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Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2012
A post-revolution Egypt and Egyptians’ aspirations undoubtedly require radical changes in the current constitutional concepts that should be replaced by guarantees protecting the rights of citizens and coming generations, writes Nabīl ‘Abd al-Malik in an opinion article in al-Ahrām.
Islamists in...
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2012
Meanwhile, the People’s Assembly on Sunday grilled Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah over his recent visit to Jerusalem and the al-Aqsá Mosque and requested him to offer his resignation.
The majority of members of parliament considered the visit as undermining Jum’ah’s credibility, harming the...
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church is holding the 40th Day Anniversary of the death of Pope Shenouda III over three days starting as of Tuesday (April 24).
Bishop Bula, Secretary of the Holy Synod, met on Sunday (April 22) with Lt. General Sāmī ‘Anān, Deputy Chairman of the ruling Supreme Council of the...
Date of source: Monday, April 23, 2012
“The principles of monasticism force monks not to crave for the position. In the past, the monks used to escape it but when bishops agree on one of them they used to bring him shackled in chains and put him on the chair of Saint Mark the Apostle,” said Bishop Pachomius in statements.
He added that...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The funeral of 'Azzah Tawfīq 'Abd al-Fattāh, the wife of Lt. General Ahmad Shafīq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, has started from al-Thawrah Mosque on Saturday (April 21), attended by a host of military officials. [Hāzim Abū Dūmah, al-Ahrām, April 22, p. 4] Read original text...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The funeral of 'Azzah Tawfīq 'Abd al-Fattāh, the wife of Lt. General Ahmad Shafīq, a former prime minister and presidential candidate, has started from al-Thawrah Mosque on Saturday (April 21), attended by a host of military officials. [Hāzim Abū Dūmah, al-Ahrām, April 22, p. 4] Read original text...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Field Marshal Muhammad Husayn Tantāwī, Chairman of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), said that the army does not back a certain candidate for the presidency, pledging to "sail the nation through to safety, hand over power to an elected civil president and support drafting a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Meanwhile, the Iftā' House expressed rejection against impertinence towards Muftī of the Republic Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah over his recent visit to al-Quds (Jerusalem) and his prayers at the al-Aqsá Mosque.
"The Muftī, who attended an emergency meeting of the Azhar's Islamic Research Academy, the highest...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
Activities of the 2nd Arab-European dialogue meeting, organized by the Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services (CEOSS) intercultural dialogue forum, will start on Monday (April 23), to be attended by representatives of 17 Arab and European countries.
"The three-day conference will...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The most likely punishment for Copts who violated Pope Shenouda's decision to ban visits to Jerusalem under Israeli occupation will be deprived from Holy Communion, one of the seven sacraments in the Coptic Orthodox Church. [Husnī Mīlād, al-Akhbār, April 22, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
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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.