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Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Also, several feminist leaders slammed failure to have good representation of women in the Qandīl government although Qandīl and before him Mursī had pledged that women will be represented in a way satisfactory to all segments of the society.
“Is it acceptable that a post-revolution government...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
The announced government lineup has augmented Copts’ agonies after the percentage of standard representation of Copts in the successive governments in Egypt – at least two ministers – was reduced.
The government of Hishām Qandīl does not have any Coptic presence except Nādyah Zakhārī, the minister...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Meanwhile, Bishop Pachomius said he would not congratulate the new prime minister, Hishām Qandīl, over formation of his government that was sworn in before the president on Thursday (Aug. 2) because “the lineup was unfair”.
“This cabinet lineup was unfair to Copts, now that we have expected more...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Muftī of the Republic Dr. ‘Alī Jum’ah, speaking during a Friday prayer sermon, said the incidents of Dahshūr were not just a passing quarrel but were far more dangerous than this.
“Trucks were brought to carry the furniture and electrical appliances inside Christians’ houses. That was an organized...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Family House initiative council will form a delegation to be co-led by Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb and acting patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church Bishop Pachomius to meet President Mursī as soon as possible to consider measures to avoid the eruption of regrettable incidents...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Mursī appealed to Muslims in the village to protect their Christian brothers, promising compensations to everyone harmed in those incidents. [‘Usāmah al-Hawwārī, al-Ahrām, Aug. 4, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Dahshūr unrest entered a new juncture on Friday (Aug. 3) after dozens of local Copts and several Coptic movements protested outside the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah to reject the forced displacement of 120 Christian families.
Giza Governor Dr. ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Rahman,...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Egypt Copts Coalition organized protests outside the Giza Security Department to condemn sectarian displacement of Copts and plundering and burning of their houses and property in Dahshūr.
Some 100 local residents of Dahshūr as well as members of the Free Maspero Copts Movement, Egyptian Coptic...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
Political parties and movements denounced the “deplorable” unrest between Muslims and Christians in Dahshūr and called for forming a fact-finding commission and working on brining the displaced Coptic families back to their homes in the impoverished area.
Dr. Muhammad al-Barād’ī, a representative...
Date of source: Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Shūrá Council, the upper house of the Egyptian two-chamber parliament, will set up an eight-member commission to start conciliatory efforts in Dahshūr. [Author Not Mentioned, al-Ahrām, Aug. 4, p. 4] Read original text in Arabic
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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.