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Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
Unidentified armed persons have kidnapped a Coptic doctor, Dr. Subhī Mīlād Sammūr, on his way back from his private clinic located in a village in Qena governorate. Shortly after the incident one of the kidnappers called Dr. Sammūr's family, demanding a ransom of one million pounds for his release...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church denied rumors about an assassination attempt against Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawardos II during his visit of Two Saints Church (Saint Mark and Pope Peter Church) in Alexandria in a statement on Friday (August 2) ('Abd al-'Azīz Muhsin, al-Misrīyūn, Aug. 2, 2013). Read...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church denied rumors about an assassination attempt against Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawardos II during his visit of Two Saints Church (Saint Mark and Pope Peter Church) in Alexandria in a statement on Friday (August 2) ('Abd al-'Azīz Muhsin, al-Misrīyūn, Aug. 2, 2013). Read...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Fifteen people were killed in Sabon Gari neighborhood, which is populated mostly by Christians in Kano, northern Nigeria. The Nigerian army's spokesman stated that there were four explosions on July 30, but he didn't clarify who the suspects were. The militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, has been...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 23, 2013
Father Safwat al-Bayyādī, head of the Coptic Evangelical Church, called for the repeal of Article 219 of the Constitution, which defines sharī'ah as the as the main source of legislation. Furthermore, he declared, they would demand a modification to the article that says that state and society are...
Date of source: Friday, July 19, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Father Yu’annis Kamāl of Giza Coptic Orthodox Church said that Pope Tawadros received security warnings to leave Cairo for his safety, after receiving threats in the recent period. Pope Tawadros is currently in Saint Bishoy (Bīshūy) Monastery in Wādī al-Natrūn. Hence, his weekly...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Suzanne Samīr, media spokesperson of the Coptic Catholic Church, said that Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II ordered the closure of all Orthodox churches in Sinai until further notice due to the state of lawlessness and the terrorist acts targeting Copts in the area. She added that both the Coptic...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 16, 2013
[Coptic Evangelical Pastor] Ikrām Lam’ī (Reviewer’s note: al-Misrīyūn mentioned that Lam’ī is the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary, however, according to the Presbyterian Mission Agency’s website, the President of the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Egypt is Rev. Dr. Atef Gendy...
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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.