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Date of source: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Egypt’s top court on Tuesday (July 10) overruled a decision by President Muhammad Mursī to reinstate the dissolved People’s Assembly, the lower house of the Egyptian two-chamber parliament. [Khālid Abū al-‘Izz, al-Ahrām, July 11, p. 1] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, June 28, 2012
President-elect Muhammad Mursī underscored that national unity is a key objective and top priority in his election platform, adding he really meant the slogan of his campaign, “Our Power is in Our Unity”. [Muhammad Hindāwī, al-Akhbār, June 28, p. 5] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, June 25, 2012
The three Egyptian churches congratulated Muhammad Mursī over his victory in the runoff round against former regime general Ahmad Shafīq. [‘Imād Khalīl, al-Misrī al-Yawm, June 25, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, May 31, 2012
On February 28, 2012 the leaders of the Council of the Evangelical Churches in Egypt met with the Muslim Brotherhood, and produced a document delineating the shared values of both organizations.
Seventeen evangelical signatories are listed; perhaps the one most surprising comes at the very end.
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Date of source: Friday, May 11, 2012
Copts are partners in the nation for 14 centuries now and there will be no more discrimination between Muslims and Copts as both will be equal in the eye of the law, said presidential candidate Dr. Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awā at the Mar Girgis Church in Kūm Hamādah, al-Beheira governorate on Thursday (...
Date of source: Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church Guards Coalition denounced the protests in al-Tahrīr and al-‘Abbāssīyah, adding proponents of those protest calls “seek the division of the nation into factions fighting one another”. [Ghādah ‘Abd al-Hāfiz, al-Misrī al-Yawm, May 5, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, May 6, 2012
Azhar scholars said that attacking public property, intimidating citizens and killing soldiers and workers are all against Islam and their perpetrators must be punished. [Dīyā’ Abū al-Safā, al-Akhbār, May 6, p. 6] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Thursday, May 3, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah, responsible for the media committee in the Orthodox Church, said to al-Shurūq al-Jadīd that he was chosen in the delegation traveling to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
"This visit is first of its kind for a Christian cleric, " said Bishop Marqus.
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Date of source: Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Bishop Marqus of Shubrā al-Khaymah and Dr. Safwat al-Bayādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church in Egypt are visiting Saudi Arabia with the official delegation to improve bilateral relations between the two countries after the recent crisis. This is considered a first of its kind visit for the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 29, 2012
Bishop Abrām of al-Fayyoum, the secretary of the committee receiving papers of candidates for the papal chair in succession of Pope Shenouda III, refused to reveal names of applicants, adding the names of the seven candidates, of whom three to be selected, will be announced on May 15. [Ashraf Sādiq...
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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.