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Date of source: Monday, April 29, 2013
There was calm in the city of al-Wastá today following angry protests on Friday outside Saint George (Mār Jirjris) Church after it was accused of hiding a woman, Ranā Hātim al-Shāzlī. Ranā’s father revealed that meetings were had taken place between the family and one of the President’s advisors,...
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Date of source: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Bloody clashes have again erupted between security forces and members of the family of the missing Muslim girl in Beni Suef. In the city of Wāstá, police and members of the Muslim community clashed in front of the Saint George Church (Mār Jirjis). In both of these towns, the Coptic community has...
Date of source: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Sectarian incidents flared in number of Governorates yesterday (Apr. 26). A businessman and his son were kidnapped at gunpoint and are still missing. Security sources say that the kidnapping of businessman Jamāl ‘Ayyād, is not related in any way to the extremist groups which threatened several...
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
Banī Swayf security forces strengthen their presence in the city of al-Wāsṭā, south of Banī Swayf, in front of Coptic sites following the announcement of a march to be held after Friday prayer today (Apr. 26), using forty formations fearing the re-eruption of clashes seen in Khusūs. The march comes...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 23, 2013
During a Defence and Security Committee held Monday, April 22 at the Shūrá Council, Dr. Samir Marcos (Samīr Marqus), an assistant to the former President, emphasized that Egypt has witnessed armed violence against Copts and the Church for the last thirty years.The Committee was called for in order...
Date of source: Monday, January 19, 2015
Mansheyet Nāsser is mostly a Coptic area situated on the lowest slope of the Moqattam hill. This is the residence of the Zabalīn, or slum dwellers, who cart away the rubbish of Cairo metropolis. Apart from a dozen houses inhabited by Muslims and a small “masjid” (mosque) among the dusty roads...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 4, 2015
U. S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Chairman Robert P. George said that the religious situation in Egypt has “complicated' over the past year, although President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi made 'noteworthy' statements to urge religious reform.
Date of source: Friday, December 4, 2015
Winners of seats in parliament include minority populations that achieved great success compared to previous elections, including Coptic Christians, who won a total of 36 seats representing 6 percent of parliament.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Notes on the occasion of Prof. Mike Reimer's 60th birthday, assistant professor of history at the American University in Cairo. Muslim-Christian relations are so much more complex as media tend to report.
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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.