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Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
The persons who launched a Facebook page called Committee to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice in Egypt announced their “total independence” from al-Nūr Party and the Salafī Da’wah (Call) due to “the shameful position of the party that denied any relationship with this page”.
They said that they will...
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: 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: Saturday, December 24, 2011
In Tantā, the capital of al-Gharbia governorate, al-Nūr Party held a massive rally attended by 15,000 people under the title “They said they (al-Nūr) are dabbling in politics”
Al-Nūr Party leader ‘Imād al-Dīn ‘Abd al-Ghafūr, in a message of assurance to the Egyptian people, said that Copts will...
Date of source: Saturday, December 24, 2011
Meanwhile, the Salafī al-Nūr Party said that it respects the peace treaty with Israel due to the danger of canceling it unilaterally but some “unfair” items have to be modified by all legitimate means.
Al-Nūr (Light), in a statement published on its official Facebook page on December 23, said the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 28, 2013
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
Banī Swayf security forces strengthen their presence in the city of al-Wāsṭā, south of Banī Swayf, in front of Coptic sites following the announcement of a march to be held after Friday prayer today (Apr. 26), using forty formations fearing the re-eruption of clashes seen in Khusūs. The march comes...
Date of source: Sunday, January 18, 2015
Historically, relations between Sufis and Salafists have been sour, with the latter accusing the former of engaging in un-Islamic rites and rituals.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Preliminary results from the first round of parliamentary elections suggested that the electoral coalition 'For the Love of Egypt' ('Fī Hob Misr') has made sweeping gains, with Al-Nūr Party far behind in second place.
Date of source: Monday, February 8, 2016
Three years ago, on February 27, 2013, we interviewed Aḥmad Ashūsh in our office. These were the days of President Muhammad Mursī and we then made efforts to understand the motivations of the different people involved various Islamists movements. Aḥmad Ashūsh was arrested in October 2013 for the...
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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.