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Date of source: Monday, May 19, 2014
An unknown assailant detonated a handmade bomb near an electoral conference [a conference held in support of a particular candidate usually in a large tent in the street ] supporting al- Sīsī in ‘Izbit al- Nakhl, Giza [a lower class area in greater Cairo]. The explosion led to the injury of two...
Date of source: Friday, April 18, 2014
Ambassador Mirvat Tillāwī, Head of the National Council for Women, stated that during her participation in the population and development conference that was recently held in New York, she felt a regression against women’s rights. She added that this is not only in Islamic countries, but added that...
Date of source: Thursday, April 17, 2014
In preparation for Sham Al- Nissīm (Easter), the Heath Affairs Department in Cairo has announced a state of high alert in hospitals to make available health services for emergency cases during the feast. It has stopped issuing holidays to its staff and assured that mobile ambulances will be...
Date of source: Wednesday, April 16, 2014
The Court for Urgent Matters in Alexandria, headed by Judge Mājid Zakariyyā, ruled yesterday that anybody affiliated with the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group or groups that emanate from it is forbidden from taking part in the coming presidential and parliamentary elections. The Court forces the...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Pope Tawadros has retuned from St. Bishoy Monastery to St Mark’s Cathedral to head the Saturday mass. He will hold the Friday prayers in the Cathedral. Security sources have stated that the Pope is targeted by some terrorist cells. The article stated that security forces have found a hand-made bomb...
Date of source: Monday, April 14, 2014
Pope Tawadros II led the Palm Sunday mass yesterday in the Monastery of Saint Bishoy in Wādī al-Natrūn. Many Bishops and hundreds of Copts attended it.Hundreds of Copts celebrated Palm Sunday in the Cathedral of Abbāsiyah, amidst intensive security presence. Vendors sold palm leaves at the entrance...
Date of source: Sunday, April 13, 2014
Today, millions of Copts are celebrating Palm Sunday. This tradition owes its origins with the entrance of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, carrying palm leaves and flowers. Copts go to the streets on this day, carrying palm leaves and flowers and children go to the streets, playing in joy.
This day is...
Date of source: Saturday, April 12, 2014
Two planes with 89 and 86 Christian passengers on board have left Cairo for Tel Aviv via Amman. These Christians want to go to Jerusalem for Easter celebrations. The church disapproves of travels to occupied Jerusalem for it means normalization with Israel, according to the decision of late Pope...
Date of source: Friday, April 11, 2014
So far, 25 people have died in the bloody conflict between the al-Dābūdīya and the Banī-Hilāl tribes. This marks the beginning of a new phase; as Egyptians are drawn away from the love of tolerance and peacefulness to more violence and anger.
Dr. Muhammad Bayūmī, Professor of Sociology at the...
Date of source: Thursday, April 10, 2014
The U.S. State Department decided to list the “Ansār al- Quds” group on the list of international terrorist organizations. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry welcomed the U.S. move. A statement issued by the U.S. State Department spokesman explained that the attacks of this organization targeted...
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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.