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Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Pachomius of al-Beheira said that Egyptian Muslim is more Muslim than any other Muslim in the world. He also called on all Egyptians to work together for the national interest. Many military figures attended Easter celebrations on May 5 at Damanhūr of al-Beheira...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
A seminar on the relationship between the concepts of consultation (Shūrá) and democracy in the jurisprudence of Islamic politics was held yesterday evening (April 30, 2013) at the Faculty of Sharī'ah and Law in Damanhūr. Muftī of the Republic Dr. Shawqī 'Allām supported the idea of Arab democracy...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī said that his daughter Ranā, who has been missing for seventy days, ran off to Turkey with a young Christian from Beni Suef. Al-Shāzlī accused Coptic clergy of using Salafī Black Magic on his daughter, forcing her to convert from Islam to Christianity. Despite the findings of...
Date of source: Thursday, June 27, 2013
A number of Coptic movements announced their participation in June 30 demonstrations in Tahrir Square and around the Presidential Palace in Heliopolis. They made it clear that they will not leave unless Morsi steps down. Copts participating in the demonstrations warned from raising any religious...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
For his part, Yāsir Burhāmī, Vice-President of the Salafī Call, commented on the killing of the four Shī’ah leaders, saying that public should not take matters with their own hands because it can open the doors of chaos. He considered the incident as illustrating that there are signs of division in...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Al-Tahrīr described the attack on four Shī’ah leaders as “horrible” and the first of its kind in Egypt’s modern history, and angered the Azhar scholars and Azhar Senior Scholars. Dr. Muhammad Ra’fat 'Uthmān said the incident was committed in order to intensify sectarian differences amongst...
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, Najīb Jubrā’īl, said that the U.S. and Qatar are interfering in Egyptian affairs to achieve the U.S. interest (to assure Israel’s security) through the dictatorial rule of the MB. He added that Patterson came to open communication with the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 23, 2013
In the front page of al-Watan, a number of Coptic organizations launched a conference, rejecting U.S. pressures on the Church to prevent Copts from participating in June 30 protests.
Najīb Jubrā’īl, Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, unveiled that Patterson, during her visit...
Date of source: Saturday, June 22, 2013
The Coptic Solidarity Organization will discuss the future of Egypt under MB's rule and the extent of U.S. support for the new regime in Egypt. U.S. Senator Frank Wolf warned of the consequences of religious persecution against Christians in the Middle East especially in Egypt and Iraq. He stressed...
Date of source: Friday, June 21, 2013
‘Asim 'Abd al-Mājid, member of al-Jamā‘ah al-Islāmīyyah’s (Islamic group) and leader of al-Ansār movement has launched an attack on supporters of the June 30 demonstration, saying “our dead in paradise and your dead in hell”.
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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.