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Date of source: Saturday, December 29, 2007
In spite of public denunciation Jews have celebrated their annual celebration of Abū Hasīrah under restricted security precautions.
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2008
Wā’il al-Ibrāshī writes about an alleged Jewish synagogue in Egypt. An American rabbi came to Egypt searching for what is the biggest and one the most important Jewish synagogues in Egypt. The rabbi asked for the help of the Ministry of Antiquities and a Christian priest in his investigations. Al-...
Date of source: Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Supreme Council of Culture has organized a symposium to discuss a serious issue – the continuous Israeli attempts to steal Arab heritage.
Date of source: Monday, November 26, 2007
‘Antar ‘Abd al-Laṭīf reports on opinions of the inhabitants of the village of Damaytūh in al-Buhayrah Governorate on the Jewish annual celebration of the so-called Abū Ḥasīrah Shrine located in the village.
Date of source:
Al-Arabi
and Āfāq Arabia
reported that a great many Jews came to the village of Demtawa to celebrate the mulid of Abū
Hasera. al-
Ahrar wrote that this year only three Jews attended the celebration. Rose al-Youssef mentioned that the
celebration was canceled by an Egyptian decree. It pointed...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 2, 2001
The issue of celebrating the mulid of Abū Hasera aroused the anger of the inhabitants
of Demtawa, where his tomb
is located. There are many conflicting stories about the reality of his
character. Some stories say that he was one
of the prophets that were sent to the Israelites in Egypt and...
Date of source: Friday, November 28, 2003
The report of the Authority of State Commissioners on the lawsuit of the mulid of Abu Hassera in Behara ordered the cancellation of the annual celebration of the mulid and nullified the decision of the Minister of Culture, which categorized the shrine of the Rabbi Abu Hasera and the Jewish...
Date of source: Sunday, September 9, 2001
The Administrative Judiciary Court of Alexandria cancelled the celebration of the mulid of the Jewish rabbi Abu Hasera and annulled a decree from the Minister of Culture, which considered the tomb of Abu Hasera to be one of the Egyptian Coptic and Islamic monuments. It also refused to allow the...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2001
Locals of Demtawa, Beheira, are angry because of the decision of the Higher Council for Antiquities to consider Abu Hasera’s tomb and the attached shrines as monuments. They think it will allow Jews to celebrate Abu Hasera’s mulid more daringly, practicing rituals religions and common sense do not...
Date of source: Thursday, May 3, 2001
The Minister of Culture issued a decision according to which the tomb of the Jewish rabbi Yacob Abu Hasera, the surrounding tombs and the hill upon which the tomb is located are to be considered historical monuments.
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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.