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Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2014
According to Nash’at Tal’at Sidīq, the only survivor of the Libyan massacre that cost the life of 7 Egyptians, the victims – including his father – were killed for sectarian reasons. He reported that a group of masked men wearing military uniforms and carrying machine guns entered their building...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
A fight started in the early hours of Wednesday, between Muslims and Copts in the village of al-‘Alīqāt in Kom Ombo, Aswan Governorate. The head of the police station of Kom Ombo received a complaint that a fight started between Muslims and a Copt in the village, which led to the injury of 6...
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2014
Cairo security forces continue to search for the murderers of a police officer and injuring another in front of the Virgin Mary Church in 'Ayn Shams. They managed to arrest 15 suspects. Five of them have been involved in the incident and admitted threatening the two police officers. They also...
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2014
Dr. Yūnis Makhyūn, head of Nūr Party, describes what happens in the Central African Republic as ethnic cleansing of Muslims by Christians, with the atrocities happening being worse than one could imagine. Because of the violence, many Muslims fled to neighboring communities. Makhyūn stated through...
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2014
Though the majority of the village al-Bushrā in Mallawī in the Governorate of al-Minya is muslim, the inhabitants collected 50,000 EGP for the release of kidnapped 10-year-old Marcus who belongs to the village. Some hours after the ransom was paid he was freed and returned to the village, security...
Date of source: Friday, February 14, 2014
The Governorate of Minya has become a safe heaven for gangs of kidnappers according to news reports. All of the kidnapped persons were Copts. The gangs demand amounts of money as ransom. In Mallawī unknown persons have kidnapped a housewife. Her name is Nadia, wife of 'Ādel Shākir. Furthermore, 33-...
Date of source: Wednesday, September 3, 2014
In a speedy response to the investigative report of al- Shurūq that was published yesterday on the abduction of Copts in Nag’ Hamādi, the Qena security forces intensified its presence on the Cairo- Helwan Road.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2014
In Nag’ Hamādī it is unknown what is happening. Whereas the inhabitants assure that the mafia of arms and drugs are kidnapping rich Copts in order to obtain big sums of ransom, others found no solutions but to leave the city.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Pope Tawadros also stated that in August 2013, more than 100 churches were destroyed. However, he added, that “we understand that and also understand that a homeland without churches is better than churches with no homeland”
Date of source: Monday, September 1, 2014
Popular and security efforts succeeded in nipping a sectarian strife in the bud.
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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.