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Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Counselor Abd al- Wahāb ‘Abd al- Rāziq, Member of PEC (Presidential Elections Committee) decided to extend the vote for a third day. The polling stations were closed yesterday at 9 pm and the extension until 10 pm was cancelled (Hishām al- Miydānī, al- Ahrām, May 28).
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Egyptians made yesterday (May 26) a new message against terrorism. Millions of Egyptian citizens have gone to the polling stations to choose their coming president. The lines at some stations have extended to more than 10 meters outside the stations.
Date of source: Monday, May 26, 2014
Interim President Adlī Mansūr has called upon the Egyptian people to vote in the presidential elections. He promised that the institutions of the state will not be biased to any of the candidates and no citizen will be guided to make a certain choice (Nāssir Abd al- Mājid, al- Wafd, May 26, p. 3).
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
No one in the streets of Egypt has any doubt about former Field Marshall Abdelfattah al-Sisi to win the presidential elections on May 26 and 27. The question, however, is what percentage of the electorate will go to the polls. The total number of votes al-Sisi will be able to obtain is also of...
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
Catholic Pope Francis I has arrived to Jordan in a visit that is the fourth of its kind in the last 50 years. This is the first visit for him to the Holy Land in which he intends to visit Bethlehem and Jerusalem. He has called for the respect of religious freedom in all areas of the Middle East...
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
Amid very tense settings, due to the flights and mutual accusations by the two sufī leaders ‘Abd al- Hādī al Qasabī, the Shaykh of the Sufis, and head of the Islāh front, Shaykh Alā’ Abū al-‘Azāyim. The sufī elections of the Supreme Council of Sufi Orders ended two days ago (May 22) and has...
26. AWR Daily Overview May 23, 2014: Shaykh of the Azhar Orders New Preaching Convoys in Upper Egypt
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2014
The Grand Imām Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyib, Shaykh of the Azhar, has decided to implement a comprehensive plan to ensure that the moderate position of Islam remains widespread in Egypt. He ordered new preaching convoys to the different villages and cities in Upper Egypt. This is in addition to the convoys...
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
General Sidqī Subhī, Minister of Defense, has stated that the armed forces will confront with force any attempt to influence the will of the people. Security sources stated that the army shall secure the election with 160,000 soldiers. Special forces shall also be deployed to the (politically)...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Preliminary results of the vote of Egyptians abroad reveal a sweeping success for al- Sīsī. After 135 polling stations have finished counting the vote, results show that 245,582 citizens have voted abroad. 227,311 (94%) citizens voted for al- Sisi and 14,624 (6%) voted for Sabāhī (Muhammad al-...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Early unofficial poll results of Egyptians abroad have shown that al- Sīsī is succeeding with a landslide. According to the campaign of al- Sīsī, he is winning with more than 85% so far in New Zealand and three electoral districts in Australia. The vote counting is still continuing in other...
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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.