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Date of source: Saturday, October 6, 2018
Judge Muṣṭafā Alham, Governor of Luxor, met with the delegation of the Italian Catholic Church, headed by the Italian archbishop Luigi Vari, accompanied by Bishop ʿAmānūʾīl ʿAyyād, Luxor Archbishop of Coptic Catholics and the coordinator of the visit.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Egyptian newspaper Al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ referred to a Foreign Policy report stating that the supporters of the deposed president, Muhammad Morsi (Mursī), have attacked churches and Copts as a punishment for their strong opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood rule.
Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2013
The funeral of four Christian victims of sectarian incident in Luxor was held on July 7 at Prince Tawadros El-mashreky (Saint Tawadros al-Mashriqī), known as Dayr al-Muhārib, at al-Ba’īrat village, west of Luxor.
Thousands of Christians attended the funeral of the four victims of Luxor. The...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Central Luxor Criminal Court decided to postpone the lawsuit against Christian teacher, Dimīyānah 'Ubayd 'Abd al-Nūr, until June 3. She is accused of disdaining Islam, insulting Prophet Muhammad, and preaching against Islam (Hajāj Salāmah, al-Wafd, May 22, p.8). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
The Azhar objected to Iran’s release of a film portraying the Prophet Muhammad, stressing that portraying Allah’s Prophets is unlawful. Shaykh ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Bāqī, Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, said that religious scholars in Iran need to strictly cease the release of this film...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
The author of this piece speculates about what he believes to be the true causes for Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, and ventures that he might be more influential than the ideas of Martin Luther, the 16th century Christian reformer. The author compares the health of the outgoing Pope to previous...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
A well-attended festival of love was held in Luxor to send a message of peace to the world and to emphasize the safety and security of the city with the intention of increasing the level of tourism, the main sector of the local economy. It was organized by Sawa Association for cultural development...
Date of source: Monday, February 25, 2013
Shaykh Abū Islām has attempted to distance himself from his inflammatory comments about Coptic women. However, the prosecution sent the CDs, provided by Najīb Jubrā’īl, the lawyer, that prove Abū Islām's incitement of a fitnah and disturbance of national unity, to be transcribed by the Ministry of...
Date of source: Saturday, August 5, 2017
UNESCO World Heritage List includes seven Egyptian sites, divided into six heritage: The Monastery of Abū Mīnā, Historical [Islamic] Cairo, The Memphite Necropolis, Ancient Thebes, The Monuments of Nubia, and St. Catherine.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2016
The fire-fighting forces managed to extinguish a fire that broke out inside the Coptic Catholic Mar Girgis Church in Luxor city. There were no casualties.
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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.