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Date of source: Wednesday, February 18, 2015
The Coptic Invaders
I saw the expression 'Coptic Invaders’ written on a sign lifted by a protestor in a demonstration in Aswan, September 2011, when ignorant extremists burned down the Church of al-Mārīnāb Bidfū. I approached the man holding the sign and told him "Listen my friend, your free in...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
ʿAbd al-Rahman YŪsIf, (son of the Islamic Missionary Yusūf al-Qardāwī) as well as other members of the Muslim Brotherhood attacked the Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī, holding him responsible for the killing of 21 Egyptian Copts in Libya at the hands of ISIS. Yusūf said in a comment on his...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Washington Times reports on a meeting between Obama and the Brotherhood behind closed doors
The American newspaper "The Washington Times" reported that American President Barak Obama met last week with representatives of the Muslim Brotherhood who were part of a delegation of Islamist leaders to...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights condemns killing of Egyptian hostages in Libya
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights condemned the killing of 21 Coptic citizens of Egypt in Libya at the hands of ISIS and offered its condolences to the families of the victims. The organization emphasized...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Bishop Yū’anis [John] on the victims in Libya: your souls are priceless to Egypt and the Church
Bishop Yū’anis, the Chief Bishop and one of the members of the papal delegation charged with participating in the funeral for the victims of Dā‛ish’s massacre in Libya, said that the souls of the victims...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Who are Kāmīliyā Shahhāta and Wafā’ Qustantīn: the two women ISIS is slaughtering Copts in Egypt in revenge for?
Websites connected to ISIS reported that the organization’s fighters had kidnapped and slaughtered 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya. They said the kidnappings came as revenge for Muslim...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
President, Prime and Interior Ministers offer condolences to Pope Tawādrūs for Egyptian martyrs in Libya
Prime Minister Ibrāhīm Mahlab and Interior Minister General Muhammad Ibrāhīm accompanied Egypt’s President ‛Abd al-Fatāh al-Sīsī on a visit to Saint Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo to offer their...
Council of Egypt’s Churches demand that international community rescue remaining Christians in Libya
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Council of Egypt’s Churches demand that international community rescue remaining Christians in Libya
The Council of Egypt’s Churches announced, with great sorrow, the death of 21 Egyptian martyrs in Libya on account of their religious identity and offered condolences to their families. The Council...
Date of source: Monday, February 16, 2015
Roadmap for religious reform
Al-Azhar, which has resisted and persecuted those who have attempted to reform Islam since the end of the 19th century, is now being called upon by Egypt’s president to do what they have long suppressed:. reforming Islam. The response of the sheikhs of al-Azhar has been...
Date of source: Sunday, February 15, 2015
Egypt condemns attacks in Copenhagen and emphasizes the necessity of respecting religious symbols
Egypt’s foreign ministry condemned yesterday’s attacks in the Danish city of Copenhagen which targeted a coffee shop and a synagogue and resulted in the deaths of two civilians. A Swedish artist...
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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.