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Date of source: Thursday, June 4, 2015
11 Arab Countries Participate in The Arab Organization for Women in Egypt’s Conference
The Arab Organization for Women in Egypt convened a conference called “Conflicts in the Arab World: Challenges, Obstacles, and Accomplishments.” The conference was attended by a number of high profile government...
Date of source: Thursday, May 28, 2015
Coptic Church’s Holy Council adopts resolutions
The Coptic Church’s Holy Council met and adopted several new resolutions including a policy that designates the Monastery’s headquarters as its administrative, health, and social center. It also stipulates that the Monastery itself not be used for any...
Date of source: Friday, May 1, 2015
Reverend Būlus Fu’ād Refuses to Allow Women to Work as Photographers for the Church
In a post on his official Facebook page, Reverend Būlus Fu’ād criticized allowing women to be photographers in jobs with the Church. He clarified his position saying that the Church celebrates women working as...
Date of source: Saturday, April 25, 2015
Law Combats Illegal Immigration
The Egyptian Union for Human Rights confirmed on Saturday that a new draft law to combat illegal immigration in Egypt was presented to the President and Prime Minister. Notably, the new law considers even a failed attempt to immigrate illegally into Egypt, through...
Date of source: Friday, April 24, 2015
Pope Tawadros: My Participation in the 100th Anniversary Ceremony of the Armenian Genocide is Religious not Political
During his visit to Armenia to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, Pope Tawadros commended the sacrifice the Armenians made for the sake of their nation saying...
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2015
Member of Egyptian expatriate community in Europe: A friend of Mūrsī’s son attacked the Grand Mufti in Holland
A member of the Egyptian expatriate community in Europe reported that a personal friend of the imprisoned former President Muhammad Mūrsī tried to attack the Grand Mufti of Egypt during...
Date of source: Saturday, January 3, 2015
Tawādros’ Statements Provoke Controversy over the Political Role of the Church
Pope Tawādros demanded the number of Christians serving in Parliament be increased while indicating his support for the release of former-President Mubārak. He added that the Muslim Brotherhood would have a place in...
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2015
The American Embassy in Cairo Disassociates Itself from the Muslim Brotherhood and Declares its Mission of Strengthening Ties with Egypt.
The new American Ambassador to Egypt, Robert S. Beecroft, denied media reports claiming he would meet members of the Muslim Brotherhood. He confirmed that the...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
On January 4, 2015, the Libyan Ambassador to Egypt reported that he had not yet begun coordinating an airlift to evacuate Coptic Christians from Libya. He added that the embassy was involved in intense and ongoing discussions with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry to organize in an effort to get them...
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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.