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Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī said that the sectarian violence in the al-Nawāhid village caused the burning of 20 houses and a total of 300,000 Egyptian Pounds worth of damage. Kyrillos accused Mayor ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Tantāwī of plotting the fire with the help of various other officials in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Sectarian tension dominated the al-Nawāhid village in Qena yesterday as rumors of an 18-year old Coptic boy raping a 15-year old Muslim girl caused a violent outbreak burning ten houses. The state has tightened security in the village to contain the situation. The boy and girl are both being held...
Date of source: Monday, September 27, 2010
Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr. Muhammad Badi‘, called for the interrogation of Bishop Bīshūy by the church for making offensive and “irresponsible” statements about the Qur'ān that could cause fitnah atā’ifīyah. He also called upon the government to use all of its constitutional power to defend...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Various Islamic scholars responded to Bishop Bīshūy’s statements regarding a verse about Jesus Christ in the Qur'ān that he claims might have been added after Prophet Muhammad’s death. Dr. ‘Āminah Nusayr and Dr. Ahmad al-Sāyih said that the Qur'ān clearly states in more than one verse that Christ...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
The Ministry of Endowments cancelled a lecture by Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā yesterday at the al-Nūr mosque in ‘Abbāsiyyah, Cairo. The reason behind the cancellation was that the ministry fears al-‘Awwā might once again make controversial comments such as those made when he was responding to...
Date of source: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammadi said he was ready to testify in the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre case if summoned for Sunday's session. He said that he expected a just sentence by the court against the perpetrators of the notorious massacre. Meanwhile, Kyrillos says he does not expect the court to...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
An interview with Anbā Maxīmūs, the bishop of Banhā and Quisnā, regarding peace and sectarian violence, which have began to spread recently in Egypt.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 29, 2010
This article highlights a symposium at the Yūnān Labīb Center for Historical Studies, discussing the unified personal status law for non-Muslims.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Following the repercussions of Bishop Bīshūy’s statements at a conference last week, a source tells the newspaper that Pope Shenouda III is planning to ban journalists from attending all future ecclesial conferences. The source added that only religious figures would be invited as journalists...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2010
Editor-In-Chief of Al-Dustūr Newspaper, Ibrāhīm <sup>c</sup>īsá, insists on playing the role of a martyr in the name of the opposition. Ibrāhīm <sup>c</sup>īsá has every right to political opposition but not at the expense of the nation’s stability and national unity....
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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.