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After al-Wardiyān incident, unknown people attack the car of the priest of the Martyr Dimyāna Church
Date of source: Sunday, December 20, 2020
Several unidentified individuals attacked the car of Father Thomas Kāmil, the priest of the Church of the Martyr Dimiyāna in al-Wardiyān, Alexandria. The priest was surprised by the damage of his car and the dents in its roof and doors.
Date of source: Saturday, December 19, 2020
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) expressed great concern about the ruling issued today by the Minya Criminal Court, which acquitted three defendants for stripping Suʿād Thābit, who's known in the media as the ‘Lady of al-Karam’.
Date of source: Sunday, December 13, 2020
His Eminence Bishop Ilarion, bishop of the Churches in Western Alexandria, issued a statement concerning the events of al-Wardiyān, which resulted in the killing of a Copt and the injury of two others. He confirmed that on Thursday, December 10, two brothers, who're known for their thuggery record...
Date of source: Friday, October 23, 2020
Copts from the village of al-Rahmāniyyah in Maghāghah, al-Minyā, said that their village was living in peace and harmony until a month ago when a young Coptic man did something wrong that everyone found unacceptable. He left the village for another home in Cairo. However, a week after the...
Date of source: Thursday, October 22, 2020
In this editorial, the author expresses his disapproval of Pope Francis’s recent comments on civil unions for gay people. He writes as follows:
Date of source: Sunday, July 12, 2020
Today Metropolitan Tādrus of Port Said and the representative of the diocese of Sydney greeted the priests and the church community on the occasion of the Apostles’ Fast. In a letter to the community Father Tādrus explained that bishop Daniel [Dāniyyāl] will adhere to five rules, made by pope...
Date of source: Sunday, September 13, 2020
General ʿĀdil al-Ghaḍbān, governor of Port Said [Būr Saʿīd], caused a crisis for the displaced Copts from al-ʿArīsh, who have been living in the governorate since 2017, after informing families that he will no longer be paying for the money that helps them pay rent. Despite the number of displaced...
Date of source: Monday, August 24, 2020
Bishop Dūmādiyyūs, bishop of Giza and Ūsīm, revealed that he visited Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs, formerly Monk Ashʿiyāʾ, who was sentenced to death for killing Bishop Epiphanius [Epīphaniyyūs], head of St. Macarius Monastery (dayr Abū Maqār) in Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
Date of source: Thursday, July 16, 2020
Copt Rāniyyā ʿAbd al-Masīḥ met with her family for the first time yesterday, after disappearing three months ago. In pictures from that meeting, Rāniyyā is wearing a cross around her neck in response to the lies being circulated about her leaving the Christian faith.
Date of source: Thursday, September 10, 2020
His Holiness Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that the convening of the Holy Synodduring 2020 was hindered because of the Coronavirus, in response to a question addressed to his Holiness by one of the attendees at the weekly meeting at the Church of Our Lady and Saint Bīshūy in St. Mark’s Cathedral in al-...
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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.