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Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2012
‘Amr ‘Abd al-Hādī, a member of the constitution-drafting panel’s communications & proposals committee, said differences still exist over Article II as both the 1938 Copts League and Salafists refuse its current drafting.
Date of source: Friday, August 17, 2012
Today’s press overview is tackling a “weird” so-called fatwá sanctioning the killing of opponents of President Muhammad Mursī, made by Shaykh Hāshim Islām, a member of the Azhar’s fatwá committee. In his religious opinion, Islām considered the opponents as “khawārij [Kharijites which means...
Date of source: Saturday, August 6, 2011
Human Rights centers criticized the negligence of youth, Copts and women in the recent governors reshuffle.
The Egyptian Center fo Human Rights described the recent governors reshuffle as disappointing, adding that it does not meet the ambitions of the Egyptian society after the revolution.
The...
Date of source: Saturday, July 17, 2010
The article highlights a riot incident against Muslim worshippers in Shubrā. A family of rioters seized a street leading to a mosque and built a wall to block the way of the worshipers to enter the mosque for prayer in 'Izbat Rushdī, Shubrā.
The inhabitants report that the members of this family...
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2011
Hundreds of Copts continued their strike in front of Maspero building on March 13 despite the return of residents of Asyut governorate back to their homes and the start of works to rebuild the Church in 'Ātfīh.
Date of source: Thursday, November 25, 2010
Unfortunate events occurred in the ‘Umrāniyyah district of Giza yesterday as riots broke out against the governorate’s decision to discontinue the illegal building of a church.
18 policemen were injured as well as 23 civilians. One civilian was killed. The front gates of the Giza Governorate...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
A group of activists on Facebook created a group supporting Copts against the recent threats made by al-Qā‘idah that target Egyptian churches. The group’s main goal is to bring Muslims and Copts in Egypt together against foreign threats. The group is considered by many of its members to be a good...
Date of source: Friday, March 26, 2010
This article reports on the memorial held by the Middle East Freedom Forum for the late grand shaykh of al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī. The participants praised the late shaykh’s role in maintaining national unity.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Human rights head says Minia officials negligent in addressing fitnahs.
Date of source: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Al-Wafd interviewed both Father Sam‘ān Shihātah and Mayor Muhammad Sālih to uncover the real reasons behind sectarian strife in ‘Izbat Girgis, Banī Suif.
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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.