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Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
The legal committee for amending the Constitution (The Committee of Experts) continued its third week of work. The Coptic Organizations Advisory Council's proposals showed support for the text of Article 3, which states that Islam is the state religion, Arabic is the official language, and the...
Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
In his latest video, the leader of Al-Qaeda (al-qāʿidah), Āyman al-Zawāhirī, criticized state institutions and accused the U.S. of organizing Morsi's overthrow. He stated that the Crusaders, the secularists, the army, the remnants of Hosni Mubarak's previous regime, and a group of belonging to...
Date of source: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Meanwhile, in the village of Banī ‘Āhmad al-Sharqīah in the center of al-Minya, a Muslim was injured during a quarrel between Muslims and Copts, after the night prayer. The incident led to the gathering of citizens in front of Copts’ houses, causing the intervention of security forces.
In another...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
On Friday (August 2) a convoy consisting of fifteen Islamic scholars ('ulamā) from Al-‘Āzhar and the Ministry of Endowments (Awqāf) went to Gharbia Governorate to deliver Friday sermons. They sought to promote the acceptance of the "other", Islamic tolerance, rejection of violence and the ...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Egyptian Catholic Committee for Justice and Peace demanded political Islam affiliates, especially the Muslim Brotherhood to lay down their arms, to reject violence, and to engage in a political process. The statement called upon the army and the police to maintain self-control and avoid using...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and the Armenian ambassador held talks regarding the relationship between the Coptic and Armenian churches. Pope Tawadros received the Bishop of Catholic Armenians in Egypt, Father Krikor Augustine Kusa, and Armen Melkonian, the Armenian Ambassador to Egypt, in...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II and the Armenian ambassador held talks regarding the relationship between the Coptic and Armenian churches. Pope Tawadros received the Bishop of Catholic Armenians in Egypt, Father Krikor Augustine Kusa, and Armen Melkonian, the Armenian Ambassador to Egypt, in...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Concerning the rights of Copts, the Muftī assured that they are protected and must continue to be so. Copts have the right to participate at all levels and everyone has to respect the pluralism and diversity that has become one of the characteristics of Egypt in the new era, he emphasized.‘Ālām...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Egyptian newspaper Al-Yawm al-Sābiʿ referred to a Foreign Policy report stating that the supporters of the deposed president, Muhammad Morsi (Mursī), have attacked churches and Copts as a punishment for their strong opposition to the Muslim Brotherhood rule.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Dr. Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb, Grand Shaykh of the Azhar, and Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, are on the list of the targets for murder after their participation in the meeting with political forces that announced the overthrow of President Muhammad Mursī.
Communications have been sent to the...
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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.