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Date of source: Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Weeks after the Muslim Brotherhood declared they will not field a candidate for the presidency, questions arise about how far they will stick to their promise, especially since MB member Abul Fotouh announced to run for President as an independent. Supporter say he is determined to run for...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Field Marshal Husayn Tantāwī, the head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Force, ordered investigations into the death of Rāmī Fakhrī, a Coptic engineer who died in an ambush on a main road, and referral of the outcome to SCAF.
Meanwhile, the council, in its 53rd message on its Facebook page,...
Date of source: Friday, May 13, 2011
On May 12, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces warned it would strike down sectarianism.
It was added that “any bid to wedge a stake between the Army and the people would be firmly confronted,” Ismā'īl 'Itmān, a member of the Council, said “To the Egyptian people, I say: the Army is yours. It's...
Date of source: Thursday, May 12, 2011
A final form [draft] of a law on political rights has been approved by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and was handed to the interim cabinet.
Most importantly, it forbids expatriates to participate in Egyptian elections and removes the previous women quota in parliament. Our society calls...
Date of source: Saturday, May 14, 2011
The Minister of Interior of the interim Egyptian Government, Major General Manṣūr al-ʿĪsawī, met with members of the Union of Coptic Organization in Europe, representatives from the Maspero protest, and Mr Hānī ʿAzīz, secretary general of Peace Lovers Organization on May 14, 2011.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The hardline Islamists, blamed for attacks on Coptic churches, had already been accused of stoking religious strife since the uprising that ousted the former regime which had kept them in check for decades.
Many salafī clerics proscribe rebellions against Muslim rulers and shy away from democratic...
Date of source: Thursday, May 10, 2001
While some Egyptian Christians - angry over deadly sectarian clashes in Imbābah - called for international protection for Copts, others slammed such a call as being alien to patriotism.
Some Copts argue that the Egyptian authorities cannot protect them from attacks by other Egyptian sects. Other...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The elections are swiftly approaching and none of the new parties has yet officially been endorsed.
They might not have a chance of victory in the coming elections. The public and the revolutionaries have been concerned lately, as they did not go through all the trouble of launching a revolution to...
Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Henk-Jan van Maanen, a researcher, came from The Netherlands to research places of Islamism, Liberalism and Christianity in post-Mubarak Egypt. He met with AWR's Managing Director, Mr. Hānī Labīb, who helped him with some contacts from whom he can benefit.
Date of source: Wednesday, April 20, 2011
A few thousands salafists gathered in front of al-Nūr mosque in 'Abāsīyah on April 19, 2011, demanding the returning of Kāmīliyā Shihātah.
After the protest, salafists rallied from the mosque to the headquarter of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, chanting slogans against Coptic Pope...
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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.