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Dr. 'Alī Jum'ah, muftī of the republic, said in an interview with al-Akhbār, that Egypt is a religious country and Egyptians chose to involve religion in the public issues. He notes that this should not be a reason of concern for Egyptians or the outside world because this has to do with the fact...
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
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Salafist protesters held up Saudi flags during the million-man “unity” march on July 29 in Tahrīr Square, making Islamic demands, such as the implementation of Sharī'ah. Shaykh ‘Abd al-Mon‘im al-Shahāt, spokesman for the Salafist Call, stressed there should be a rejection of the proposed...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, welcomed Dr. Alī Jum‘ah (Dr.), Muftī of the republic of Egypt, to Lambeth Palace in the U.K., as they discussed various pertinent issues such as the situation in Egypt since the January 25 Revolution. The Archbishop expressed his appreciation of...
Date of source: Friday, July 22, 2011
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) approved a few days ago the basic statute of the Azhar's Egyptian Family House, an initiative that is meant to nip in the bud any signs of Muslim-Christian schisms.
Dr. Mahmūd Hamdī Zaqzūq, the secretary general of the initiative, said the Family House...
Date of source: Monday, July 25, 2011
Months after the Alexandria “Two Saints Church” bombing in January, the Coptic Church is threatening to sue the Interior Ministry which it claims has failed to produce those responsible and bring justice. Despite sending many requests to the Ministry regarding the bombing which killed 24 people,...
Date of source: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Najīb Ghubryāl Najīb, President of the Egyptian Federation for Human Rights, has submitted a report to the public prosecutor, claiming that the President of the Islamic Center of Enlightenment was disdainful towards other religions.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The Coptic Patriarchate issued a statement which firmly stated that no attack took place, although the demonstrators were well within their rights to protest against the Clerical Council's failure to activate the remarriage statute of 1938.
Despite allegations that demonstrators were forcefully...
Date of source: Monday, July 11, 2011
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Major General Mansūr al-'Isawī, Egypt's Minister for Interior Affairs, has said that he is ready to resign from his post at any time if he feels that decisions are passed without his consent, or that are not in accordance with the law.
'Isawī had met with Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf and...
Date of source: Monday, July 18, 2011
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People sat in Tahrīr Square to attend the religious ceremony of Sha'bān 15. The ceremony included both Christian and Muslim prayers and sermons and it became very busy when Shaykh Abd Allāh al-Sharqāwī gave a speech which grabbed the "admiration and praise" of the audience.
There was...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Civilians do not stand trials by court-martial except in cases of emergency like those Egypt is going through at present, according to a member of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF).
"SCAF has received the administration of the country in critical circumstances in light of the absence...
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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.