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Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2019
Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) director Bahī al-Dīn Ḥassan announced that the South Korean authorities would halt deportation procedures of the family of Mīnā Dāniyāl, a martyr of the “Maspero Massacre”, after detaining them for many hours at Incheon airport in Seoul. The...
Date of source: Thursday, November 15, 2012
Rūmānī Jād al-Rabb, a Coptic activist and Vice-Chairman of the al-Kalima (Word) for Human Rights, accused officials of “foot-dragging” on bringing to justice the persons involved in the October 9, 2011 clashes outside the state TV & radio building in Maspero, which left more than 20 people...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The trial of suspects from the military involved in the virginity tests and the October 9 Maspero incidents before a court martial is underway, according to Maj. General 'Ādil al-Mursī, the president of the military judiciary organization. "After all investigations completed and eyewitnesses were...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The investigations into the Maspero case accused three priests, Muslim Brotherhood members and four political movements of inciting and sparking riots, summoning witnesses for the prosecution for the second time. Suspects said that they had nothing to do with the protests in Maspero but that they...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2015
Pope Tawadros’ statements today confirmed his belief that the Egyptian Army is not to blame for the bloodshed in the Maspero incident. He claimed, instead that the Muslim Brotherhood provoked the incident when they tricked Christian youth into entering a violent confrontation with the Egyptian Army...
Date of source: Thursday, January 8, 2015
The Pope’s statements declare the innocence of the Egyptian Army in the bloodshed at Maspero
Pope Tawadros’ statements today confirmed his belief that the Egyptian Army is not to blame for the bloodshed in the Maspero incident. He claimed instead that the Muslim Brotherhood provoked the incident...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
The Maspero Youth Union (MYU) has published a report on the sectarian violence that occurred in Egypt throughout 2011. The report, released in Arabic and English, focuses on sectarian violence against Copts, particularly after the 25th of January 2011. It is based on documentation by Egyptian and...
Date of source: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Which images and stories are to be trusted? Copts and Muslims being united in Tahrīr Square in January and February 2011? Coptic Orthodox Priest Father Yu’annis and Salafī Shaykh Hamdī cooperating in the Upper Egyptian village of Qufādah or those of October 9, 2011, with raging armored vehicles,...
Date of source: Friday, March 9, 2012
In recent weeks the Muslim Brotherhood has been engaged in public squabbles with the military council over formation of the government. According to most interpretations of the constitutional declaration which guides the transition in Egypt, the presidency – here the military council – has the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 1, 2012
[This is a full transcript of an interview made on December 2, 2011]
The results of the first round of the Egyptian elections show that Islamist parties appear to have won by a landslide. The Muslim Brotherhood created the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) that has apparently received 40-45 percent...
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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.