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Date of source: Monday, April 8, 2013
The clashes in al-Khusūs left five dead, four Christian and one Muslim, and were apparently sparked by the actions of a few Christian teenagers, who spray-painted offensive symbols, allegedly a Nazi swastika, on the walls of an Azharian institute. However it is not clear if this was the only factor...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
In a statement, the group for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the Suez Governorate demanded that Christians should be committed to the teaching of Islam or else leave the country. According to the statement, the militants are saying, “Allah agrees with us in our battle against...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
A number of Copts from Sohag governorate have organised a standing outside the Office Building of the governorate, protesting the rise of kidnap cases among Copts. They are asking that President Muhammad Mursī protect them from thugs.
A number of Copts who have been kidnapped, but released in...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 27, 2013
The Libyan Ambassador to Egypt has said relations between Egypt and Libya will not be affected by the current diplomatic crisis over the imprisoned Copts and demonstrations outside the Libyan Embassy. He also mentioned the ongoing negotiations over the release of some of the detainees. The...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 26, 2013
The memo sent by the Church to the Presidency expressed the need to legalize the built churches and allow the building of new ones, to include ceremonial halls and service building to be able to serve the poor and needy.
The Church also called on Mursī to pass a personal status law for non-Muslims...
Date of source: Monday, March 25, 2013
‘Ayād related the story of his disappearance, he said that he was participating in Friday’s protests to denounce the “brotherhoodization” of the country. When the protest turned physical, a person attacked him and took him to Bilāl Mosque in al-Muqattam where he was tortured and beaten in the...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2013
Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II has requested that all of the districts send in their recommendations surrounding the Personal Status regulations to the clerical council. On Thursday, March 21, the Pope held a lecture about the Personal Status regulations during a conference organised by the...
Date of source: Friday, March 22, 2013
A conference titled, “The Egyptian Identity Between the Nation and the Sacred,” has been organized and will be held on Saturday Mar. 23. Attending the conference are representatives of the Azhar, the three Churches of Egypt (the Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical) and a number of leaders of the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 19, 2013
A number of Egyptian Copts returning from Libya after being detained for alleged Christian proselytizing, have requested pressing charges against the Libyan government and demanded compensation for the physical and moral insults to their religion while detained in Libyan prison. Lūqā Yūnān, 27,...
Date of source: Monday, March 18, 2013
Copts from the village Dafash in al-Minya governorate have accused members of the Muslim Brotherhood of preventing them from building a church dome. Members of the Brotherhood “allegedly” obstructed construction claiming there was no need for it.
Construction of the church began three years ago. At...
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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.