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Date of source: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Security forces have intensified its measures to secure churches and monasteries in a number of governorates. In Alexandria, General Amin ‘Iz al- Dīn, head of security, checked that security measures are being implemented to secure the churches. Similarly, in Suhag, the security department...
Date of source: Thursday, February 16, 2012 to Sunday, April 15, 2018
A security source said the family of the Christian young man accused of taking photos on his cell phone in Sharbāt village, al-Nahdah area, in the Alexandria district of al-‘Āmrīyah, already left the village before the story was found out while the family of the Muslim woman and her husband...
Date of source: Monday, September 26, 2011
The Alexandria court of urgent matters' first circle adjourned on September 25 looking into the Two Saints Church case to the November 13 session to resume investigations and bring former Interior Minister Habīb al-Ādlī before the prosecution.
The church had filed a lawsuit against the prime...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The Alexandria Prosecution has ordered the arrest of the police officers accused of torturing and killing Sayed Belal, a Salafi who died in detention after being arrested for investigation into the New Year's Eve bombing of the Two Saints Church in Alexandria.
Prosecutors heard the testimony of 12...
Date of source: Monday, April 25, 2011
Thousands of salafists protested in Alexandria on April 24, 2011, protesting the murder of Salwá 'Ādil, killed by her brothers for converting to Islam, and the detention of Kāmīliyā Shihātah and Wafā' Constantine.
Meanwhile, the Armed Forces assured that any attempts to inflame fitnah will not be...
Date of source: Friday, April 15, 2011
Najīb Sawiris, Coptic co-founder of the Free Egyptians Party, recently explained the party’s principles in Alexandria, including equality and secularism.
He argued to leave Article 2, which declares sharī‘ah as the main source of legislation, as it is in the constitution, provided that non-Muslims...
Date of source: Saturday, March 12, 2011
Rallies were launched by hundreds of citizens in several governorates yesterday, under what they have called “national unity Friday” to assure their rejection to any efforts of fueling the fitnah. Other rallies were also launched expressing other demands.
Date of source: Monday, April 6, 2009
Two sectarian tensions are reported; the first in Alexandria and the second
in a village in Minia.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Security forces in Alexandria succeeded in stopping sectarian strife from breaking out when a store was turned into a mosque.
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.