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Date of source: Wednesday, September 4, 2013
In general, the three Churches welcome the composition of the Constituent Assembly. This expresses their hope for a better outcome in the interest of the nation. Father Anthony Aziz, representative for the Catholic Church, expressed his satisfaction with the composition. He pointed out that the...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 3, 2013
Representatives of the Egyptian Churches have collectively welcomed the balanced and impartial composition of the “Assembly of the Fifty” for drafting a constitution. Dr. Rev. Safwāt al-Bayādī stated that they want a constitution that is based on consensus. Sūzī Nāshid, the representative of the...
Date of source: Sunday, September 1, 2013
Pope Tawadros broke his silence talking about recent events in Egypt with the foreign TV channel, Russia Today. He said that there are many causes that have accumulated over time for what is happening in Egypt, but that the most important cause is the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) administration’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Despite the destruction of the churches and their contents at the hands of the Muslim Brotherhood and their allies following the dispersal of Rāba’ah and Nahdah sits-in, the Copts of Asyut hung banners on the church’s walls calling for tolerance and peace. The banners read, “We forgive,” “God...
Date of source: Monday, August 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: Tuesday, August 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: Monday, August 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: Friday, August 2, 2013
Anbā' Mūsā, Bishop of Youth of the Coptic Orthodox Church, received on Thursday, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs Guido Westerwelle, in the Pope’s headquarter, the ʿAbbāsīyyah Cathedral and on behalf of Pope Tawadros II. Anbā' Mūsā stated that during the meeting the Coptic Church affirmed...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Dr. Shaūkī ‘Alām, the Grand Muftī, confirmed that Egypt is a religious country and that the Egyptians chose to give religion a role in public affairs. He added that the Islamic character of the state is an identity issue. He stressed that this should not reduce the role of the modern state that...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
The Coptic Evangelical Church rejected the idea of amending the 2012 Constitution and instead demanded the writing of a new constitution. The Church requested that the new constitution ensures the state's civil identity establishes a democratic country through a clear definition of political,...
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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.