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Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox has begun sending Christmas mass invitations, personally signed by Pope Shenouda III.
Pope Shenouda announced that he will soon return to Ohio for a doctor-recommended health checkup. He is expected to return to preside over the Christmas mass and give his usual sermon.
Church...
Date of source: Saturday, December 25, 2010
Hudá al-Misrī writes about the cancellation of many satellite channels on the Egyptian NileSat service. She says that many others have been warned for religious violations. These instances prove the necessity of encouraging tolerance in religion.
The article claims that many of these channels...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
Dr. Muhammad al-Barād‘ī, former president of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that he is not opposed to a Christian woman becoming the president of Egypt.
"According to Islamic teaching, every person, Muslim or Christian, has the same rights and duties. These rights are based on...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
Dr. Muhammad Sa‘d al-Katātnī, member of the Muslim Brotherhood guidance office, said that the Brotherhood rejects the idea of a "shadow" parliament that replaces the current parliament.
He explains that it is the right of any group of citizens to form an entity that reflects their opinion, but not...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Muhammad Dā’ud, professor of Islamic Sharī‘ah at Suez University, says that the recent Fatwá issued against opposition leader Mohammad al-Barād‘ī for allegedly inciting civil unrest is fanatical.
According to Dā’ud, the Fatwá is based on a crucial misunderstanding about Egyptian politics. “Al-Barād...
Date of source: Friday, December 24, 2010
‘Ādil Darwīsh, Parliament Analyst at the British newspaper Daily Mail, says that many of foreigners followed November's parliamentary elections in Egypt.
He added that the Muslim Brotherhood were the ones who banned themselves and provided the opportunity to be outlawed by going to court and saying...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
‘Ādil Ḥammūdah says that when Pope Shenouda ordered the transfer of his dialysis machime and other medical equipment to Wādī al-Naṭrūn for his recent seclusion, observers felt that he was planning a long stay, which would mean he would miss the president's inauguration of parliament, which could...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
Ghazūlī begins by saying that worldwide, the separation of religion from politics and church from state is currently under pressure.
"Today, strong currents...in the West are mixing religion and politics and giving the church a growing role in public affairs; so are we to do the same?" the writer...
Date of source: Thursday, December 23, 2010
This article reviews the history of Coptic political participation in Egypt. After stating that the period of the Ottoman Caliphate was "among the worst historical periods for Egypt's Copts," Lam‘ī comments that subsequent Coptic political history can be divided into four epochs.
These are the "...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 21, 2010
The author begins her piece by referring positively to an Italian priest who has permitted Muslims to hold Friday prayers in a section of his church, justifying this by saying he seeks to strengthen relations between the religions.
She then compares this with what she calls the "unjust, stubborn...
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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.