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Date of source: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Over 4,000 protesters engaged in demonstrations outside the al-Qā’id Ibrāhīm Mosque in Alexandria yesterday, demanding the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah and chanting against everyone responsible for her converting back to Christianity after announcing her conversion to Islam. The demonstrators were...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Minister of Endoments Dr. Hamdī Zaqzūq condemned the Iraqi “Sayyidat al-Najāh” massacre, saying that such actions do not represent Islamic values. He also said that he does not accept foreign entities interfering with Egyptian internal affairs, national unity, or the safety of the Egyptian people,...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Salafī activists from Cairo and Alexandria plan what they described as a “huge stand” in protest of the alleged detention of Kāmīliyā Shihātah by the church. They demand Kāmīliyā be handed over to the attorney general and for monasteries to be searched for weapons. One of the activists says that...
Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
A group of Islamic activists organized a huge protest after yesterday’s Friday prayers demanding the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, who has allegedly been detained by the church for converting to Islam. The protesters called for the trial of church leaders and the removal of Pope Shenouda III. They...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A number of activists calling themselves “activists in support of Kāmīliyā Shihātah” announced that demonstrations demanding her release will continue. They announced two demonstrations to take place next Friday in Cairo and Alexandria. Najīb Jabrā‘īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
With the assistance of two Facebook groups, protestors organized demonstrations after Friday prayers yesterday outside the Nūr Mosque in ‘Abbāsiyyah and Nājī Mosque in Alexandria. They demanded the release of Kāmīlīyā Shihātah and shouted slogans such as “Egypt is an Islamic country,” along with...
Date of source: Friday, October 22, 2010
Islamic activists on Facebook announced they were planning a demonstration after today’s Friday prayers as part of a series requesting the return of Kāmīliyā Shihātah. They named the demonstration the “Lion’s Roar” and announced that it would also be supporting the religious satellite channels that...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2010
A group of young protesters are planning a stand in protest of the disappearance of Kāmīliyā Shihātah next Friday, October 8th, at the Al-Qaid Ibrahim mosque in Alexandria after the Friday prayers. The demonstration will demand Kamilia’s release from the Church as well as the release of other...
Date of source: Thursday, September 23, 2010
Nabeeh El-Wahsh filed an injunction to Pope Shenouda III requesting that the Pope remove Bishop Bishoy and Father Abdel Maseeh Baseet from their positions for making statements that could potentially cause sectarian strife. Demonstrations were held outside the Lawyers' Syndicate yesterday...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Young Copts for Egypt Foundation is planning a demonstration to take place tomorrow outside the Abbasia Cathedral, supporting the Pope and church leaders. In its official newspaper, Nidaa Al-Watan, the Church expressed its disdain for actions threatening national unity and called Dr. El-Awa's...
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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.