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Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
The difficult kind of trading with Copts is the insistence of some clergymen to perform the role of the political representative of Copts. That was clear in an interview with Bishop Wissa in Al-Ahram, Saturday, February 2, in which he insists that he is responsible for his Coptic children, which...
Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2000
Concerning the current investigations of the village of Al-Kosheh and Dar Al-Salaam, Dr. Atef Ebeid, the [Egyptian] Prime Minister has declared that the results of the investigation will be made public during the next few days, applying the principle of transparency and granting every citizen the...
Date of source: Saturday, February 12, 2000 to Friday, February 18, 2000
The General Prosecution renewed the detention of 55 accused in Al-Kosheh events. The investigations stated that the investigators have been investigating 39 injured, 17 officers and 124 witnesses. They have also investigated 110 complaints that were presented by 92 citizens. The prosecution ordered...
Date of source: Sunday, February 6, 2000
The first scenes of elections in Upper Egypt have started early. Preparations have started to continue the whole serial that occurs every five years, in the election season. Upper Egypt, especially Qena, has the most violent elections in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
The Criminal Court of Sohag postponed the Al-Kosheh 1998 case in which Shaybob Abdel-Messih is accused of murder. The case was postponed to 5 March [2000] upon the request of Shaybob’s lawyer.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 9, 2000
What really happened in Al-Kosheh was not more than poisoned wind. In spite of the fact that some of the traitors tried to use these events for their benefits, it is not surprising to see faithful Egyptians trying to save the situation and turn off the communal [Ta’ifiya] fire because they felt...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
State Security Prosecution heard the testimony of Father Gibra’il Abdel-Messih concerning the tragic incidents of Al-Kosheh. State Security Prosecutor, Counselor Hisham Saraya, ordered the release of the priest on a LE 1,000 bail [Editor: approximately US$ 300,-] after investigations which...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 8, 2000
When the events of Al-Kosheh happened for the second time, some symposiums were held and Muslims and Copts participated in them. One of the most important symposiums was the one that was held in the Journalists Association.
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2000
Dr. Rev. Safwat Al-Bayadi explains that the church has an educational role and its services are for the entire nation. He calls on civil society to establish a council for the purpose of developing Egyptian villages, improving their services and educating the villagers. He emphasizes the urgency...
Date of source: Monday, February 7, 2000
The writer confirms the negligence of the different factions that lead to this strife [Fitna]. He said that this negligence represented great danger to the stability of Egyptian society. He also believes that describing the events as "communal strife" [Fitna Ta’ifiyya] is in itself a real danger.
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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.