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Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2010
Minister of Endowments Dr. Hamdī Zaqzūq condemned the “Sayyidat al-Najāh” massacre in Iraq. He also said that Egypt does not accept threats to its people from foreign groups and that it is capable of protecting them. He added that rumours of Kāmīliyā Shehātah converting to Islam were made up by...
Date of source: Thursday, November 4, 2010
After the 48-hour ultimatum given for the church to release allegedly detained women, the al-Qā‘idah in Iraq group issued a statement announcing that Egyptian Christians have now become a legitimate target for Jihadists. Authorities have taken intense security measures for churches since the...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 3, 2010
The Coptic Orthodox Church denied the rumors about the cancellation of this Wednesday’s papal meeting following the massacre in Iraq and the al- Qāīcdah giving the Church an ultimatum to release the alleged detainees being held in monasteries. Bishop Marqus said that the church has not reacted to...
Date of source: Sunday, September 26, 2010
Egyptian attorneys Tariq Abū-Bakr and Nizār Ghorāb filed a lawsuit against the head of the Media Free Zone, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nile Sat, and head of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones, demanding appropriate technical procedures for Yāssir Al-Habīb’s Satellite...
Date of source: Saturday, September 25, 2010
Sectarian tension returns to the City of Abū Tisht in Qena after a Coptic girl named Manāl Ramzī ‘Awad Mamlūk went missing. Rumors about her converting to Islam were denied by the church, yet various Islamic websites show videos proving her conversion. The police have imposed special security...
Date of source: Friday, September 24, 2010
Bishop Bīshūy retreated from the alleged attacks he made on the Qur'ān through his handouts at a Coptic seminar last Wednesday, saying that the text on the handouts is old and that his comments were misunderstood. He said that his comments were not meant to be considered attacks on the Qur'ān, but...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 26, 2010
At a Shūrá council meeting, Minister of Tourism Zuhayr Jarānah cites a study that says 95% of students at tourism and hotel institutes do not believe in tourism. He said that promoting tourism is each and every Egyptian’s responsibility, including imams.
Key Words: Zuhayr Jarānah
Date of source: Saturday, October 23, 2010
Hundreds of protestors took part in demonstrations outside the Al-Nūr mosque after Friday prayers yesterday in protest of Minister of Information Anas al-Fiqī’s decision to shut down a number of Islamic satellite channels. They also protested the Azhar University security for allegedly assaulting a...
Date of source: Friday, October 22, 2010
Al-Jam‘iyyāt al-Islāmiyyah lawyer Mamdūh Isma‘īl says that the recently shut down Islamic satellite channels were closed as a gift to the Coptic Orthodox Church to guarantee the Coptic vote in the upcoming elections. He further said that the channel Safā was shut down after responding to a Shiite...
Date of source: Friday, October 8, 2010
The editorial claims that some satellite channels were started for the sole purpose of spreading hate and bigotry to ignite Fitnahs of all sorts, not only between different religions, but also between different sects. Dr. ‘Abd Al-Fattāh ‘Ashūr of the Azhar says that the wars are a result of...
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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.