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Date of source: Monday, September 16, 2013
The caretaker of the Mar Girgis Catholic Church in Daljā, Bishop Ayūb Yūsif, stated that there are about 150 Coptic families who were evicted from the village. He stated that the people in Daljā still feel insecure and there is no security presence in the village. He argued that the armed forces...
Date of source: Sunday, September 15, 2013
The "Coptic Coalition for Egypt" has submitted a proposal including 20 articles to the Constituent Assembly yesterday to define a hearing committee for ten representatives from Coptic and human rights organizations in Egypt. All proposals that have been prepared by those organizations shall be...
Date of source: Friday, October 11, 2013
Hānī Ramsis, member of the High Board of the Maspero Youth Union stated in the memorial event of the Maspero incident in the Cave Church in the Monastery of Saint Simon the Shoe Maker that no one yet has brought the perpetrators to justice (Peter Magdī, al-Tahrīr, Oct. 11, p. 7). Read original text...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
The attack has left four citizens dead. There are suspicions that it might be the Muslim Brotherhood, especially because the leaders of the Rāba’ah sit-in did not hesitate to threaten the Copts in reprisal for their participation in protests on June 30 (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Oct. 22, p. 5). Read...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
In what seemed to be a strong message to the perpetrators of the attack on Virgin Mary and the Archangel Michael Church in Warrāq, Bishop Dāwūd Ibrāhīm stated that he insisted that the church will not close for a single hour and that the Sunday School will proceed as usual. He mentioned that on the...
Date of source: Friday, November 30, 2012
Archpriest Angelus Isḥāq, Secretary of Pope Tawadros II, said the church’s position regarding the constituent assembly has not changed, adding the decision to quit the panel was in agreement with other Christian denominations.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
A spokesman for the president said a meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday (November 20) between President Muḥammad Mursī and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II was postponed over the death of the president’s sister Monday evening.
Date of source: Saturday, December 1, 2012
Egyptian churches confirmed their withdrawal from the constituent assembly as Priest Angelus, Secretary of Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawāḍrūs II, said the church still sticks to its position about quitting the constitution panel, adding the president’s declaration is causing division among Egyptians.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Several voters entitled to contest the 17 candidates running for the papal chair of Saint Mark held a conference to press Bishop Pachomius and file lawsuits against his appointment as acting patriarch as the deadline to receive contests against the candidates expired on Sunday (September 30).
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
The U.S embassy in Cairo published a statement as a warning to U.S citizens in Cairo, pointing to the existence of credible information to confirm the possibility of a terrorist attack against them.
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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.