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Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2005
The governor of al-Qalyoubīya, Judge ‘Adlī Husayn, has announced his decision to refer all requests for permission to renovate churches to the Legal Affairs Committee of the governorate, abiding by President Mubārak’s decision on restoring churches.
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2005
Dr. Nabīl Louqā Bibāwī welcomes President Mubārak’s recent decision to entrust provincial governors with making church-related decisions. Under the previous Hamayouni Decree, an Ottoman law going back to 1856, the head of state’s personal approval was required for the simplest of church repairs.
Date of source: Monday, March 13, 2006
The author strongly rejects discussing the Coptic file in the UN, believing that there are hidden Zionist influences behind such step. He unleashes a severe criticism at Eng. ‘Adlī Abādīr who presented the report to the European headquarters of the UN.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 8, 2006
Coptic human rights lawyer Najīb Jibrā’īl claims that the Egyptian regime is responsible for the internationalization of Copts’ issues.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
An article about the Muslim Brotherhood’s intent to establish a state that has a religious, and not civil nature, and the attitude of the Muslim Brotherhood towards the Copts.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The authors write about the recent violence related to the inability of many Christians to build churches in Egypt. They purport that these incidents could lead to more incidents if circumstances do not change in Copts’ favor soon.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 1, 2006
The author writes about the differences between early and contemporary Muslim leaders in Egypt, regarding their views on the construction or renovation of Christian houses of worship. He highlights the statements of two prominent Egyptian religious men who are generally opposed to any new church...
Date of source: Sunday, October 19, 2003
The author comments on the problem of the church of the great martyr Mar Girgis in Sandabees, Qalyubiya, north-east of Cairo. Despite the fact that the governor of Qalyubiya gave his approval for adding two extra floors to the church, the police summoned the local priest before construction started...
Date of source: Wednesday, August 2, 2000
In the late 1999s, President Mubarak issued presidential decree No. 453 of 1999 which orders the referral of requests for repair and restoration of places of worship to architectural administrations in local authorities. But, some people did not like this presidential decree, as if they hate to see...
Date of source: Sunday, March 26, 2006
A petition has been written by Egyptians calling for discussion on a draft unified law on the building of houses of worship in Egypt.
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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.