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Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2011
Nirmīn Nabīl, who was wounded by the attack in Alexandria on New Year's day, says "If the bishop had finished saying mass two minutes earlier, the bloodbath could have been worse." Nabīl left the church before the end of the mass while hundred of people were still inside. Twenty-one people were...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Jayson Casper considers the attack in Alexandria and the resulting sectarian demonstrations which arose in its wake. He explores some of the contextual issues and finds hope in an interfaith effort promoted by a dialogue group in the city. Even so, efforts to find meaning in the tragedy must go...
Date of source: Thursday, December 30, 2010
Hānī Labīb writes that the al-Misrīyūn website always publishes news that will cause tensions and sectarian crises. This news often deals with prophets and marriages.
One of the recent news items claims that Jesus Christ married 5 times, claiming that the Bible makes mention of this.
Labīb also...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
‘Ādil Ḥammūdah says that when Pope Shenouda ordered the transfer of his dialysis machime and other medical equipment to Wādī al-Naṭrūn for his recent seclusion, observers felt that he was planning a long stay, which would mean he would miss the president's inauguration of parliament, which could...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 22, 2010
The family of the Christian girl who disappeared a few days ago, along with a number of other Christian residents of the Barawah village of Ahnāsyā Center in the governorate of Beni Suef, have threatened to stage a sit-in in opposite the Ahnāsyā police station.
Ishak Ramzī, the girl's father, says...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
It seems that Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Holy Synod and church strongman, has voluntarily decided to keep out of sight and away from the rapid developments in the Coptic arena, the latest of which is the al-‘Umrāniyyah events.
This is to avoid having to make statements, especially as he wishes...
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2010
Fights renewed once again between Christian young men of Mar Mīnā Church in Fayyūm and salesmen of neighbouring mobile shops because of two Christian men who were allegedly harassing two girls in the street.
The police intervened immediately. The injured were hospitalized and a number of men from...
Date of source: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Bishop Kyrillos of Naj‘ Hammādī said that the sectarian violence in the al-Nawāhid village caused the burning of 20 houses and a total of 300,000 Egyptian Pounds worth of damage. Kyrillos accused Mayor ‘Abd al-Mun‘im Tantāwī of plotting the fire with the help of various other officials in the...
Date of source: Sunday, June 20, 2010
This article reports on sectarian tension in Suez after a Christian girl accused a Muslim farmer of raping her.
Date of source: Sunday, September 12, 2010
A fire completely destroyed the Coptic Catholic Church in the village of Higaza Qibili in Qena last Monday. Investigations found no evidence of arson and think it is likely that the fire was due to an electrical short circuit or a lit candle. Activist Safwat Samaan told Watani he was skeptical of...
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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.