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Date of source: Monday, August 8, 2011
Security apparatuses in al-Minia's governorate controlled clashes between Muslim and Coptic youth that took place on August 6, 2011, in front of Saint George's Church in Nazlat Faraj Allah village, al-Minia governorate. Tight security measures were taken to avoid further clashes.
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Najīb Ghubryāl Najīb, President of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, has submitted a report to the public prosecutor, claiming that the President of the Islamic Center of Enlightenment was disdainful towards other religions.
Date of source: Friday, July 15, 2011
The National Justice Committee has drafted a unified law on places of worship, aiming to curb fitnah ṭā’ifīyah, which will offer new approaches in aspects such as transfer of licenses, regardless of religion or location.
These plans come in the wake of the May attacks on churches in Imbābah.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Shaykh Jamāl Qutb, the former Chairman of the Azhar's Fatwa Committee, said the unified law regulating the construction of houses of worship was lamely drafted, criticizing lack of organization in building mosques and churches.
He cited an example of the neighborhood where he lives. "I live in an...
Date of source: Thursday, June 30, 2011
Two news reports have stoked sectarian tensions in Upper Egypt in recent weeks. The first involves two young Coptic girls who were allegedly kidnapped and forced to convert to Islam. The second involves a protest at a church were Muslims reportedly threatened to kill the priest...
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Date of source: Sunday, June 19, 2011
Human Rights First organization said that the unified draft law on the construction of places of worship has made both Muslim and Christian leaders unhappy, rejecting the draft as restrictive and discriminatory to their respective religions.
If the law is passed without serious revisions, the...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Lawyer Najīb Jabrā’īl said his client Kāmīliyā Shihātah will not appear in the June 14, 2011 session at the State Council’s Administrative Judiciary Court in a case filed to demand that her whereabouts are disclosed.
“I expect the court to turn down the case and close it once and for all on the...
Date of source: Friday, May 20, 2011
Al-Minya's new governor, Maj. General Samīr Sallām, gave the thumbs up to embark on procedures to license the construction of a new archbishopric and annexes over an area of 4300 meters in the city of Maghāghah, capping a 14-month-old crisis.
Archpriest Ezra Fanjarī, the deputy head of the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 29, 2011
Major General Manṣūr al-ʿIsāwī, Minister of Interior Affairs, said that the issuance of a unified law for building worship houses will occur soon.
He added that the church affairs will be under the pretext of local councils, not the Ministry or any other Security Apparatuses.
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Date of source: Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Archpriest Marqus Birtī, Father of the Virgin Mary and Bishop Abraham Church in 'Ayn Shams, demanded a rapid issuance of a license to build the church.
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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.