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Date of source: Wednesday, April 27, 2016
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) expressed its deep condemnation of the attack on a large number of lawyers late last night by the security forces in the Dokki Police Station. EOHR asserted that this was contrary to the law and the constitution.
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Eminence of the Grand Imam Dr. Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭayib, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar, visited the Cathedral of St. Mark in Al- ʿAbassiyyah yesterday to congratulate Pope Tawadros II and the Coptic brothers on the occasion of the Easter Feast. The Grand Imam was received by His Holiness Pope Tawadros II...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Coptic Christian observation of Maundy Thursday (The Holy Thursday), the Holy day also known as "Thursday of Mysteries", marks the anniversary of the "Last Supper" of Christ with his disciples. According to the Christian belief, Maundy Thursday marks the day that Christ had washed the feet of...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Many countries in the world celebrate on the 1st of May,“Labor day”, where millions of institutions and hundreds of millions of workers stop working in many countries and are granted an official vacation.
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
The Coptic Hospital witnessed a new attack on doctors, which was carried out by a woman who assaulted a doctor named Nihāl Majdī. The hospital administration informed the police, which in turn filed a report of the attack and arrested the perpetrator. The perpetrator was referred to Al-Azbakiyyah...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
Al-Qāhira wa-n-Nās TV channel has issued a guide which is considered to be the first code of ethics for professions in the Egyptian media. The channel has also issued a comprehensive guide to be used in visual media, which defines a set of concepts, regulations and principles related to all...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2016
In an interview with Al-Ahram newspaper, Counselor Munsif Najīb Sulīmān, legal advisor to the Coptic Church, discussed a number of important Church-related issues. The Houses of Worship law featured prominently in the discussion.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Researcher Silvana George ʿAttallah, reports that the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, the forerunner of the Christian world, was built by Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD in the basilica style.
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Columnist Ayman al-Mahdi wrote an article published by Misr al-Arabiyya on the demonstrations called for by several opposition and political movements in protest of the maritime demarcation agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia. This demarcation agreement would cede the Islands of Tīran and...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
Veto Gate published a featured story on the occasion of the “Good Friday” and the Observance of the Holy Week and Easter celebrations of the Copts in Egypt. The featured story highlighted the practices and rituals of the faithful on this day.
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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.