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Date of source: Friday, December 18, 2009
The apparitions of the holy Virgin in al-Warrāq in Giza are still stealing the media limelight in Egypt. While thousands of people are still longing for further apparitions, others doubt them and attribute them to a scientific phenomenon. The Coptic Orthodox Church’s official report is still...
Date of source: Saturday, December 19, 2009 to Friday, December 25, 2009
The following reviews a number of articles published in Rose al-Yūsuf magazine about the current situation of journalists and journalism in Egypt. Some authors highlighted the low salaries of journalists, and others touched on the current defects in journalism and journalists in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī issued a fatwá prohibiting Christmas celebrations and with the sale of Christmas decorations in Islamic countries. This year, observers of al-Musawwar noted raises in the prices of Christmas products in Egypt
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 2009
The Azhar has decided to confiscate Muhammad ‘Imārah’s book ‘Taqrīr ‘Ilmī’ [Academic Report] because it offends Christianity. However, Najīb Jibrā’ī declared that he would not give up the lawsuit he filed against ‘Imārah accusing him of defaming Christianity in his writings.
Date of source: Friday, January 22, 2010 to Sunday, January 24, 2010
Many Muslims and Christians participated in the funeral of the four Copts who died while trying to rescue a Muslim man who had fallen into a cesspool.
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2010
The National Council for Human Rights will reword its report on the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī due to the strong language of primary report drafted by Georgette Qillīnī. The press also highlighted tensions between Qillīnī and Bishop Kyrillos. Pope Shenouda’s Wednesday sermon witnessed angry Coptic...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 13, 2010
The National Council for Human Rights discussed the investigation of its fact-finding committee. The final report of the council will be produced by delegated members of the council, and presented soon to the President of the Republic. Meanwhile, the press reported that the bullets removed from the...
Date of source: Saturday, January 9, 2010
Three men led a drive-by attack against Copts on Coptic Christmas Eve, Wednesday night, in the town of Najc Hammādī in Upper Egypt. The bloody incidents resulted in the deaths of six young men and a policeman who was guarding the church.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
The People’s Assembly yesterday held a session to discuss the Christmas criminal attacks in Naj‘ Hammādī. MP Georgette Qillīnī led a heated argument and criticized the governor of Qena for ignoring Copts’ welfare and for his reluctance to defend Copts. Bishop Kyrillos does not seem optimistic about...
Date of source: Monday, September 7, 2009
A Coptic organization called on Copts inside Egypt and abroad to organize a strike on September 11 in memory of the Coptic victims of sectarian attacks over the past 28 years. The call created controversy. While many supported it as a protest against the hardship of Copts’ reality in Egypt, others...
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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.