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Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
On Friday, both Rose al-Yūsuf and al-Ahrār boasted major front-page stories on the Azhar’s decision to freeze its religious dialogue with the Vatican.
Under the banner headline “Azhar Freezes Dialogue with Vatican Indefinitely,” the former reports, “The Islamic Research Academy, in clear,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Grand Imām of the Azhar met over the weekend with former Lebanese President Amīn al-Jamayal, who submitted an offer to mediate between the Azhar and the Vatican for a resumption of dialogue, according to Rose al-Yūsuf.
Last week, the Azhar froze its bi-annual interfaith dialogue sessions with...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Azhar’s decision to freeze religious dialogue with the Vatican has aroused controversy in Christian, legal, and intellectual circles in Egypt, according to al-Dustūr.
Last week the Sunnī Islamic institution made the decision to indefinitely suspend its bi-annual interfaith dialogue sessions...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Muhammad ‘Abd al-Nūr criticizes Pope Benedict XVI for his recent statements calling for the protection of Middle Eastern Christians.
‘Abd al-Nūr alleges that the Pope’s statements were not made simply to show empathy for the region’s Christians, but were political in nature. He views the comments...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
In this article, Rānyā Sādiq criticizes the proposal by Maurice Sādiq, who has called for the establishment of an independent Coptic country in Egypt.
The writer suggests that Maurice Sādiq's proposal is related to a Zionist plot, due to its timing with the referendum for the secession of southern...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
Representatives attending the closing session of the Islamic Parliamentary Conference in Abu Dhabi say that Egypt is an example of genuine coexistence between Muslims and Christians, according to state-supported al-Jumhūrīyah.
The paper says that conference attendees expressed their support for...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Al-Misrī al-Yawm reports that a summit of Arab leaders is being held at the resort town of Sharm al-Shaykh in order to officially reject Western interference in sovereign Egyptian affairs.
The report comes in light of recent statements made by the European Union, Vatican, and various other...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The meeting of the Egyptian-European Council was the scene of a heated debate between the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Shūrá Council and the Papal Nuncio in Cairo regarding Pope Benedict's recent statements regarding the protection of Middle Eastern Christians.
According to...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church denied what was published in a private paper about Pope Shenouda retreating from public life in Monastery of Saint Bīshūy in Wādī al-Natrūn, objecting the non-release of Copts arrested for al-‘Umrāniyyah incident.
Bishop Yu’annis, General Bishop and Secretary of Pope,...
Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2011
Egyptian Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq and Gregorius III, Patriarch of Antioch, All the East and Alexandria and Jerusalem, met on Saturday to discuss the recent quarrel following the Vatican pope’s call for improved protection of Middle Eastern Christians in light of the recent church...
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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.