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Date of source: Friday, July 12, 2024
The official reception welcoming Grand Imām Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb to Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand last week sparked discussions among popular and elite observers alike on the untapped potential of al-Azhar university as a source of Egyptian soft power.
Date of source: Monday, April 6, 2015
Egyptian Prosecutor General Office to hand 187 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to military justice
The Egyptian Prosecutor General handed 187 individuals to the Military Court. They are allegedly supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood accused of killing police officials during the 2013 attack...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 8, 2015
Erdoğan links improving of relations between Turkey and Egypt to the release of Mursī
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan linked the improvement of relations with Egypt to the release of former President Mursī and the abolition of the sentences imposed to his followers. In a press statement, Erdoğan is...
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in London issued yesterday a report that said that August 2015 saw the biggest number of detainees since 3 July 2013 (267 detainees). Of 40 detainees, who died in their cells in August alone, 5 died as a result of torture, 20 due to medical negligence, and 13...
Date of source: Monday, December 14, 2015
For the second time, Egypt has extended the detention of a journalist accused of releasing false news aimed at “spreading terror” and “joining a banned group” by another 15 days pending further investigation, the detainee's family and local media said.
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2015
Moscow and Cairo are in agreement on a policy of aggression toward political Islam and the Muslim Brotherhood. Russia’s stance on political Islam is what drove it to classify the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. Russia’s designation of the Brotherhood as a terrorist organization...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The cases of 22 of pro- Mursī protesters were transferred to the grand Mufti, they are facing the death penalty based on accusations of attacking a police station. Among other accusations the 22 men are accused of “using weapons without license, violence against police, and first degree murder”.
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Date of source: Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Political Parties Affairs Committee (PPAC) has not yet taken a decision regarding the controversial request submitted by the No-To- Religious-Parties Campaign, which many believe is backed by Egypt's government attempting to exclude political parties based on religious backgrounds from the...
Date of source: Monday, February 28, 2005
Egyptian Coptic Christians agitated by two girls’ decision to convert to Islam have ended their sit-in at Mar Girgis church in al-Fayyum governorate, south of Cairo, Aljazeera reports.
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.