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Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2015
After a three week journey abroad, Pope Tawādrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Holy See of St. Mark, returned to Egypt. During his trip, he consecrated a number of churches in the Netherlands, presided over a conference on immigrant Monks in Italy and opened a new church in Austria....
Date of source: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftā`, the governmental body in charge of issuing religious edicts, said the conference was another attempt by Islamist factions to legitimize violence and spread chaos across the country. “This is especially clear in the choice of venue. Turkey’s hostility towards Egypt is no secret...
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
The Church of the Two Saints held on New Years Eve prayers and hymns, in which more than 2000 people took part. This was attended by Ruways Murqus, the deputy of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchy in Alexandria. In addition, former member of parliament Muḥammad Abū Ḥāmid and his wife attended the mass...
Date of source: Thursday, January 2, 2014
Copts in different Egyptian governorates celebrate the New Year among intense security presence seeking to stop any attempts at ruination.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
A representative of the Egyptian Ministry of the Interior said that online media represents a growing danger to Egyptian society that must be dealt with. In contrast, a number of media experts said that the media clearly suffers from manipulation by the government. They believe that the government...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
The persons who launched a Facebook page called Committee to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice in Egypt announced their “total independence” from al-Nūr Party and the Salafī Da’wah (Call) due to “the shameful position of the party that denied any relationship with this page”.
They said that they will...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
In a fear-dispelling step by Islamists, religious parties and entities competed to offer congratulations for Copts on the occasion of the Eastern Christmas and form human shields to protect Christian houses of worship during the celebrations. “The Salafī Da’wah (Call) Organization has formed human...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union and a number of Coptic coalitions and unions threatened to organize demonstrations next week outside the ministries of education and higher education to object the announcement that examinations would start on January 8. Majdī Sābir, the Maspero Youth Union's media spokesman...
Date of source: Wednesday, December 28, 2011
The investigations into the Maspero case accused three priests, Muslim Brotherhood members and four political movements of inciting and sparking riots, summoning witnesses for the prosecution for the second time. Suspects said that they had nothing to do with the protests in Maspero but that they...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Pope Frances is calling for meetings and dialogues to take place among people of different religions and cultures in an attempt to increase understanding, saying that it is especially important that these meetings focus on Islam. In a letter that the Pope sent to Bishops around the world, he...
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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.