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Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
Another Coptic activist, John Tal’at, called for expelling the Israeli ambassador in response to Ben-Ari’s destroying a New Testament, urging strong actions against such “insolence”. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, July 20, p. 13] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Friday, July 20, 2012
[Reviewer’s Note: The paper mentioned that Israeli Member of Knesset Michael Ben-Ari from the National Union Party has burnt a copy of the Bible while he actually tore a New Testament from a copy of the Holy Book and threw it in the trash bin]
Najīb Jabrā’īl, Chairman of the Egyptian Union for...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
On the other hand, Molawi Ishaq Madani, the Iranian president’s advisor for Sunnī Muslims’ affairs, underlined the importance of having closer ties binding Egypt and Iran, noting this “alleged” difference between Sunnīs and Shiites is “in the political interests of only certain Arab governments and...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, who is also the chairman of the committee on registration of votes for the election of a new pope for the Coptic Orthodox Church, said the registration of eligible voters was postponed to Friday (April 20).
He noted that the Holy Synod will discuss in its meeting...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Meanwhile, the Maspero Youth Union (MYU) is holding a ceremony to commemorate the late Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on the occasion of the anniversary of the 40th day of his departure. [Rānyā Nabīl, al-Ahālī, April 18, p. 1] ...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Upper Egyptians, Copts and Sūfīs will have the final say in the forthcoming election of Egypt’s new president, writes Ahmād ‘Āmir ‘Abd Allāh in an opinion article in al-Ahrām newspaper.
Votes of Upper Egyptians, who form nearly half the voting power and are known to have old deep-rooted loyalty to...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Lawmaker Jābir al-Jahlān, a member of the parliamentary bloc of the Building & Development Party, the political arm of the al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic Group), said the Jamā’ah does not mind having any of the fulūl (remnants) of the former regime to enter the presidential elections on...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The parliamentary body of the MB’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) expressed rejection that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or the Azhar should interfere in laying the criteria for setting up a constitution-drafting panel.
The board also said it will be committed to the...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Constitutional law experts, for their part, said the Azhar should not interfere in those criteria now that there are no constitutional texts or historical precedents in this concern.
They agreed that the Azhar’s initiative is a guiding one but not at all binding to any party, adding the top Sunnī ...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The parliamentary body of the MB’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) expressed rejection that the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) or the Azhar should interfere in laying the criteria for setting up a constitution-drafting panel.
The board also said it will be committed to the...
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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.