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Date of source: Sunday, September 22, 2013
Bishop Makarios went on to say, “If the extremists consider us infidels and we consider them terrorists, how can we serve them and how can we bring our perspectives closer?” Don’t hospitals and schools have a role to play in that? Isn’t working in the slum areas with the poor people, to treat them...
Date of source: Monday, September 23, 2013
Attacks against Copts
Birlantī Fayīz ‘Awad, a senior arts specialist in the Art Palace of Heliopolis, stated that she was attacked verbally and her car was destroyed during a rally of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Mahkamah Square in Heliopolis. She recounted that they told her, "Oh, Christian, oh,...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Pope Tawadros fulfilled an earlier promise of communicating with youth and responding to their questions and problems.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2014
Sufī Shaykhs criticized the elections of the Shaykh of the Sufis stating that these were marred by legal irregularities.
Date of source: Friday, September 13, 2013
“Untrue statements” is the answer given by Diljā village Copts to governor Salāh al-Dīn Ziādah's remarks on the security situation in the village. The governor had said in a statement that the security situation in al-Minya governorate had improved remarkably. A Coptic villager said the governor...
Date of source: Thursday, September 12, 2013
In the midst of the Copts’ sorrow about the losses of those killed by supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood since the ouster of Muhammad Mursī on June 3, with nearly 80 churches attacked and destroyed, the Coptic Orthodox Church has began celebrations of Nairūz yesterday. The Church commemorated its...
Date of source: Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Reporters of al-Tahrir have entered Diljā village in southern al-Minya governorate (Dayr Mawās district). The village became a Muslim Brotherhood stronghold, controlled by its militias and thugs since the ouster of ex-president Muhammad Morsi (Mursī). The situation escalated after the raids on ...
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2013
The body of Muhammad, the fifth victim in the al-Warrāq Church incident was buried yesterday. He was attending his friend’s wedding with his mother in the church when the attack took place (Peter Majdī, al-Tahrīr, Oct. 26, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Saturday, October 26, 2013
Friday sermons have focused on al-Warrāq Church incident. A number of preachers stated that the shedding of Coptic blood is religiously prohibited in Islam. They warned against the increase of attacks against places of worship (Ahmad ‘Abd al-Maqsūd, et al, al-Tahrīr, Oct. 26, p. 2). Read original...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
According to an article in al-Tahrir, targeting of Copts by armed groups aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood aims to confuse the policy makers and to show the failure of state security. It also allows for a bargaining chip to release the Muslim Brotherhood leaders. It is not important who...
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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.