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Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Relations between the Presidency and the Church in Egypt: infatuation and retaliation
All were surprised when President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī visited a Cathedral in celebration of Christmas, dazzling the crowd and setting a new precedent from that of his predecessors. With his visit, al-Sīsī...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Sīsī opens a new chapter with the Coptic Church
Egyptian President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī’s visit to a Cathedral to show his respect for Coptic Christians on Christmas Day was a notable moment for relations between the presidency and the Church in Egypt. Relations between the presidency and Church...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Novel “Submission” shakes France in aversion to Islam
French novelist Michel Houellebecq denied that his novel “Submission” is renewing any hostility toward Islam. The novel, set in 2022, addresses the Islamization of French society through the events surrounding the victory of Muhammad bin ‘Abbās...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Words of imprisoned Al-Jazeera journalist Muhammad Fahmī: we are not enemies of Egypt
The imprisoned President of the Al-Jazeera English Office Muhammad Fahmī said that he and his colleagues currently detained in Egypt are not enemies of the state; rather, they are allies of President ‘Abd al-...
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2015
The strangling of civil society in Egypt deepens
Targeting NGOs, President ‘Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī signed several new laws including measures to monitor and weaken civil society in Egypt. The new laws require many organizations to re-register in order to continue operating, meaning that many will be...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
The Egyptian Coptic Church rejects the invitation to visit Jerusalem
The Coptic Church refused an invitation to visit Jerusalem under the pretext of Islamic cooperation. A church spokesman said that the Church’s position surrounding the visit is clear and that as long as the Muslim Brotherhood...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Bishop Tawadros: the Maspero incident was a deception perpetrated by the Muslim Brotherhood
Bishop Tawadros said that the assault on the Papal Headquarters during the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood was the first in all of Islamic History. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood started the violence...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Bishop Būla: these are the best days in the history of the Copts
Addressing a conference of Arab Christians, Bishop Būla said that the June 30th Revolution ushered in the best times that Coptic Christians have ever seen in Egypt. He said that the most important accomplishment of the June 30th...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
Bishop Būla: the January Revolution was a tsunami that invaded the country
Bishop Būla confirmed that the passage of the 2014 constitution and its recognition of a national role for the Coptic Church marks a new era for Copts in Egypt. He added that the new constitution guarantees national rights...
Date of source: Thursday, January 22, 2015
The Muslim Brotherhood overcame its financial crises by smuggling $500 million from its followers around the world in order to continue terrorist activities
Al-Bawābah news sources from inside the Muslim Brotherhood’s community in Istanbul confirm that they were able to smuggle $500 million from...
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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.