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Date of source: Saturday, September 29, 2012
Dozens of Coptic youths demonstrated inside the St. Mark Cathedral in Alexandria to protest the candidacy of bishops for the papal elections.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2012
A fresh crisis erupted between the awqāf (religious endowments) ministry after a decision by Minister Tal’at ‘Afīfī to sack nine undersecretaries and directors of awqāf in several governorates.
Date of source: Friday, September 28, 2012
‘Amr ‘Abd al-Hādī, a member of the constitution-drafting panel’s communications & proposals committee, said differences still exist over Article II as both the 1938 Copts League and Salafists refuse its current drafting.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Bishop Yuhannā Qultah, the patriarchal deputy of the Coptic Catholic Church, said that President Mursī's invitation was extended to the heads of Egyptian churches but no topics were set for discussions.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Joseph Malāk, a lawyer for the families of victims of the Alexandria-based Two Saints Church bombing attack early in January 2011 filed a report with the public prosecutor against President Mursī, ousted president Husnī Mubārak and former minister of interior Habīb al-'Ādlī for deliberately...
Date of source: Thursday, October 11, 2012
Muhammad Yūsuf ‘Abd al-Rahman ‘Abd Allāh, an Egyptian Salafist who obtained the alias Shaykh Abū Ahmad as soon as he was approved as member of ‘Usāmah Bin Lādin’s al-Qā’idah network, said the jihādists do not recognize the state or ruler simply because he does not pursue the path of God. [‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Sectarian unrest took place between Muslims and Copts in the area of Mintāī, Shubrā al-Khaymah district, on Monday November 5 when local Muslim residents objected to the construction of a service building over a plot of land owned by Bishop Marqus, bishop of Shubrā al-Khaymah, seized the land...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The pope’s position is target for many fame seekers and the candidacy of bishops will hurl the church into a stage of account settling, said Kamāl Zākhir, a Coptic thinker and coordinator of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Laymen Front. [Amīrah ‘Awad, al-Wafd, Oct. 9, p. 3] Read text in Arabic
Date of source: Sunday, November 4, 2012
I had that dream that President Muhammad Mursī would meet with all five candidates for the chair of Saint Mark so that Copts become more reassured and to show the whole world that power under the Muslim Brotherhood is not fanatic as rumored by the enemies of Islam but it seems that my dreams be...
Date of source: Sunday, August 19, 2012
A YouTube video in which an Egyptian (the text did not mentioned whether he is a Muslim or Christian) youth defiled the Qur’ān has sparked controversy amongst religious circles. The actions prompted a response from the Azhar officials, with Shaykh ‘Alī ‘Abd al-Bāqī stating that if he had acted in “...
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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.