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Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 29, 2013
Inhabitants of several towns and villages of Minya live in fear after they discovered that the “x”-sign has been drawn on several stores belonging to Copts. The “x”-sign usually appeared on shops and pharmacies of Copts in Minya city before they were set on fire. Copts demand security protection of...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 27, 2013
U.S. Senators have submitted a new bill for better protection of Copts and other religious minority’s rights in Egypt and the Middle East (also known as the Special Envoy Bill).
Republican Senator, Roy Blunt, handed in the bill together with a number of other notable Congress members from both...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 13, 2013
Yesterday, the Council of Ministers asked to resolutely oppose every attempt of disseminating discrimination and diffuse the fitnah among society. Further, the council affirmed its condemnation of every form of violence or incitement that leads to divisions among the citizens. All citizens appealed...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 19, 2013
Al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah released a statement (August 18) in which it called upon the wise people in the Egyptian community as well as the human rights organizations to intervene to stop the massacres. News about the massacres security forces are committing against those jailed in Abū Za’bal prison...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 31, 2013
The three Coptic Churches will celebrate tonight’s New Year’s Eve among intensive security procedures fearing that attacks or explosions may take place. The churches gave different times for ending the mass, but most churches have preferred to end the mass at 9pm (‘Abd al-Wahāb Sha’baan, al-Wafd,...
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 30, 2013
Dr. Mukhtār Gum’ah, Minister of Endowments, stated that he who detonates himself and commits suicide is not a martyr. He stated that Islam has nothing to do with the operations of killings and violence (Author not mentioned, al-Akhbār, Dec. 30, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 29, 2013
Bishop Ignatius of Suez passed away after a long struggle with disease. A spokesman of the Coptic Orthodox Church stated that the Pope will send a delegation of bishops and priests to pray for him in the Church of Mar Girgis in Aswan (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, Dec. 29, p. 2). Read original text in...
Date of source: السبت, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 28, 2013
Security forces in Alexandria are intensifying their security procedures in the governorate a few days before Coptic Christmas (Hazim al-Wakīl, al-Watan, Dec. 28, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 27, 2013
Pope Ibrahīm Isaac, Coptic Catholic Pope stated “We have held a prayer and not a celebration on the day that witnessed a terrorist attack” with reference to the Dakahlia Security Department bombing in Mansura (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Dec. 27, p. 18). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون اﻷول (ديسمبر) 26, 2013
Pope Tawadros headed a delegation from the Coptic Orthodox Church to congratulate the Catholic Pope for Christmas. He extended his wishes that the coming year may be a blessed year ('Abd al-Wahhāb Sha’bān, al-Wafd, Dec. 26, 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.