Date of source: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Inspired by Tunisian Muhammad Bu‘Āzīzī, who burned himself and thereby triggered the Tunisian “Jasmine Revolt,” several Egyptians have set themselves ablaze during the last week.
“Egypt has not witnessed this phenomenon before, and never saw murder and killings like now,” said Shaykh Salāh ‘Abū...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Church did not send representatives to the founding meeting of the Azhar’s Family Home initiative on Saturday, according to al-Wafd.
A church source told the paper that two senior members of the Coptic Orthodox hierarchy had been scheduled to attend the meeting, but he...
Date of source: Thursday, January 20, 2011
Rose al-Yūsuf reports that the crisis between the Azhar and the Egypt Peace Lovers Society has escalated.
It says this is because the society, headed by Hānī ‘Azīz, had "jumped onto" the proposal by Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, the Grand Imām of the Azhar, for the creation of a joint Muslim-Christian...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
People's Assembly member Ahmad al-Sahafi wants to know what the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments has done to encourage imāms to push for acceptance and co-existence between the country's Copts and Muslims, especially in light of the New Year's Day attack on a church in Alexandria.
According to a...
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Interreligious tensions in Egypt are, unfortunately, very often related to church construction.
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
Umniyyah ‘Ādil interviews Egypt’s Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq about the rising sectarian tension between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.
Zaqzūq expresses his doubts in al-fitnah al-tā’ifīyah, describing them as every day disputes between Egyptians. He blames the media for covering...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
In mosques across the region on Friday, Muslim clerics preached tolerance and called for Muslim/Christian unity against acts of terrorism.
"Such crimes, which do not differentiate between Muslim and Christian or between a man and a woman, were rejected by the Prophet," says Egypt's Grand Muftī ‘Alī...
Date of source: Saturday, January 8, 2011
Rev. Rādī Atallah, the pastor of ‘Attārīn Evangelical Church in Alexandria, tells his personal story and explains how his church is moving forward with reconciliation efforts following last week's bombing of the Two Saints Church that left 23 dead and a community in mourning...
Date of source: Saturday, January 1, 2011
Jayson Casper considers the attack in Alexandria and the resulting sectarian demonstrations which arose in its wake. He explores some of the contextual issues and finds hope in an interfaith effort promoted by a dialogue group in the city. Even so, efforts to find meaning in the tragedy must go...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 10, 2010
CIDT Intern Hibah Mutāwi‘ interviews the founder of the Islamic Hotline service....