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Date of source: Thursday, October 20, 2011
The issues of Christians census and construction of churches in Egypt and whether there is need for more to be built pop up every now and then, both are key problems that caused sectarian tension during the past ten years.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
On July 9, 2011, Dr. 'Ismat Zaqalamah broadcasted a video on the internet where he stated ten points to establish a Coptic State to protect Copts who are colonized by Arabs [as he claimed].
He added that 25 percent of the Egyptian resources will go to Christians because they total 25 million....
Date of source: Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The January 25 revolution was doomed to inherit sectarian problems between Egypt's Muslims and Christians, mainly blamed on a slacking former regime that was unable to solve them and only made sure they remained on the back burner.
Date of source: Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Clerical Council, in its first meeting after Coptic youths' assaults on the council chief Anbā Bula in what was labeled in the mass media as the Battle of the Dog, decided to grant approval for 500 remarriage cases whose papers have been inside the council for nearly 10 years.
The approval came...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
According to the Ministry of Interior Affairs, after 25 January Revolution, there were a total of 608 requests for foreign nationalities in the first half of the year 2011 compared to 597 case in the first half of the year 2010.
The writer adds that this is a small increase and has nothing to do...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 6, 2011
On Friday, 90,000 pharmacists will take to the polls to settle the debate over the electoral position in the Pharmacists Syndicate. The syndicate witnessed battles between the conflicting political movements in its final days when 13 candidates are competing for the seat of chairman in the...
Date of source: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Dr. Munīr Sa'd announced intentions to run for vice president in the coming elections as the first Copt in this position.
Sa'd distributed his promotional flyers in the second Friday of wrath, describing himself as an Egyptian Dutch who knows six languages and an expert in political economical...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
'Ādil Sa'd wrote that salafists had decided to turn over churches and monasteries for three women.
He added that 'Abīr was married, then she left and married an ill reputed Muslim man. She lived in Cairo and her ill reputation had reached her village in Asyut.
Salwá, another Christian women who...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Church sources said that neither Kāmīliyā Shihāta nor Wafā' Constantine was detained inside monasteries as salafists claim.
Constantine is a nun in one of Cairo's archbishoprics while Shihātah is still Christian, according to the sources, adding that the church will soon reply to all allegations....
Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Nājīh Ibrāhīm, former member of al-Jamā'ah al-Islāmīyah, writes that the Islamic Sharī'ah allowed for a Christian or a Jew to be ministers.
He comments on the recent incident in Qena, noting that whether or not he agrees with protesters' demands, it is not permissible in Sharī'ah or religion to...
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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.