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Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
Father Makarios Gawīsh, the pastor of the Virgin Mary Coptic Catholic Church in Dakahlia, has cancelled the Christmas mass. A number of security personnel were located in front of the church which is close to the security department in Dakahlia. The police officer in front of the church stated that...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 27, 2011
The National Council for Human Rights has launched an investigation into the events that occurred in 'Abbāssīyah, where 309 protesters were injured after what seemed like an ambush from civilians, before beginning their march. According to evidence uncovered during the investigation, knives and...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
The Papal See warned Maspero priests from attributing statements to the Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III. This came as a comment on Archpriest Mattias Nas'sr statements during the protest, saying that the Pope withdrew his words about ending the protest.
Furthermore, he stated that the Pope is...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
25th Revolution's youth will organize a committee that will visit Sūl village today March 9, 2011 in order to support relations between Muslims and Christians.
The church of Two Martyrs St. Mina and St. George was set on fire by angry Muslim young-men, after seeing a Muslim girl with a Christian...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 9, 2011
As soon as Major General Hasan al-Rūwīnī, member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and Commander of Central Region Military forces, arrived he declared the following: "I will die in the location of that church if I won't be able to rebuild it. I fought in 67 and 73, all my life I didn't...
Date of source: Monday, March 7, 2011
On the evening of March 5, 2011, youth finished demolishing the church of the Two Martyrs, St. Mina and St. George after the previous torching incident.
In the mounting tensions leading up to the incident two people had been shot dead and three injured in the fight between the father of a Muslim...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
The church of Two Martyrs St. Mina and St. George was set on fire by angry Muslim young-men, after seeing a muslim girl with a christian young-man called 'Āshraf Labīb.
The church is located in Sūl village of 'Ātfīh (Governorate of Helwan).
Date of source: Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Al-Kammūnī’s defense team promises surprises in the coming court session, and asks authorities to prevent Bishop Kyrillos from leaving the country before a final court ruling is issued.
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.