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Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
There has been a rumor that 22 of the top metropolitans and bishops were backing presidential candidate ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh, sparking anger that could in turn have a negative effect on all priests in churches and Coptic electorate.
Spurred by these rumors, the Holy Synod had to issue a...
Date of source: Sunday, April 15, 2012
There has been a rumor that 22 of the top metropolitans and bishops were backing presidential candidate ‘Abd al-Mun’im Abū al-Futūh, sparking anger that could in turn have a negative effect on all priests in churches and Coptic electorate.
Spurred by these rumors, the Holy Synod had to issue a...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Katātnī offered condolences over the death of Pope Shenouda during his a meeting on Monday (March 19) with Bishop Bākhūmius, who is temporarily running the church affairs pending the election of a new pope, Bishop Bīshūy, Secretary of the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Holy synod, and Bishop Armīyā, the...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The People’s Assembly, in its session on Monday (March 19) under Speaker Dr. Muhammad Sa’d al-Katātnī, mourned the death of Pope Shenouda as “one lost great national symbol who left a large space in the political arena while Egypt is going through a decisive period of time,” calling on the...
Date of source: Sunday, April 1, 2012
The three Orthodox, Evangelical and Catholic churches expressed discontent over the constituent assembly in its current lineup as several political powers quitted due to differences between the majority MPs and independent legislators regarding the rates of representation inside the panel.
The...
Date of source: Sunday, March 25, 2012
The three Egyptian Christian denominations denied that they received a letter form the People’s Assembly to participate in the constitution panel. [‘Abd al-Wahāb, Al-Wafd, March 25, 2012, p. 1] Read original text in Arabic
Date of source: Saturday, March 31, 2012
Some Coptic organizations and activists, in a statement they called the March 30 Declaration, vehemently rejected the 100-member panel and “attempts by certain groups to draft the new Egyptian Constitution alone,” urging the Egyptian Church to immediately announce its position on the panel and...
Date of source: Thursday, December 12, 2013
A hearing was held in the U.S. Congress about state of rights of minorities in Morsi’s (Mursī) era. The session was entitled, “Violation of Human Rights in Egypt”.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Ministry of Endowments has decided to ban three of the Salafī Call preachers from preaching in mosques. These include preachers Shaykh Abū Isaac Al Huwaynī, Shaykh Muhamad Hassān and Shaykh Muhammad Hussayn Ya’qūb. The ministry decided that they should get a license before giving sermons. This...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 17, 2013
The Ministry of Endowments has decided to ban three of the Salafī Call preachers from preaching in mosques. These include preachers Shaykh Abū Isaac Al Huwaynī, Shaykh Muhamad Hassān and Shaykh Muhammad Hussayn Ya’qūb. The ministry decided that they should get a license before giving sermons. This...
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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.