Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The article of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz reports about the Azhar’s indefinite suspension of interfaith dialogue with the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI’s repeated criticism on Islam and his calls for increased protection of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East are named as main reasons for the Azhar’s freeze of...
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 13, 2011
According to the article, the Vatican shares Egypt's wish to avoid an escalation of inter-religious tensions. This comes after Cairo on Tuesday recalled its ambassador from the Holy See following comments by Pope Benedict XVI, who condemed the church bombing in Alexandria and called for the country...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abū al-Ghayt says that the protection of places of worship is the responsibility of the government.
This comes after that the recent church attack in Alexandria raised the alarm about the safety of Christians in the Middle East.
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot...
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2011
President Husnī Mubārak called upon Egypt's Muslims and Christians to unite against terrorism, after a car bomb killed 21 people and injured 70 outside the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter in Alexandria. Christians immediately protested in the streets after the blasts. Mubārak...
Date of source: Saturday, December 11, 2010
An official Swiss television channel aired a video investigation that claims that copts in Egypt are persecuted, and forced to live in slums.
The video angered Islamic communities in Switzerland and European countries. The Swiss Islamic Shura council issued a declaration condemning the video...
Date of source: Monday, December 6, 2010
Despite the cold weather, a large number of people gathered to participate in a prayer by Pope Benedict XVI at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City.
The Vatican Pope prayed for victims of violence of all religions. He particulalry emphasized those in Iraq, Egypt, and the Sinai.
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
This article highlights an interview between Radio Vatican and Father Rafīq Greish, a spokesman for the Coptic Catholic Church, who speaks about the state of Egyptian Christians during the past months.
Greish discusses the ‘Umrāniyyah riots against the construction stoppage of an unlicensed church...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Sharīf al-Shūbāshī writes that the success of democracy depends on the success of secularism. Further, he says that secularism should not be thought of as necessarily opposing religion.
He added that the most serious lesson of human history is that "the marriage of politics and religion is vicious...
Date of source: Sunday, December 26, 2010
"There is no doubt that bigotry and lack of respect for other's beliefs drove Jean-Marie Le Pen, Director of the National Front in France, to the second round in the presidential elections year 2002." Ayman Nūr writes.
The article then explains that when Le Pen was about to leave his party, he...