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Date of source: Monday, October 22, 2012
In an attempt to appease the tense atmosphere in the village of Banī Hassan al-Ashrāf, al-Minya governorate, a 'urfī (informal) conciliatory session was held in coordination with security agencies to settle sectarian unrest between two Coptic and Muslim families. [Teresa Kamāl and 'Alā' Sarhān,...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Vatican, during a weekly sermon by Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church, in which he used Arabic for the first time in a bid to have larger communication with Christians and Muslims in the Middle East, expressed concerns about the emigration of the region’s Christians for their own...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Also, Mahmūd al-Sharīf, Chairman of the Syndicate of al-Ashrāf (Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad), and Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, Director of the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS), sent a congratulatory cable to Pope Tawadros II.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Pope Tawadros II also received congratulations from Shaykh Hāzim Salāh Abū Ismā’īl, the disqualified presidential candidate, and Minister of Culture Muhammad Sābir ‘Arab.
Date of source: Monday, October 1, 2012
The trial of a Salafī preacher and others on charges of disdaining Christianity started on Sunday (September 30) as the environs of the court saw clashes between Islamists supporting the defendants and Copts before the session was adjourned to October 14.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 6, 2012
The 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church denounced forced eviction of Copts in some areas in Egypt, adding he also refuses Copts’ voluntary emigration because “in both situations it is Egypt’s reputation that is tarnished”.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2012
Dr. Mahmūd Husayn, Secretary-General of the Muslim Brotherhood Group, welcomed the election of Bishop Tawadrus as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, expecting lower political role by the church and more spirituality.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2012
Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, Grand Muftī Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah and members of the Azhar’s Senior Scholars Board and Islamic Research Academy and Minister of Awqāf (Endowments) Tal’at ‘Afīfī also congratulated Pope Tawadrus.
Date of source: Monday, November 5, 2012
Minister of Information Salāh ‘Abd al-Maqsūd congratulated Bishop Tawadrus over his election as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, wishing him success in his responsibilities in this critical stage of the nation’s history.
Date of source: Sunday, September 30, 2012
The displacement was also condemned by tribal chiefs and politicians in Sinai, blaming the state and the absence of its role in Sinai and appealing to the displaced Christians to return to their homes.
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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.