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Date of source: Sunday, January 16, 2011
Egyptian Endowments Minister Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq and Gregorius III, Patriarch of Antioch, All the East and Alexandria and Jerusalem, met on Saturday to discuss the recent quarrel following the Vatican pope’s call for improved protection of Middle Eastern Christians in light of the recent church...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, Minister of Awqāf (Endowments) confirmed that the conflict between inherited culture and newcomer culture in the Islamic Arab culture is very old.
He believes that the conflict that sometimes happens between both parties is a positive thing because it proves the vitality of...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
Headline: Unknown Head Belongs to Pakistani who Entered Alexandria Three Days before Church Attack, Reported to Security
Source: al-Misrī al-Yawm
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Author: Nabīl Abū Shāl, Muhammad ‘Abd al-Khāliq Misāhil, Fātimah Zīdān, Dālyā ‘Uthmān, Hudá Rashwān, Yūsuf al-‘Ūmī, and Nāsir al-Sharqāwī...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
On Tuesday, an off-duty Egyptian police officer reportedly opened fire on a train in the southern province of Minya, killing one Christian and injuring 5 others. Today's Egyptian newspapers mostly emphasized that the assailant was allegedly mentally unstable and that his motives were not...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
The author Yūsuf Zīdān recently revealed that, after having been translated into Anatolian, his controversial book “‘Azāzīl” has become the second best-selling book in Turkey. He also revealed that his new book “al-Nabatī” is currently the best-selling book in Egypt and that the publishing house...
Date of source: Friday, December 10, 2010
The Egyptian Minister of Culture Dr. Fārūq Husnī and Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zāhī Hawwās opened the very first exhibition of Coptic art at Prince Tāz’s palace in Cairo. The opening was attended by many leading Muslim, Coptic and prominent figures of Cairo’s...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Al-Ahrār runs a story headlined, “Construction of a Church in Beni Suef Halted for Violation of Licensing Conditions."
The report said the local government unit at al-Fashn, Beni Suef has stopped the construction of a church because its builders did not adhere to the licensing conditions.
The...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 12, 2011
There were many reports today on Egypt’s recall of its ambassador to the Vatican. The recall comes in light of the recent statements by Pope Benedict XVI calling on Middle Eastern countries to better protect Christian minorities.
Al-Akhbār’s page one report is headlined: "Egypt Summons its...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Egyptian and Israeli media trade accusations, Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī tells the Vatican Pope to "leave us alone," and investigators continue their hunt for evidence in this latest roundup of Egyptian newspaper coverage of the New Year's Day church attack in Alexandria...
Date of source: Monday, January 10, 2011
Ten days after the deadly church attack in Alexandria, Egyptian opinions are focused on whether the resulting spirit of nationality unity will persist...
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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.