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Date of source: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Minister of the Interior, Habīb al-‘Ādilī, denies the existence of sectarian fitnah or serious violence in Egypt. Additionally, he emphasizes that the violent incidents taking place in society are only isolated crimes and should not be attributed to any sectarian issues.
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Press coverage of the controversial visit to Egypt by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. Although the event was planned long ago, its occurrence so soon after the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī has lead many to question the motives of the trip and suspect foreign...
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National Unity in Egypt was manifested for the second day in a row, as the press reported on the death of four Coptic men trying to save an old Muslims worker of 59 years old when he fell in a cesspool in a village in Dakahlia governorate.
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Muhammad ‘Ātif ‘Abd al-Fattāh died of burns after he rushed into fire to save Marco ‘Ādil ‘Abd al-Masīh. The incident was reported in the Egyptian media as a sign of historical deep rooted fraternity between Christians and Muslims of Egypt. The news was reported in the midst of the media uproar...
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In its reporting on the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī, the press focused on the different analyses of the incident; the possible motives and causes. While many people blamed MPs and governmental institutions, others blamed the media and extremist religious discourse. Many observers criticized the...
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The Azhar Grand Imām and the Minister of Endowments headed to Naj‘ Hammādī for the Friday prayers and to offer their condolences to Bishop Kyrillos and the victims' families. They both stated that Islam is innocent of such crime and stressed the significance of preserving the national unity. In Naj...
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Besides the intensive news reports on the incidents in Naj‘ Hammādī, the press also published many articles discussing the possible reasons behind sectarian tensions and the possible solutions. Three main domains have been mainly principally highlighted to end sectarianism in Egypt; passing a...
Date of source: Thursday, January 14, 2010
A young Coptic woman is said to have been kidnapped by a young Muslim man in Beheira. The Copts of nearby Kafr al-Dawwār have been demonstrating for two days in the church.
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Updates, comments and press releases are still being published in the Egyptian press on the incidents of the drive-by shooting in Naj‘ Hammādī on Coptic Christmas Eve. The following lines shed lights on the press reports published on the seventh and eighth of January.
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The following is a review of the Egyptian press coverage of the Christmas attacks in Najc Hammādī’s, from January 9, 2010 until the present
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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.