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Date of source: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Military spokesman, Colonel Ahmad ‘Ali stated that the police and army forces started monitoring areas in Shaykh Zuwayid in al-‘Arish. A weapons cache was found including three rockets and explosives belts and other arms and explosive materials (Hāttim al-Gahmy, al-Shurūq, Dec. 31, p. 3). Read...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Security is intensifying its efforts around the churches, monasteries, and in front of the security departments and police stations in preparation for the New Year’s celebrations. The efforts included security patrols, police dogs as there are fears of reprisals by supporters of deposed president,...
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2013
Coptic masses have arrived in Suez to pay their last respects to the body of Bishop Ignatius in Mar Girgis Church (Sayyīd Nūn, al-Shurūq, Dec. 30, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2013
Dr. Shawqī ‘Allam, the Grand Mufti, stated that Dār al- Iftā’ has issued more than 500,000 fatwás (religious edicts) in nine languages during 2013. He also stated that Dār al-Iftā’ is about to launch an initiative to respond to the fatwás of the takfirīs (extremists) (Khālid Mūsá, al-Shurūq, Dec....
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
Filmmaker Ahmad Rashwān, maker of a new movie on Copts stated that his new movie, “Island of Copts” has tackled the situation of Copts in the aftermath of January 25. He stated that discrimination is implanted in us (Egyptians) since youth (Iyād Ibrahīm, al-Shurūq, Dec. 28, p. 14). Read original...
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
Filmmaker Ahmad Rashwān, maker of a new movie on Copts stated that his new movie, “Island of Copts” has tackled the situation of Copts in the aftermath of January 25. He stated that discrimination is implanted in us (Egyptians) since youth (Iyād Ibrahīm, al-Shurūq, Dec. 28, p. 14). Read original...
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
Filmmaker Ahmad Rashwān, maker of a new movie on Copts stated that his new movie, “Island of Copts” has tackled the situation of Copts in the aftermath of January 25. He stated that discrimination is implanted in us (Egyptians) since youth (Iyād Ibrahīm, al-Shurūq, Dec. 28, p. 14). Read original...
Date of source: Thursday, December 26, 2013
Father Makarios Gawīsh, the pastor of the Virgin Mary Coptic Catholic Church in Dakahlia, has cancelled the Christmas mass. A number of security personnel were located in front of the church which is close to the security department in Dakahlia. The police officer in front of the church stated that...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Pope Tawadros stated to Copts of the diaspora that Egypt is improving. Bishop Bolis Hālīm, the spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, has denied that the Pope will meet Pope Francis I of the Vatican (Ahmad al-Saadāwī, al-Shurūq, Dec 11, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Friday, December 20, 2013
A Ma’ariv newspaper stated that a number of fans of the Ma’ariv football team have torn apart a copy of the Holy Qur’ān on a bus after the match between their team and “Abnā’ Shuknīn” (Sons of Sukhnīn). The Qur’ān copy belonged to the bus driver of the Arab team. They also tried to burn the bus of...
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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.