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Date of source: Tuesday, May 15, 2012
He noted that 200 Muslim and Coptic political figures, intellectuals and clerics have participated in the study, including Bishop Marqus, Bishop Yūhannā Qultah, Freedom and Justice Party deputy leader ‘Isām al-‘Iryān, People’s Assembly member Subhī Sālih, Abū al-‘Izz al-Harīrī, Jamāl al-Bannā and...
Date of source: Monday, January 14, 2013
Leaders of the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) declared that it has refused to allocate a quota of seats to Christians in the Parliament, arguing that the Constitution prohibits discrimination among all segments of the Egyptian society; a quota would entrench sectarianism in politics.
Sābir Abū al-...
Date of source: Saturday, January 12, 2013
In the aftermath of a young Muslim who died during sectarian violence last August, clashes between Muslim and Christian residents in Dahshūr town in Giza governorate of broke out again. The clashes started after a Christian ironing-man burned a Muslim customer's shirt during ironing. Mu’āz...
Date of source: Saturday, January 5, 2013
Nūr ‘Alī of Al-Yāwm al-Sābiꞌ reports that Copts and women are the most controversial points discussed in the Shūrá Council on the parliamentary election law. While liberals demand more controls to represent them, the Islamists reject that on grounds of “no positive discriminations” among...
Date of source: Friday, January 4, 2013
The Ministry of Awkaf or Awqāf (Religious Endowments) stressed that the mutual exchange of congratulations on the occasion of Christian and Muslim festivities is an expression of indigenous feelings of love and affection rooted in the Egyptian people throughout history, and at the same time it...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Shaykh ‘Usāmah al-Qūsī, the imām and preacher of al-Hadīy al-Nabawīy Mosque, harshly criticized lawmakers from the Salafī al-Nūr Party for declining to stand a minute’s silence in observance of the death of Pope Shenouda III at a People’s Assembly session on Monday (March 19).
“Al-Nūr MPs are...
Date of source: Monday, September 3, 2018
Dr Yusrī Hāshim, President of University of Heliopolis, spoke of the summer school for interfaith and intercultural dialogue, organised in cooperation with the Centre for Arab-West Understanding, and sponsored by the Dutch Reform Party.
Date of source: Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Coptic movements have disagreed on their participation in commemorating the events of Mohamed Mahmoud Street on November 19. On the one hand, Andrāwis ‘Awāydah the general coordinator of the Maspero Youth Union, stated that they will not commemorate the events since the constitution that is...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Counselor Amīr Ramzī, Head of the Shubrā al-Khaymah Criminal Court, said that there are intentions by several Coptic movements and youth to reject the Constitution if the Constituent Assembly refused to include the Coptic quota. He stated that there is a feeling of dismay and despair among many,...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Counselor Amīr Ramzī, Head of the Shubrā al-Khaymah Criminal Court, said that there are intentions by several Coptic movements and youth to reject the Constitution if the Constituent Assembly refused to include the Coptic quota. He stated that there is a feeling of dismay and despair among many,...
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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.