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Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2015
Through this campaign, the Egyptian Secular Party demands the shutting down of all religious political parties, specifically Salafi al-Nūr Party. It bases this demand on article 74 of the current constitution which forbids the formation of political parties on a religious basis. This clause was...
Date of source: Monday, December 19, 2011
Muslim Brotherhood Murshid (Guide) Muhammad Badī' made a phone call Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III to enquire after his health and congratulate him over his return home safe from a treatment trip in Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Church sources aid that the St. Mark Cathedral is considering sending...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
In a fear-dispelling step by Islamists, religious parties and entities competed to offer congratulations for Copts on the occasion of the Eastern Christmas and form human shields to protect Christian houses of worship during the celebrations. “The Salafī Da’wah (Call) Organization has formed human...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III ordered Archpriest Sergius Sergius, deputy of the patriarchate for administrative affairs, to send Coptic Orthodox Christmas Mass invitations to all political parties including the Salafī ones like al-Asālah (Authenticity), al-Fadīlah (Virtue) and al-Nūr (Light) as...
Date of source: Monday, December 26, 2011
Sawirus, the founder of the Free Egyptians Party, called on the Muslim Brotherhood to reveal their budget for the election campaign and spending on the candidates of the Freed and Justice Party (FJP), the Brotherhood's political arm.
"An Arab leader had asked me to notify security (intelligence)...
Date of source: Sunday, December 25, 2011
In an attempt to ease the tension between protesters in al-Tahrīr square and the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), 65 activists and public figures suggest opening up nominations for presidential candidates on 25 January, closing the nomination period on the anniversary of former President...
Date of source: Monday, March 28, 2016
Arab-West Report extends its condolences to the family and friends of the victims in the March 22 and March 27 terrorist attacks in Brussels and Lahore, as well as to all Belgians and Pakistanis. The terrorist attack at Zaventem Airport and Maalbeek Metro station in Brussels claimed the lives of 34...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
The Facebook page of Dr. Murād 'Alī, media advisor of the Freedom and Justice Party is subject to severe criticism in the light of the fatwá issued by Dr. 'Abd al-Rahmān al-Barr, Muftī of the Muslim Brotherhood, which stresses that Coptic Easter greetings are forbidden (Muhammad al-Sayyīd, al-Yawm...
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Yesterday (May 5, 2013), Egyptian Copts celebrated Easter and received greetings from fellow Muslims; however representatives from the Freedom and Justice Party were absent. Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Silwanous, General Bishop at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria, emphasized the need for...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Hātim Kamāl al-Shāzlī said that his daughter Ranā, who has been missing for seventy days, ran off to Turkey with a young Christian from Beni Suef. Al-Shāzlī accused Coptic clergy of using Salafī Black Magic on his daughter, forcing her to convert from Islam to Christianity. Despite the findings of...
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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.