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Date of source: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Pope Tawadros II canceled his weekly sermon, scheduled for today (August 14), for the seventh time in a row, since the adoption of the “Road Map”. A Church source clarified that this is due to the tensions the country is witnessing and demonstrations organized by supporters of former President...
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2013
Minya and Abu Qurqās dioceses made an announcement about the sectarian violence in the villages of Banī Āhmed Al-Sharqīah and Beni Ahmed el-Gharbiya and Rida.
Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
In a different incident, security forces in al-Minya stepped up their presence in front of vital facilities after unknown persons distributed a flyer threatening to attack public facilities and churches in Minya if sit-ins of Morsi supporters were dispersed up by force.The flyer refers to a...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Egyptian newspaper Al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ referred to a Foreign Policy report stating that the supporters of the deposed president, Muhammad Morsi (Mursī), have attacked churches and Copts as a punishment for their strong opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood rule.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Central Luxor Criminal Court decided to postpone the lawsuit against Christian teacher, Dimīyānah 'Ubayd 'Abd al-Nūr, until June 3. She is accused of disdaining Islam, insulting Prophet Muhammad, and preaching against Islam (Hajāj Salāmah, al-Wafd, May 22, p.8). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Additionally, Bishop Maximus stressed that the absence of citizenship in the most important cause of sectarian tensions. He demanded developments in education to aid tolerance and understanding (Salāh al-Wakīl, al-Wafd, May 22, p.2). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Dr. Kamīl Sādiq, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Milī (Lay) Council in Alexandria, warned that Egypt is heading towards a similar situation seen in Lebanon in the seventies, with the ignition of sectarian strife between Muslims and Copts moving towards civil war. He accused the present Muslim...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Residents of al-Khusūs have confirmed that the majority of the Muslims arrested have no connection to the event and were arrested unjustly after security forces stormed their homes and threatened the families with weapons.
Maj. Gen. Mahmūd Yusrī, Director of al-Qalyubia Security Department, denied...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
The Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, has recommended a delegation of the Anglican Church from the United States to speak of the return to good morals during their sermons.
The Grand Shaykh discussed the Azhar’s rejection of imposing a certain doctrine through power or through...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Massive Christian protests broke out in a number of Pakistani villages after extremist Muslims burned down more than 100 Christian homes. This was in response to an accusation against a Christian for offending the Prophet Muhammad. Christian protesters destroyed the windows of buses and clashed...
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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.