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Date of source: Sunday, June 13, 2010
This article reports on the recent sectarian incidents in Isnā and Bayyādyyah.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
In an interview on the television program Manshette, the Pope denied claims of the Church being a "state within a state" calling it a "provoking" allegation and said that he prays for the forgiveness of anyone attacking his person during the Kamilia crisis. He said that all three Churches approve...
Date of source: Monday, September 20, 2010
Dr. Selim El-Awa made serious allegations against the church, which could result in sectarian conflict. In response, Father Abdel Maseeh Baseet said that churches are packed with state security officers, making it impossible for weapons to pass unnoticed. Martyrdom in Christian terms is verbal not...
Date of source: Sunday, September 19, 2010
In response to Selim El-Awa's allegations, Bishop Basanty said that all monasteries are open to the public. He also said that Bishop Bishoy's claims of Muslims initially being visitors in Egypt are historically accurate and were meant in a peaceful manner. He said that Kamilia Shehata and Wafaa...
Date of source: Friday, September 17, 2010
Selim said that relations between Copts and Muslims have been declining since 2003 and the Wafā’ Constantine issue (who he claims is a Muslim despite whatever Bishop Bīshūy says). He said that the only logical reason for Copts to store weapons, which he claims are shipped in from Israel, is to use...
Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Ameera says that she finds it strange that two different groups of people praying at two different mosques would decide to perform demonstrations about a woman, whose conversion to Islam hasn't even been proven, at the exact same time. She also finds it strange that after the woman released a video...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union Organization for Human Rights, Naguib Gabraeel, requested the Attorney General prohibit the publishing of stories related to Kamilia Shehata, as they only serve to heighten sectarian tension between Muslims and Christians, which will put national unity at stake. He also...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
A group of activists are organizing demonstrations to take place outside Al-Said Al-Badawy Mosque next Friday to demand that the "real" Kamilia Shehata appear in public, as opposed to the look-alike who appeared in the video that was broadcast on National Television. Priest Saleeb Matta Sawiris...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Priest Abdel Messih Baseet called the news of Kamilia's upcoming appearance on television a mere speculation based on the Pope's interview with Al-Ahram newspaper. On the other hand, Hany Aziz assured Amr Adeeb that Kamilia would definitely appear on television starting with the Al-Yawm channel...
Date of source: Monday, September 13, 2010
The debate over Kamilia's alleged conversion to Islam has caused sectarian tension in Egypt. This incident resembles the disappearance of Wafā Costantine, except that Wafā never appeared in public to declare whether or not she converted.
Key Words: Kamilia Shehata - Wafā Costantine - Shaykh Al-...
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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.