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Date of source: Thursday, April 26, 2012
Presidential candidate Muhammad Salīm al-‘Awwā said he would accept to have a young man, a Copt or a woman to be his vice president, adding it is impossible for the coming president to provide housing units for all Egyptian youths.
He called on the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists, al-Jamā’ah al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbāssīyah on Tuesday (April 24) hosted a huge ceremonial gathering on the occasion of commemorating Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III on the 40th day of his departure.
Leading a Mass was acting patriarch Bishop Pachomius and members of the Holy...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Hammād also ordered filing investigations with the rest of the suspects, 29, for lack of sufficient evidence they were involved in incitation in the incidents.
The investigators sent a copy of the decision to the Egyptian Radio & TV Union (ERTU) to enforce administrative penalties on Ibrāhīm al...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Meanwhile, presidential candidate Muhammad Mursī, fielded by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), said the January 25 revolution is one that is led only by its objectives, not by a certain party, faction, movement or group.
“Protests should continue, even after the new...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The church finalized preparations for the commemoration of the 40th Day anniversary of the departure of Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III at the St. Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-‘Abbassīyah as army and police forces embarked on security measures.
The event, to start from 06:00 p.m....
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
On the other hand, the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy rejected assaults on religious figures and emphasized support for the Grand Shaykh of the Azhar and all scholars.
“Grand Shaykh of the Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb has resigned from the former National Democratic Party (NDP)’s Policy Secretariat...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
Mūsá also pledged to work hard and quickly to uproot sectarian troubles, adding Egypt has experienced tumultuous years that marred relations between its Muslim and Christian citizens as the detestable fitnah tā’fīyah is overshadowing the nation and giving rise to a state of public panic.
“Egypt has...
Date of source: Friday, April 27, 2012
Bishop Pachomius said all the clergymen in the Holy Synod are still committed to all the teachings of Pope Shenouda III, including a ban on travel to Jerusalem and his modus operandi of preserving national unity and enhancing national peace and societal participation. [Fāyzah al-Janbīhī, al-Akhbār...
Date of source: Sunday, April 22, 2012
The most likely punishment for Copts who violated Pope Shenouda's decision to ban visits to Jerusalem under Israeli occupation will be deprived from Holy Communion, one of the seven sacraments in the Coptic Orthodox Church. [Husnī Mīlād, al-Akhbār, April 22, p. 3] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Monday, April 9, 2012
Pope Benedict XVI of the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican on Sunday (April 8) called for bringing an end to the violence in Syria, renouncing violence and enhancing stability everywhere, condemning the "discrimination and persecution against Christians in the Middle East and Africa".
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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.