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Date of source: Friday, November 5, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights, Najīb Jabrā’īl, issued a statement yesterday requesting priests to follow the Pope’s orders not to appear in interviews with the media. He said that statistics show that priests are not dedicated to their parish and, furthermore, that priests neglecting...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Bishop Max Michel Maximus issued a statement criticizing Bishop Bīshūy’s recent controversial statements. He said that Bīshūy’s views on Islam are merely his own and not the Bible’s because only those who act like Christ can talk on behalf of Christianity. Najīb Jabrā‘īl announced a conference to...
Date of source: Sunday, October 31, 2010
The video sharing website YouTube broadcasted a video of one of the two “Ismailia Girls” from Qantarah Gharb, Muná ‘Abd Allāh Shenouda, announcing her conversion to Islam and denying rumours of her being kidnapped. There is still no information on the other girl. Coptic activist Najīb Jabrā‘īl...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Beni Suef Diocese Vicar, Father Bakhūm, said that he received a letter from the National Democratic Party, signed by Secretary General Dr. ‘Abd al-Rahmān Salīm, requesting a list of names that the church would like to run for parliament. Father Bakhūm says he replied with a list of names of four...
Date of source: Sunday, October 24, 2010
After being disbarred from the Syndicate of Lawyers for making offensive comments about God and the Prophet Muhammad, Maurice Sādiq, the head of the National American Coptic Assembly, accused the syndicate of anti-Semitism. He claims to have appealed to the American Lawyers’ Syndicate, the United...
Date of source: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Najīb Jibrā‘īl said Christian satellite channels should not broadcast material offending Islam. He also said that there is a media campaign urging governments in the Gulf to fire their Coptic workers, which are believed to number around one thousand.
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Date of source: Sunday, May 30, 2010
This article deals with the issue of Coptic rights abroad and at home, as well the views of parish leader Bassanti concerning Coptic rights.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Head of the Egyptian Union Organization for Human Rights, Naguib Gabraeel, requested the Attorney General prohibit the publishing of stories related to Kamilia Shehata, as they only serve to heighten sectarian tension between Muslims and Christians, which will put national unity at stake. He also...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
In this AWR article, Jayson Casper comments on Georgette Qillīnī, a member of the Egyptian People’s Assembly and a Coptic Christian.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Human rights activist and Legal Adviser to the Church, Najīb Jibrā'īl, is organizing a demonstration to take place on September 11th outside the Supreme Court of Egypt. This demonstration will protest against the mass burning of the Qur'ān scheduled for the same day, organized by American Priest...
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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.