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Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
The appeal trial of Damyānah ‘Abīd, a Christian teacher from Luxor, who is accused of defamation of Islam and evangelizing among her students in Nag’ al-Shaykh Sultān primary school in southern Luxor, has upheld the misdemeanor of the appellant today, Tuesday (September 3). The appeal was made by...
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Prosecution investigations in the shooting that took place close to the EvangelicalChurch in Luxor which led to three causalities assured that there are no sectarian motives in this attack.
Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2013
The funeral of four Christian victims of sectarian incident in Luxor was held on July 7 at Prince Tawadros El-mashreky (Saint Tawadros al-Mashriqī), known as Dayr al-Muhārib, at al-Ba’īrat village, west of Luxor.
Thousands of Christians attended the funeral of the four victims of Luxor. The...
Date of source: Thursday, April 18, 2013
A Christian teacher at El Sheikh Sultan Primary School in Luxor has been accused of disdaining religion and proselytizing Christianity among children in al-Tūd Township of south Luxor (Hajjāj Salāmah, al-Wafd, Apr. 18, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Sunday, March 3, 2013
Rumors that a missing Muslim girl was hiding in a church after family members found hymns and special religious (Christian) books in her room has led to clashes in Kom Ombo. The events outside Saint George Church (Mār Jirgīs) of Kom Ombo left ten arrests and 27 injuries. The family of the girl has...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
A well-attended festival of love was held in Luxor to send a message of peace to the world and to emphasize the safety and security of the city with the intention of increasing the level of tourism, the main sector of the local economy. It was organized by Sawa Association for cultural development...
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.