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Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Murshid (Guide) Dr. Muhammad Badī’ on Saturday (March 31) announced fielding Engineer Khayrat al-Shātir, his First Deputy Murshid, as the group’s candidate in the forthcoming presidential elections.
Badī’ denied any understandings between the MB and the ruling Supreme...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
The three Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches expressed discontent over the constituent assembly in its current lineup as several political powers quitted due to differences between the majority MPs and independent legislators regarding the rates of representation inside the panel.
The...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church Holy Synod’s media committee, said acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius has instructed him to make an official statement regarding a memo received from men of law on the Millī Council pertaining to the constitution panel.
Dr....
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Caretaker patriarch Bishop Bakhomius (Pachomius) denied any amendments in the 1957 statute on patriarch election, affirming that any other statements about extending the duration of this interim period pending the election of a new pope or amending the statute are not true. [Mahmūd Duwayr, al-Ahālī...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
In a statement, the Holy Synod said that the coming Constitution should underline the civil nature of the state and citizenship rights among all citizens and that Article 2 in the Constitution should guarantee the rights of Copts to refer to their Christian law on all matters related to their...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Laymen on the panel included Millī Council members Counselor Nabīl Munīr, Counselor Edward Ghālib, Mālik Mīnā, Munsif Najīb Sulaymān, Dr. Georgette Qillīnī, Dr. Kamāl Shawqī, Rasmī ‘Abd al-Malik, Kāmil Sālih, Wajdī Louis.
The Holy Synod will meet on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, to continue discussions...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Minster of State for Foreign Affairs, Muhammad ‘Amr, condemned the explosion of a building affiliated with the Egyptian Church in the Libyan City of Misrata that left two Egyptians dead and two wounded.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Bishop Pochamius, bishop of Beheira and Matruh, stated that the referendum to be held on the 14 and 15th of January is a continuation of the June 30 Revolution. He asked the people to give a ‘yes’ vote in the referendum (Author not mentioned, al-Watan, Jan. 8, p. 4).
Date of source: Monday, May 6, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Pachomius of al-Beheira said that Egyptian Muslim is more Muslim than any other Muslim in the world. He also called on all Egyptians to work together for the national interest. Many military figures attended Easter celebrations on May 5 at Damanhūr of al-Beheira...
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2013
Pope Tawadros leads his first Easter festivities amidst the ambiguity surrounding the position of the Copts. The transition from the late Orthodox Coptic Pope Shenouda III to Pope Tawadros oversaw the development of a more complex relationship between the church and state. The Copts are saddened by...
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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.