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Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2013
Before the service, hundreds of Christians were protesting in the street, chanting slogans against the Muslim Brotherhood. It seems as though unknown assailants attacked the protestors, firing birdshot and throwing Molotov cocktails at the mourners and the cathedral grounds. Some protestors...
Date of source: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Shaykh Yāsir Burhāmī, Vice President of Salafī Call said that only Sunnīs know the legitimate interpretation of Sharī'ah law, and the Shī'ah are not Muslims and that they pose more danger to Islam than infidels. He disapproves of Shī'ahs coming into Egypt and highlights a leak in national security...
Date of source: Thursday, April 4, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is worried about the arrests and violence in the streets of Egypt and the absence of united opposition. He visited Egypt at the beginning of March to discuss about economic aid. Kerry mentioned that America is working seriously in the past couple of weeks to get...
Date of source: Monday, April 1, 2013
In al-Tahrīr, four masked men opened fire at Saint Paul Church in Mantāy area in Shubrā al-Khaymah during a mass and kidnapped Abanoub (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Apr. 1, p. 20). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Ayman William ‘Ayād, father of the kidnapped child, informed the police that two days ago he was returning to his farm with his four-year-old son when a gang of men in cars and trucks attacked his car by shooting at the car's frame. They forced him to stop, robbed him, and then kidnapped his son....
Date of source: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Representatives of the family of the missing young woman, members of the security forces, representatives of the church and the Coptic community as well as prominent families from Beni Suef have met to discuss how to resolve the current crisis. It was agreed that the Coptic community would be given...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2013
On Tuesday, March 19, hundreds of Copts came to 'Izbat al-Nasārá in the village of Minbāl of al-Minya Governorate to be blessed by the oil that flows from Virgin Mary's icon. According to a Christian man, Copts from all ages and backgrounds arrived at the village to witness the painting. He...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2013
A number of political powers and youth movements have called on every Muslim in the Governorate of Beni Suef to come out and participate in a huge march after Friday prayers to demand the return of the girl. According to a movement of al-Wāstá's youth, which includes dozens of youth and activists,...
Date of source: Thursday, March 21, 2013
Beni Suef Security Department endorsed three teams of anti-riot police to al-Wastī City to secure Saint George Church after threats from residents of the city. Hundreds of al-Wastī residents roamed the streets of the city, demonstrating on behalf of a Muslim college student who disappeared....
Date of source: Thursday, March 14, 2013
‘Atāllah’s funeral took place in his hometown of Asyut amid Coptic anger as ‘Atāllah was tortured to death by the Libyan authorities for being accused of proselytizing.
Pastor Bāqī Sidqī of the Evangelical community in Asyut headed the funeral prayers. Those in attendance were Father Būlus Bishāy,...
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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.