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Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2013
The Minister of Interior, Muhammad Ibrāhīm Yūsuf, warned of a catastrophe in front of the Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah should a planned funeral march to commemorate the victims of al-Khusūs clashes. The march, planned for May 24, would start at al-‘Abbāsīyyah and end in Maspero. Yūsuf cautioned...
Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2013
Al-Jamā’ah al-Islāmīyyah has continued to listen to the complaints of Copts, amid recent controversy over laws to restrict the distribution of permits to build new churches. In an announcement by the Building and Development Party (BDP) (Hizb al-Binā’ wal-Tanmīyah) Safwat ‘Abd al-Ghanī,...
Date of source: Friday, May 17, 2013
The Coptic Advisory Council has demanded the re-investigation into a case in which a Luxor school teacher was accused of disdaining Islam. Ahmad Sulaymān, Minister of Justice, has been tasked with the impartial re-investigation into the matter in order to avoid the effect of pressure exerted by...
Date of source: Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Administrative Court selected July 9, for the first sitting of the case. Ghurāb had filed a report at the Council of State for a fatwá after his request got rejected by the Azhar's Fatwá Committee and the Ifta House. Ghurāb considered that not to issue a fatwá is contrary to the principles of...
Date of source: Sunday, May 19, 2013
Security appartuses in Alexandria contained sectarian clashes which erupted at al-Jaysh Street in al-Daqahlia Governorate following a dispute between a Copt and Muslim resulting in the death of one Copt and wounding of several others. Clashes continued for more than three hours during which a range...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ramsīs al-Najjār, the Church's legal adviser, said Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II visited to Vatican to renew relations between the two Churches. Pope Tawadros will also discuss solutions to restore the relationship between the Azhar and Vatican, which has been tense since late Vatican Pope...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Dr. Ibrāhīm Fāyiz al-Sa'īd, Copt from Sohag, who hosted a meeting of al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah and other political representatives, including proponents of secularism, said that they will you be peace in Egypt if Islamic Law is properly implemented. Dr. Sābir Hārid, adviser to and Professor of...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The Personal Status Law that was presented by Coptic Orthodox, Catholic and Evangelical Churches to Shūrá Council on Sunday night was welcomed by Copts marking a breakthrough for all the Christian denominations. The decision was presented after being discussed in the Ministry of Justice. Counselor...
Date of source: Friday, May 10, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II left Cairo yesterday (May 9, 2013) for Rome to visit the Vatican Pope Francis I for the first time. The purpose of Pope Tawadros' visit is to improve relations between the Vatican and Coptic Orthodox Church. Pope Tawadros also believes that the Coptic problems in...
Date of source: Thursday, May 9, 2013
Bahā’ Ramzī, chair of the Association, said that the memo includes full details of the Christian family who was arrested for trumped-up charges. Family members who were arrested are Zakī Andrawus, his wife Su’ād Akhnūkh and Zakī’s nephew Peter. They renewed their custody for 15 days in al-Minya...
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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.