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Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2014
Shaykh Sabrī ‘Ibādah, deputy minister of the Ministry of Endowments, stated that the ministry has decided that mosques are not to engage in any political affairs in order to prevent strife.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The three Coptic Churches have welcomed the resignation of the government of Dr. Hāzim al- Biblāwī and stated that the timing was right. They requested the formation of a technocratic government in order to fulfill the demands of the revolution. They requested that the new government strengthens...
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2014
Some Coptic movements have given their support to Field Marshal Abd al- Fattāh al- Sīsī’s bid for presidency. Bahā’ Ramzī, head of the Dutch Coptic Association, stated that there are more than five million Copts abroad that support al-Sīsī. On the other hand, Mina Majdī, spokesman of the Maspero...
Date of source: Sunday, February 23, 2014
Shaykh Sabrī ‘Ibādah, deputy minister of the Ministry of Endowments, stated that the ministry has decided that mosques are not to engage in any political affairs in order to prevent strife.
Date of source: Saturday, February 22, 2014
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church headed by Pope Tawadros has approved a new election list to select its patriarch after long discussions (Majdī Fikrī, al- Dustūr, Feb. 22, p. 4). Read original text online in Arabic.
[Translator’s note: An article of the same content appeared in Watanī, Feb....
Date of source: Friday, February 21, 2014
For the first time in the Church’s history Pope Tawadros has visited Ambassador Ahmad Qattān, the Saudi ambassador to the Arab League. Church sources stated that the purpose of the visit was to thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its noble actions towards the Egyptians. He also expressed his...
Date of source: Thursday, February 20, 2014
Egyptian Churches celebrated the first anniversary of establishing the Coptic Church Council that includes the Orthodox, Catholic, Greek Orthodox, Evangelical and Episcopal Churches. The heads of the five churches held a closed meeting in which they approved the regulations list for the council....
Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Organization Danish Halal that includes more than 53 Muslim organizations has criticized the decision of the Danish Ministry of Agriculture to ban any form of animal-slaughter without making them unconscious first. It considered this decision to be discriminatory against some religious minorities (...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 12, 2013
In a historic visit, Pope Tawadros visited the Monastery of Anba Makar [Also known as St. Macarios]. Reportedly, he has ignored the conflicts of his predecessor Pope Shenouda with most of the monks of Anba Makar Monastery and their leader Father Matta al- Miskīn. He visited the monasteryon Monday...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Dr. Abbāss Shūman, deputy of the Azhar and member of the Supreme Scholars Council stated that if a scholar joins a political party this does not mean that the Azhar endorses this party. However, individuals are free to take part on the condition that they do not threaten the stability of Egypt and...
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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.