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Date of source: Thursday, April 2, 2020
The Evangelical Church is following the current situation closely. The church is noting the active efforts being made across the board by state-run sectors and entities to combat the coronavirus, and to contain the crisis which is threatening both the country and the world at large.
Date of source: Friday, April 3, 2020
Father Būlus Ḥalīm, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, revealed the details of a church announcement to extend church closures and the cancellation of prayers for Holy Week and of Easter masses. He clarified that the measures would be carried out at all churches and in all parishes,...
Date of source: Sunday, April 5, 2020
In shocking statements, Egyptian businessman Hussein Sabbour [Ḥussayn Ṣabbūr] said that the sacrifice of a few Egyptian citizens’ lives was much better than the Egyptian state going bankrupt, calling for an end to the curfew and a return to business as usual in the fastest possible time, adding...
Date of source: Sunday, April 5, 2020
It is almost Ramadan [Ramaḍān], which comes this year amid exceptional circumstances. The spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has forced people to stay indoors following the preventative measures taken by the government, including quarantine and placing a curfew on civilians’ movement. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Saint Mary’s Church, which belongs to the Coptic Orthodox diocese of al-Qūṣiyyah in Asyūṭ governorate, allocated a building within the church to be used for quarantining villagers returning from abroad.
Date of source: Saturday, April 25, 2020
Ṣafāʾ Mūsā, a Sudanese refugee living in Egypt, says “We will die from starvation, not from Corona” thereby pointing at the problems she faces during the holy month of Ramadan. Like Mūsā, many other African refugees in Egypt are affected by the measures taken by the government to fight the...
Date of source: Friday, April 24, 2020
The majority of Muslims around the world began to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan this Friday amidst a peak in the number of people infected with the Coronavirus. The virus prevents many believers from meeting their families or performing collective prayers in mosques, while some religious...
Date of source: Monday, April 20, 2020
The official spokesperson of the Ministry of Endowments, Aḥmad al-Qāḍī, caused controversy after he had said that the Ministry considers opening mosques during the holy month of Ramadan for Imams only. In a phone interview with TV presenter Aḥmad Mūsā, Aḥmad al-Qāḍī stated that the ministry would...
Date of source: Saturday, April 11, 2020
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that the world is currently enduring difficult circumstances as the number of people infected with the Coronavirus increases. We face this situation for the first time but we say with warm hearts “Heal the sick“. In his sermon, coinciding with the Last Friday of the Great Lent...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Since the arrival of the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, human life has completely changed. Every place of gathering whether for worship or entertainment has been closed to people. However, this is not the first time in human history that mosques have been closed.
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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.