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Date of source: Thursday, November 25, 2010
Parliamentary propaganda reached the Talyīn district’s schools, churches, and Azhar institutes as independent and Muslim Brotherhood candidates hung banners and posters promoting their campaigns, despite its illegality. The people of the al-Jadīdah village in Talyīn told Rose al-Yūsuf that they...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
A new police report says that Jamīlah Ismā‘īl has been in violation of the rules set by the Supreme Commission for Elections by promoting her campaign at various schools and churches in Zamālik and Garden City and by distributing copies of her electoral statement.
Key Words: Jamīlah Ismā‘īl - Qasr...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Egyptian Union for Human Rights Vice President Muqbil Shākir said that he completely refuses foreign supervision over this Sunday's parliamentary elections. He also called the U.S. State Department’s report on religious freedom a suspicious, Jewish attempt to disturb Egypt’s security. He claimed...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Coptic Orthodox Community Council Head Tharwat Bāsīlī said that bishops do not have the right to support parliamentary candidates, saying that, as a spiritual entity, the Church’s doors are open to anyone. He also said that the Muslim Brotherhood lost its credibility during the previous...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The ‘Umrāniyyah prosecution called in Bishop Dumadius of Giza to listen to his statements on the ‘Umrāniyyah Church incident. After meeting with a delegation of bishops, the prosecution decided to allow the building of the church to proceed after its blueprints are modified according to standards....
Date of source: Saturday, November 20, 2010
Rose al-Yūsuf interviewed ‘Abd al-Rahīm al-Ghūl and Fathī Qandīl, two competing parliamentary candidates in Naj‘ Hammādī. When asked about the possibility of Copts voting against him because of rumors of his ties with the Naj‘ Hammādī massacre, al-Ghūl responded that the rumors have been falsified...
Date of source: Saturday, November 13, 2010
Bishāy talks about the recent threats made by al-Qā‘idah to Egyptian churches. He criticizes religious figures, such as Bishop Bīshūy, for causing fitnah and then throwing the ball in the state security’s court. He praised the government for shutting down fitnah-stirring satellite channels. He also...
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2010
Hanān Sulaymān talks about spending five days in an American priest’s home. John is a priest of the Episcopal Church who has studied Islam and eastern culture. Sulaymān and his family attended a Jewish school and are pro-Palestinian. She says that he is curious about the Muslim Brotherhood and...
Date of source: Monday, November 8, 2010
Ikrām Lam‘ī refers to the recent Sayyidat al-Najāh massacre in his discussion about terrorism and how it has grown to exceed the limits of accomplishing good in the name of religion. He asks whether terrorists actually believe that what they do is an act of religious belief. He claims that Israeli...
Date of source: Saturday, November 6, 2010
Subhī says that the Egyptian authorities are taking the threats made by al-Qā‘idah extremely seriously. According to a source, state security has implemented a comprehensive enhancement of security measures in churches around the country and all scenarios have been taken into consideration....
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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.