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Date of source: الجمعة, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 15, 2013
Security forces have prevented Shī’ites from practicing their religious rituals in al-Hussayn Mosque on ‘Ashūrā’ day. Security forces closed all of its doors based on orders from the Ministry of Endowments. Lieutenant ‘Atif Galāl, who was responsible for securing the mosque stated that the security...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 19, 2013
Under the supervision of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Churches of Alexandria are choosing for the first time the members of their administration through elections, rather than through appointments. Dr. Kamīl Saddīq member of the Coptic Community Council stated that 53 churches have started their...
Date of source: الأحد, تشرين الثاني (نوفمبر) 17, 2013
Coptic activists are organizing a protest this evening in front of the Shūrá Council building, where the Constituent Committee is convening to request an article in the Constitution that refers to a Coptic quota in representative councils as well as positions in the state. This presents a serious...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 12, 2013
Many Copts are angry due to the choice of Bishop Bola of Tanta, as a representative of the Church in the Constituent Assembly. Several Coptic movements including Free Copts, Copts without Restrictions, and Copts without Chains called for a protest next Thursday in Saint Marcus’ Cathedral in ‘...
Date of source: السبت, آب (اغسطس) 10, 2013
Since Morsi’s (Mursī) deposal, Muslim Brotherhood Suhag's Facebook page has called for Muslim Brotherhood members to besiege and boycott Christian-owned shops as it holds them responsible for the coup. Sixteen human rights organizations have accused Islamic political groups, headed by the Muslim...
Date of source: الجمعة, آب (اغسطس) 9, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church sent a congratulatory letter to the Shaykh of al-Azhar and the Grand Muftī and some political figures in which Pope Tawadros II congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr ('Amād Khalīl, al-Masrī al-Yawm, Aug. 9). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: الخميس, آب (اغسطس) 8, 2013
A Coptic girl, 10, was killed on August 6 when she left the Evangelical church in ‘Aīn Shams (Cairo) after unknown assailants opened fire on her. The prosecution decided to move her corpse from al-Matarīya hospital to Zeinhum morgue for autopsy.
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آب (اغسطس) 6, 2013
Al-‘Arīsh
Recently, a large number of Christian families left the city of al-‘Arīsh and the cities of Rafah and Shaykh Zuwayd. In al-‘Arīsh the duration of religious rites has been reduced and some church leaders have left their headquarters. Christian residents in al-‘Arīsh said that they have...
Date of source: الاثنين, آب (اغسطس) 5, 2013
Al-Minya
Two nights ago (August 4) 17 people got wounded during clashes erupted among Muslims and Copts in the village of Banī ‘Āhmad al-Sharqīa al-Tābi’a and that extended to the village of Rīda, both in the governorate of al-Minya. Eyewitnesses reported that the events broke out because of a...
Date of source: الأربعاء, تشرين اﻷول (أكتوبر) 9, 2013
A number of political parties and political movements have announced that they will be organizing a silent candlelit vigil in front of the Maspero building tonight, October 9. They requested in a statement issued yesterday that participants dress in black, hold candles, and raise the pictures of...
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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.