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Date of source: Monday, October 25, 1999
There is a new wave of attacks in the form of advertisements in western media from emigrant Copts. For the thousandth time, emigrant Copts continue their cheap trials to destroy the national unity by claiming that Egypt has become a place for sectarianism and that having a tattoo of a cross or...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Did the days of violence against Christians in Egypt return? In only two months time three Coptic Orthodox priests had been attacked. One of them was killed. So many attacks in such a short period have not happened in a long time. Copts abroad ring the alarm but Copts inside Egypt find that...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 1999
The International Coptic Federation sounds the alarm after attacks on three priests in Egypt. They claim it is proof for "a new wave of violence against Christian clergy in Egypt."
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 1999
A special report by Drs. Cornelis Hulsman on the attack on the Coptic Orthodox priest Father Stephanous of al-Maḥallā al-Kubrā, based on personal visits and interviews with the priest himself, close associates, the security authorities and others. Also included is an analysis of the early Egyptian...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
All the Muslim and Christian religious leaders rejected the incident and described it by being a criminal act. Some of the official sources said the criminal is a Christian. Others say the objective was to rob the priest. Some foreign organizations start collecting information about attacking the...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 11, 1999
Doctors and nurses who saved the life of priest Istafanous were rewarded.
Date of source: Friday, August 6, 1999
During the investigations, Father Istafanous confirmed that he could identify the criminal with 60% certainty if he could see him again.
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999
The security forces in Al-Gharbia are making strenuous efforts in order to arrest the criminal who attacked the priest. There are a lot of suspects, but the investigations have not reached a final conclusion.
34. The Muslim and Christian religious leaders in Al-Gharbia: attacking priest ... is a criminal act
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 1999
The Muslim and Christian religious leaders denounced the attack on father Istaphanous.
President Mubarak sent a medical delegation and security sources pointed out that the criminal is a Christian.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 4, 1999
A priest in al-Mahalla al-Kubra was attacked by an unknown person who stabbed him with a knife in different parts of his body. The priest was taken to the hospital. Before the priest went into a coma, he described the criminal.
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.