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Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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 became the first President to ever attend a Christmas celebration at St. Mark’s Church. al-...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 7, 2015
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-Fattāh al-Sīsī in his war against terrorism. Fahmī and his colleagues are facing charges of...
Date of source: Monday, January 5, 2015
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 unable to continue conducting their operations in...
Date of source: Friday, January 2, 2015
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 refuses to visit then the Church will refuse as well. The Orthodox Church...
Date of source: Sunday, January 4, 2015
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 against protesters at Maspero in order to lure the Christians into a violent confrontation...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
The United Nations’ Human Rights Council recognized an Egyptian legal resolution on the effects of terrorism on human rights. The council built upon the Egyptian resolution and the majority of Arab countries, as well as some African, Asian, and Latin countries adopted the resolution, while Western...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
58 Human Rights Organizations are expressing their shock over a resolution released by the Egyptian Prosecutor General that is accusing a number of witnesses to the killing of Shaimāʾ al-Sabbāgh of disrupting the public order. The organizations expressed that the latest steps taken by the...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
The diplomatic relationships between the Gulf Countries and Egypt have undergone major changes as Saudi Arabia continues to offer conditional support to Egypt. President Sīsī is contending with the increasing importance of Qatar and Turkey to the Saudi Government as well as a new regional strategy...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
Whoever thinks that the Arab-Israeli Conflict is merely an Islamic or Arab problem is wrong. Such a point of view ignores that the conflict has the same ramifications for the future of the Copts. The relationship between the Copts in Egypt and the Copts in Palestine goes back to when Roman...
Date of source: Saturday, March 28, 2015
At this year’s Arab Summit in Sharm el-Shaykh, signs of rapprochement began to appear between Egypt and Qatar. Recently, the two countries have been expected to begin a period of complete reconciliation. Mukhtār Nawh, a former leader in the Muslim Brotherhood, said that the ongoing reconciliation...
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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.