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Date of source: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The general guidance office elections are to be held earlier following the recent conflict within the Guidance Office. The press highlighted the fact that the conflict is between the innovative trend in the group and the conservative one.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Contrary to what was reported yesterday, today’s press reported that the Muslim Brotherhood general guide is still occupying his position and will remain the general guide until the end of his mandate at the end of January.
Date of source: Friday, October 16, 2009
Debates about the niqāb are still occupying the Egyptian press. While some believe the niqāb is a sign of deterioration and backwardness, others believe that it is imposed by the Qur’ān. Mustafá ‘Ibādah of al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī, however, considered the current debate to be part of what he called the “...
Date of source: Sunday, August 16, 2009
In spite of the governmental decision to cancel mūlids in Egypt, people celebrated many mūlids. Some Muslim mūlids were canceled while other Christian were permitted paving the way for heated arguments and fears of sectarian tension.
Date of source: Friday, October 9, 2009
The Evangelical Church bemoans the Coptic Orthodox Church’s accusations against it and calls for it to adhere to dialogue. Evangelical Church leaders have criticized Bishop Bīshūy’s double standards in approaching the question of unity inside Egypt and abroad.
Date of source: Thursday, October 8, 2009
The Azhar Grand Imām’s statements about the niqāb created an outcry in Egyptian society. Heated arguments took place between those who the support the niqāb as a religious practice and those who approved of Shaykh Tantāwī’s arguments that it is not part of Islam.
Date of source: Sunday, August 9, 2009
The repetition of defrocking priests in the Coptic Orthodox Church has raised many questions about the authenticity of the decision and its possible impact on the defrocked priest’s life.
Date of source: Thursday, August 6, 2009
Three of the accused in the case of the armed attack on a jewelry shop in al-Zaytūn have reenacted the crime. Meanwhile, the defense team accused the attorney general of torturing the accused.
Date of source: Monday, August 10, 2009
While Coptic expatriates’ Web sites announced their intention to organize protests during President Mubārak’s visit to the White House, the Coptic Orthodox Church sent the pope’s secretary to participate in welcoming President Mubārak and to convince Copts of giving up the idea of demonstrations.
Date of source: Saturday, December 12, 2009
Locals reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary in a Coptic Orthodox church in al-Warrāq in Giza. Thousands of Muslims and Christians from Cairo and other governorates flocked over several days to witness the apparitions. While Father Dāwūd Ibrāhīm of al-Warrāq church confirmed the apparition,...
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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.