution-drafting panel and activation of the Azhar’s post-revolution freedoms proposals,” said ‘Azab.
He voiced the Azhar’s support for the unity of the Egyptian people and...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2012
As Islamists – Muslim Brotherhood and Salafists – stepped in the world of politics after the January 25 revolution, Egypt is overwhelmed with a religious face that is a far cry from the country’s civil features it has always been used to since the turn of the 19th century, writes Dr. Mu’taz Salāmah...
Date of source: الجمعة, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2012
“The Azhar expresses appreciation for demands to adopt another initiative to lay criteria for selection of members of the constitution-drafting panel and activation of the Azhar’s post-revolution freedoms proposals,” said ‘Azab.
He voiced the Azhar’s support for the unity of the Egyptian people and...
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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.