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Date of source: Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Al-Jumhūrīyah on Wednesday interviewed Bishop Bīsantī of Helwan and al-Ma‘ṣarah.
Asked about how he views the scene in Egypt after the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, the bishop said “following the Two Saints Church incident I experienced friendliness from my brother Muslims even greater...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Cardinal Antonius Najīb, Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, talks in this interview with al-Wafd about various current issues facing Egypt.
Regarding the recent debate on divorce and remarriage Najīb said, “Marriage is sacrament built on unity between one man and one woman who will not...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Ramzī Zaqlamah discusses whether determining the specific number of Copts in Egypt is important. He says an accurate number does not exist because Copts tend to over-count and Muslims usually tend to under-count, wrongfully linking population numbers with rights and duties towards the nation. He...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
In a seminar organized by the Egypt Institution for Culture and Dialogue, Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā said that he would like the government to stop publishing the population census according to sects because he says some people manipulate parts of the data, particularly the number of Copts in...
Date of source: Sunday, June 27, 2010
The author reviews a book published by Watanī newspaper on the Coptic participation in the parliament since its establishment.
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2010
This article deals with a website maintained by Asyut University. The website was cited as publishing statistics and information which was biased against Copts in the area, and in the university.
Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article reviews a book written concerning the historical perspective of Coptic rights in Egypt.
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U.S. based Coptic Group, Together For Egypt, requested United States president Barack Obama support Gamal Mubārak 's right to campaign for presidency in the upcoming elections, and for there to be a Coptic candidate. The group urged Copts in Egypt to negotiate for 25% of seats in parliament,...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 12, 2010
This article addresses the relationship between Muslims and Christians in Egypt, bringing to light the desire from the Coptic minority for full social inclusion and accessibility to more opportunities that should be initiated by the Egyptian government.
Date of source: Sunday, May 2, 2010
This article is a synopsis of the Middle East Freedom Forum's Director's comments concerning the stance of Coptic Christians in Egyptian society. He desires, although Copts are a minority, that they should have equal rights and treatment under the state and law.
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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.