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Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Minister of Education Jamāl al-‘Arabī took a decision to postpone the exams of January 1 and 8, 2012 in response to demands by a number of Coptic students who gathered outside the ministry on December 29 who sought the postponement so they can celebrate the New Year and the Coptic Orthodox...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
The persons who launched a Facebook page called Committee to Promote Virtue and Prevent Vice in Egypt announced their “total independence” from al-Nūr Party and the Salafī Da’wah (Call) due to “the shameful position of the party that denied any relationship with this page”.
They said that they will...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Political powers, the Egyptian Revolution Union and some revolutionary movements and coalitions in Alexandria refused organizing any demonstrations today (Dec. 30) in response to the coastal city residents’ calls for calm. The Revolutionary Socialists group, however, shrugged off the calls and said...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
In a fear-dispelling step by Islamists, religious parties and entities competed to offer congratulations for Copts on the occasion of the Eastern Christmas and form human shields to protect Christian houses of worship during the celebrations. “The Salafī Da’wah (Call) Organization has formed human...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Within preparations for the New Year celebrations, Interior Minister Maj. General Muhammad Ibrāhīm held meetings with senior ministry officials to discuss plans to secure churches, gathering spots, amusement parks and hotels frequented by citizens to celebrate the New Year. The plan will see...
Date of source: Friday, December 30, 2011
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III said Copts will be celebrating the New Year and Eastern Orthodox Christmas normally because they are not scared of any possible threats, noting peace and quiet are prevailing in Egypt thanks to the efforts of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and the...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Administrative Judiciary Court handed down a ruling canceling a decision by the Clerical Council divorcing an Orthodox Christian citizen and granting him a remarriage permit. Evon Nabīl 'Azīz had filed a lawsuit before the court against Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III and the minister of...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Azhar's Academy of Islamic Research, in a session on December 28 under Grand Shaykh Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyīb, discussed a code of ethics for the mass media and satellite channels so that they would not insult divine religions. The Academy also decided to present a memorandum to the minister of...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Union called on all Egyptians to participate in a candlelight vigil next Sunday (January 1, 2012) at 05:00 p.m. off the Supreme Court building to mark the 1st anniversary of the martyrs of the Church of the January 1, 2011 Two Saints bombing attack that left dozens of Christians dead or wounded...
Date of source: Thursday, December 29, 2011
The Maspero Youth Union and a number of Coptic coalitions and unions threatened to organize demonstrations next week outside the ministries of education and higher education to object the announcement that examinations would start on January 8. Majdī Sābir, the Maspero Youth Union's media spokesman...
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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.