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Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 12, 2013
Security apparatuses in al-Minya Governorate took tight security measures in al-Barshā village of al-Mallawī Township (Minya Governorate) after a Coptic youth was killed by a Muslim. Security forces cordoned the village to prevent any more clashes in the village (‘Alī Husayn and Najlā’ Fathī, al-...
Date of source: الجمعة, آيار (مايو) 3, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II praised the Armed Forces for not having been tainted by extremist thoughts or acts of rebellion. The Pope considers the armed forces to play the main role in protecting the nation from any outside interference. During a dialogue issued by the security forces on...
Date of source: الخميس, آيار (مايو) 9, 2013
Al-Misrīyūn reported on [Coptic Orthodox] Pope Tawadros II’s two-weeks visit to the Vatican Pope on Thursday, May 9. Bishop Raphael, Secretary of the Holy Synod, Bishop Pachomius of al-Beheira and Father Angelous Ishāq, his personal secretary will accompany him (John ‘Abd al-Malāk, al-Misrīyūn, May...
Date of source: السبت, آيار (مايو) 4, 2013
Yesterday (May 3, 2013), thousands of Copts took part in the Good Friday Prayer in churches and monasteries in Daqahlia Governorate whilst Dr. 'Alī 'Abd al-Rahmān, the governor of Giza, visited the Coptic Catholic Diocese Headquarters to offer praise for Easter. Meanwhile today (May 4),...
Date of source: الأحد, آيار (مايو) 5, 2013
Archpriest Bishoy (Bīshūy), Secretary General of the Egyptian Council of Churches, stated his concerns about the sectarian tensions in Egypt. He reasoned the creation of the Egyptian Council of Churches to unite the various elements of the Christian community on theological, legal and scientific...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 7, 2013
Azhar Scholars denounced fatwás banning greeting non-Muslims on their feasts, stressing that Copts have the right for citizenship.
In addition, Dār al-Iftā’ pointed out that festive greets to Copts is a duty for Muslims and is considered kindness in Islam (Sanā’ Hashīsh, al-Wafd, May 7, p. 4). Read...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 30, 2013
Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr, member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Guidance Office (al-Irshād Office), issued a fatwá banning greeting Copts in Easter. The Muslim Brotherhood Muftī continued that the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is against Muslims’ doctrine because Jesus or ‘Isá (as Muslims say) did...
Date of source: السبت, نيسان (أبريل) 20, 2013
Tight security was put in place on two Coptic Orthodox churches in Alexandria, after a tip was received, claiming that a bomb had been planted in the church. Police have surrounded the church to protect it from attack. According to Joseph Malāk, a church official, the news contributed to the sense...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, نيسان (أبريل) 16, 2013
Tension has renewed in al-Khusūs after the arbitrary arrest of Muslims and Christians as a scapegoat to end the crisis, threatening to renew an eruption of conditions if they are not released. A number of Muslims and Christians in the region have started collecting signatures for the acquittal of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, نيسان (أبريل) 17, 2013
On Tuesday, April 16, a delegation of Al-Azhar visited Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah. According to sources of the Church, the visit was to offer condolences to Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II for the victims of al-Khusūs and the clashes at the cathedral. Although the Church had said the...
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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.