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Date of source: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Egypt expressed his joy over the cooperation protocol signed between the Church and the Al-Ahrām Foundation, aimed at creating the website 'The Pyramids of Civilization' dedicated to the Egyptian civilization.
Date of source: Thursday, September 3, 2015
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church expressed its concern over calls to a protest scheduled to for September 9 in front of the Cathedral in east of Cairo. The protest organized by a group of Coptic activists will be held under the slogan “The People Are Angry [at the church leadership].”
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
The Arab Organisation for Human Rights in London issued yesterday a report that said that August 2015 saw the biggest number of detainees since 3 July 2013 (267 detainees). Of 40 detainees, who died in their cells in August alone, 5 died as a result of torture, 20 due to medical negligence, and 13...
Date of source: Monday, September 21, 2015
On the occasion of the great Bairam, `Īd al-Adha, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, sent congratulatory messages to President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi, Shaikh Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmad al-Tayyeb, and Prime Minister Isma`īl Sharīf.
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) submitted a demand to the Supreme Electoral Commission (SEC) to nullify the names of candidates who resort to defamation in their parliamentary electoral campaigns in accordance with item 14 of article 74 /2015 of the electoral codes of conducts...
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
During his talk show aired on Sadda al-Balad TV Channel, program presenter Ahmad Mūsa warned the parliamentary electoral candidates of using religion in their campaigns, noting that some candidates have resorted to bribe voters who are in need of medical treatment, in order to win parliamentary...
Date of source: Sunday, September 20, 2015
In a statement he disclosed to Al-Shurūq, Egypt's Culture Minister Helmi Namnam confirmed that he is against a political Islam and terror acts that harm Egypt, adding: “I advocate an Egyptian moderate Islam.” He further noted, that he was the first to use the term 'the Egyptian Islam' in the media...
Date of source: Friday, September 11, 2015
The Egyptian Salafi leader Yāsser al-Burhāmī announced yesterday that 24 Christian Copts have been included in the electoral lists of the ultraconservative al-Nūr Islamist party, also highlighting the distributions of Coptic candidates in different districts. This was reported by local sources to...
Date of source: Saturday, October 17, 2015
The Egyptian Electoral Law, issued in 2014, stressed the principle of fair representation by focusing on groups seen as marginalized by previous regimes, particularly Christians and women. According to the law, each electoral list should include at least three Christians, three women, two farmers...
Date of source: Sunday, September 6, 2015
Egypt's Primary Administrative Court, presided by judge `Abd al-Majīd, referred a lawsuit against Egypt's National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) to the commissioners body of the State Council for legal advice.
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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.