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Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2004
The month of November 2004 has seen yet another wave of violence against the Copts in Egypt at the hands of reactionaries and hawkish Muslims that hypocrites and pretenders of patriotism can never deny an existing conflict between Copts and Muslims.
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2004
Following what Watani published about the problem of the church of Menaqateen village, Samalout, Minya, that has been waiting for a building permit for 27 years, Hundreds of villagers from Menaqateen and neighboring villages attacked the building of Mar Girgis [St. George] Association affiliated to...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2004
Last week witnessed wrathful demonstrations of thousands of Copts who conducted a five-day sit-in at the premises of St Mark’s cathedral at Abassiya, Cairo, which is also the papal seat. They were demanding the return of a priest’s wife who had disappeared under suspicious circumstances, and who,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 29, 2006
These articles address how sectarian strife in Egypt occurs in several areas under various forms. Although calm appears to be quickly restored, everyone seems to await a new crisis. The writers suggest that old ways of dealing with the crisis are futile, and that there should be more frankness and...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Bishop Bafnoutīous of Samāllout sent a letter to al-Usbou‘ denying a report published by the newspaper on the incidents at Samāllout.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 2, 2005
Attorney General Judge Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid ordered the referral of 24 suspects to the Mīnyā criminal court. They are charged with vandalism, assault and inciting sectarian violence at the village of al-Minqatayn in Samāllout.
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.