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Date of source: Saturday, October 30, 2010
A group of Islamic activists organized a huge protest after yesterday’s Friday prayers demanding the release of Kāmīliyā Shihātah, who has allegedly been detained by the church for converting to Islam. The protesters called for the trial of church leaders and the removal of Pope Shenouda III. They...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 27, 2010
A number of activists calling themselves “activists in support of Kāmīliyā Shihātah” announced that demonstrations demanding her release will continue. They announced two demonstrations to take place next Friday in Cairo and Alexandria. Najīb Jabrā‘īl, president of the Egyptian Union for Human...
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
Over the last several weeks, controversial remarks by Bishop Bīshūy of Damietta and Islamic thinker Dr. Salīm al-‘Awwā have filled the pages of the Egyptian newspapers. AWR Chief Editor Cornelis Hulsman provides a recap of the events....
Date of source: Monday, October 25, 2010
The article asks religious figures and thinkers who might be behind the demonstrations against Pope Shenouda III and whether it is a coincidence that these demonstrations are happening right before the parliamentary elections. Mukhtār Nūh blamed chaos, Kamāl Habīb blamed Salafīs and Shaykh Usāmah...
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
With the assistance of two Facebook groups, protestors organized demonstrations after Friday prayers yesterday outside the Nūr Mosque in ‘Abbāsiyyah and Nājī Mosque in Alexandria. They demanded the release of Kāmīlīyā Shihātah and shouted slogans such as “Egypt is an Islamic country,” along with...
Date of source: Friday, October 22, 2010
Islamic activists on Facebook announced they were planning a demonstration after today’s Friday prayers as part of a series requesting the return of Kāmīliyā Shihātah. They named the demonstration the “Lion’s Roar” and announced that it would also be supporting the religious satellite channels that...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Minister of Endowments Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq disassociated himself from all demonstrations that are against Pope Shenouda III and in support of Kamilia Shehata's release, assuring that the protests all occurred outside mosques and not inside. He added that the Ministry of Endowments was...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 6, 2010
A group of Muslim and Christian friends who are writers, media figures, doctors, and businessmen had not met all summer. When they finally did, the main concern was of the current sectarian tension. Let us not pretend that this has not happened before, however, there are many significant and...
Date of source: Monday, October 4, 2010
A group of young protesters are planning a stand in protest of the disappearance of Kāmīliyā Shihātah next Friday, October 8th, at the Al-Qaid Ibrahim mosque in Alexandria after the Friday prayers. The demonstration will demand Kamilia’s release from the Church as well as the release of other...
Date of source: Sunday, October 3, 2010
Dr. Muhammad Selīm El-<sup>c</sup>Awā writes that sectarian polemics only lead to hatred and that Muslims and Copts are destined to live together. Therefore, learning to do so peacefully is the only way to avoid Fitnah. He also said that Coptic religious figures should use the word...
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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.