Displaying 671 - 680 of 1792.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
On May 17, 2011, Giza's prosecution began an investigation into the kidnapping of Raghdah Sālim 'Abd al-Fatāh from the Maspero area, her subsequent detention and a cross tatoo being tatooed into her hand with a cross.
Raghdah's mother had contacted al-Wafd, fearing for her daughter who fainted...
Date of source: Monday, May 16, 2011
Police is searching for three prime suspects involved in inciting on Imbābah incidents.
The suspects are Abū Yahyá (He phoned the police in the beginning of the incidents and escalated the matter) and Abū Anas (He called for burning churches on a video broadcasted on the Internet).
[Reviewer's Note...
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2011
Hundreds of Copts organized protests in al-Minya governorate on May 11, 2011 and May 12, 2011, deciding to join the Maspero protests against the recent sectarian incidents in Imbābah.
Protesters also condemned the incidents that erupted in Abū Qurqās a few days ago and called for the rebuilding of...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2011
Figures from Egypt's three Christian denominations commented on the incidents of Imbābah.
Bishop Dr. Yūhannā Qultah Sa‘īd, Deputy Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church, wrote that it is known that the extremist, fanatic and hard-line movements do not accept the others, practicing takfīr against...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali wrote a press review about developments in the Imbābah incidents as covered in the newspapers.
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
AWR's Diana Maher Ghali writes a two days' press review on Imbābah incidents.
Date of source: Sunday, May 8, 2011
Six persons were reportedly killed and 94 other injured in clashes between salafists and Copts in the impoverished district of Imbābah, al-Jumhūrīyah, page 2, May 8, 2011.
Reports on the Imbābah incidents conflicted over the number of casualties.
[In al-Shurūq al-Jadīd, page 4, May 8, 2011, the...
Date of source: Thursday, May 5, 2011
During the Family House Initiative meeting in the Azhar, solutions of cooling down the fitnah was discussed.
The meeting also tackled ways to prevent foreign interference in Muslim-Christian relations.
A second meeting was held to consider means to achieve independence of the Azhar.
Read original...
Date of source: Monday, May 2, 2011
A Coptic source said that the Church is not against summoning Kāmīliyā Shihātah to investigation but it is against sending the subpoena to the St. Mark Cathedral, which is not the party involved in this issue.
The Church refused to receive subpoena as it should be sent to Shihātah's home not the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2011
Dr. Ahmad al-Tayīb, grand shaykh of the Azhar, asserted that protests in Qena that blocked the railway crossing did not flare up as a result of having a Coptic governor, but because people in Qena feel they are forgettable and neglected.
Pages
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.