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Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Al-Yawm al-Sābi' obtained a report from the Board of State Commissioners in which it recommended the administrative court to enforce the Ministry of Interior to place surveillance cameras around mosques, churches, monasteries, public places and government offices to offer protection and security....
Date of source: Monday, March 4, 2013
The security agency in Sharm al-Sheikh has found the girl that caused numerous attacks on the St. George Church in Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate. In response, the Archpriest, Abānūb Wahīd Rā’ī, exclaimed how everyone can now see that the Church did not play any role in the abduction of this woman....
Date of source: Sunday, March 3, 2013
The missing girl has since returned to her family home, and has released a text explaining her reasons for leaving home, which were personal and not religious, and attempting to end the fitnah in Kom Ombo (Ayman Lutfī and Salāh al-Musin, al-Yawm al-Sābi’, p. 3). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Unknown assailants set fire to a church in Nigeria, damaging the building and its contents. The recently-built church is the subject of some local controversy over the ownership of the land the church is built on (Author not mentioned, al-Yawm al-Sāb’, Feb. 28, p. 2). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Thursday, February 28, 2013
Abū Maqār Church (Saint Macarius Church) in Shubrā al-Khaymah witnessed a new crisis between Copts and Salafists opposed to the construction of a service or ceremonial building, affiliated with the church. Salafist groups have attacked the church and blocked construction workers. A representative...
Date of source: Wednesday, February 27, 2013
In a time in which the Islamist parties and the Muslim Brotherhood are flourishing, President Mursī has called for a national dialogue. The Coptic Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical churches have apologized for not participating in the dialogue (Māhir ‘Abd al-Wāhid, Rihāb ‘Abdullah, Hānī ‘Uthmān...
Date of source: Friday, February 22, 2013
Heated events occurred at the fourth sermon in Saint Mark Cathedral in al-‘Abbāsīyyah, as protesters demanded the official retraction of the statements of Bishop Abrām denying an assault on a church in al-Faiyum Governorate, and held up signs against the statements of Pope Tawadros condemning civil...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2013
Archpriest Mīkhā’īl Astrās of al-Faiyum confirmed clashes between Muslims and Copts the village of Sirisnā. During the clashes, Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Saint George Church setting the curtains aflame (Rihāb ‘Abdullah and Rabāb al-Jālī, al-Yawm al-Sābi', Feb. 17, p. 4). Read original...
Date of source: Sunday, February 17, 2013
In what could be the largest Christian Egyptian gathering in an “Islamist era”, the Council of Egyptian Churches, which is headed by Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II, begins its work on Monday, February 18 (Author not mentioned, al-Sabāh, Feb. 17, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Wednesday, February 13, 2013
In an interview with al-Yawm al-Sābi', Bishop Mūsá of Youth and one of the most prominent members of the Church renowned for his advocacy for peace, talks about the current situation in Egypt. He speaks mostly of political matters: the Constitution, the rule of the Brotherhood, and national...
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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.