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Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Not present at the dialogue, and apologizing for their absence, were representatives of the Church and a number of political parties, including Misr al-Qawīyah (the Strong Egypt) Party and al-Tayār al-Misrī (the Egyptian Current) Party. Noticeably absent as well were the following public figures:...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
On Friday, February 1, 2013, Pope Benedict XVI ratified the election of Louis Raphaël I Sako as the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Babylon and the Head of the Chaldean Catholic Church, successor of Cardinal Mar Emmanuel III Delly who became the first Iraqi Cardinal in 2007.
Sākū had been Chaldean...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
A wildfire broken out in the late evening hours on Friday, February 1, 2013 at the 'Abd al-Latīf Prep School for girls located next to Qasr al-Dubārah Evangelical Church on Simon Bolivar Square. Demonstrators and other people in the area tried to control the flames to prevent it from spreading to...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
During the first weekly sermon, Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II called for an end to violence and prayed for peace and stability in Egypt. Additionally, Pope Tawadros II explained he would meet the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar the following day (Sunday, February 3, 2013) in order to sign the document...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, said on Saturday, Feb. 2, that Jum'ah was consulted on a number of fatwás. Bayādī also mentioned that the signing of the Azhar document represents the first attempt to calm the situation in Egypt. Until today there have not been any...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Egyptian Committee for Justice and Peace organised a symposium at the Catholic Church in Asyut Governorate. The symposium addressed a number of issues, including: the need for interdependence between the political parties; al-Nūr Party initiative (which includes the formation of national...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
On behalf of both Christian and Muslim members of Dār al-Iftā’ (House of Iftā') International Exhibition Ceremony, Archbishop Būlus ‘Uwaydah has asked the Minister of Culture Dr. Mahmūd Sābir to support a public demand that ‘Alī Jum'ah remain in his position as Muftī of the Republic. His term as ...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
In preparation for the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next week (February 6-7, 2013), senior officials of member countries held meetings in Cairo on Saturday February 2, 2013.
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has 46 members. A number...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
The Ambassador Mujtaba Amani, who heads the Iranian affairs mission in Cairo, explained that the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will head his country’s delegation to the Islamic Summit scheduled for February 6-7, 2013 in Cairo. Ahmadinejad is the first Iranian president to visit Egypt since...
Date of source: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Different political forces have signed an Azhar document that denounces violence. The signing of this document illustrates that there is a common belief in peaceful change and represents an agreement between different political forces.
The article discusses the underlying causes to the latest surge...
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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.