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Date of source: Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Family Court refused to grant the first ‘detached’ [monsalekh] person from the Orthodox Coptic Church, Anīs ʿAbd al-Masīh, a divorce, and who claims to have taken this step for ideological reasons. He also demanded the issuing of a civil law in regards to Christian personal status so that the...
Date of source: Monday, November 10, 2014
In a special statement to el-Wady News, Lūqa Radhī, a representative of the Archbishop of Mary and John Qūsiyya said that atheism is not as common an occurrence as thought, but that government officials need to accept that God made humans with free will and should choose to worship God without...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
The Egyptian General Ministry of Books published Laylā Takalā’s book titled “Our Shared Islamic-Christian Heritage.” The book carries a message of tolerance, coexistence, and peace. The book is meant to be a guide for those who are not familiar with Islam but reject it out of ignorance rather than...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Speaking at a press conference, Majdī Sābr, the Media Coordinator for the Union of Maspero Youth, said that the denigration of religion continues apace in Egypt. He castigated what he sees as the denigration of Islam saying that often, judicial rulings are levied quickly in the name of Islam while...
Date of source: Sunday, April 12, 2015
The government made the decision last Thursday to reinstate Hasan al-Najjār to his post in Nasr city, which will recommence on 28th April. This comes after the ruling of 4 years imprisonment and a 50,000 EP fine imposed on him due to his involvement in demonstrations supporting former president...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The National Women Council: “Hishām Barakāt is one of the symbols of the Nation and of honor”
The National Women Council mourned with great sadness Attorney General Judge Hishām Barakāt, victim of a recent terrorist attack in Cairo, praying God to offer him peace and to console his family. The...
Date of source: Tuesday, June 30, 2015
The Women Development and Enhancement Association demands the disclosure of the circumstances of the assassination of the Attorney General
The Women Development and Enhancement Association condemned the assassination of Attorney General Judge Hishām Barakāt at the hand of what was described as a...
Date of source: Saturday, July 4, 2015
Egyptian ambassador in Rwanda announces Women Rights councils cooperation between the two countries
Dr. Namīra Najm, Egyptian ambassador in Rwanda met Jacqueline Kamanzi, the executive director of the National Council of Rwandan Women's Rights. This meeting opened the doors to cooperation between...
Date of source: Friday, April 3, 2015
A number of Coptic Christian organizations for Personal Status Laws are convening a meeting in the next several days to respond to Pope Tawadros’ recent statement criticizing those organizations. Ishāq Fransīs, the general coordinator for a Coptic organization for Personal Status Laws, said that...
Date of source: Sunday, March 29, 2015
The National Women’s Council convened a conference on Sunday, with the support of the Ministry of the Interior, dedicated to raising women’s awareness of sexual violence. The conference, part of an initiative organized by the National Women’s Council, is called “Safe Cities Free from Violence...
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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.