Date of source: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Deputy Prime Minister Yaḥyā al-Jamāl visited Coptic Pope Shinūdā III at the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbbāssīyah.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
[Text spoken at the Missio-organized Parlamentarischer Abend in Berlin, March 15, 2011. The meeting was well attended. Seven members of parliament from different political parties participated, along with assistants of other members in parliament and diplomats of the Foreign Ministry. Dr. Otmar...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 15, 2011
A few days after returning to classes for the second semester, students at Egypt's public universities have started massive protests against the administrators [In the headline by 'Sir' they mean the administrators of the universities] of their institutions, demanding they be sacked for being part...
Date of source: Sunday, February 27, 2011
AWR was pleased to cooperate with Encounter, a program of ABC radio, Australia. For the interviews and transcript of ABC please check this address: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/encounter/stories/2011/3147651.htm#transcript
Date of source: Sunday, February 13, 2011
Statement of the Anna Lindh Foundation
Alexandria; 13 February 2011: The Anna Lindh Foundation considers of historical importance the events which are taking place in the Euro-Mediterranean region, and particularly the democratic change which has been undertaken by the people of Egypt after 18...
Date of source: Friday, February 11, 2011
President Mubarak resigned today. We have witnessed much of the events leading up to his resignation showing that reporting in the West provided a biased image. Images of Tahrir Square dominated most media since January 25 but little was reported about other parts of the country.
Foreigners...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
The Azhar will soon reverse its decision to suspend religious dialogue with the Vatican, according to al-Dustūr.
“Informed sources” told the newspaper that mediation efforts between the two parties are underway. They added that the Azhar is not expecting an apology so much as “positive...
Date of source: Friday, January 21, 2011
The article of ‘Abd al-‘Azīz reports about the Azhar’s indefinite suspension of interfaith dialogue with the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI’s repeated criticism on Islam and his calls for increased protection of Christians in Egypt and the Middle East are named as main reasons for the Azhar’s freeze of...
Date of source: Monday, January 17, 2011
Manāl ‘Abd ‘Azīz critically discusses Coptic calls for a civil state and the abolishment of Islamic sharī‘ah as the main source of Egypt’s legislation, as stated in the second article of the Egyptian Constitution. While she argues that such Coptic reform propositions are understandable when viewed...
Date of source: Thursday, January 13, 2011
The article mentions an Internet campaign working to fight sectarian tensions and foster Muslim-Christian unity.
The campaign was developed by prominent Islamic telepreacher ‘Amr Khālid after sectarian and inflammatory comments were posted on social networking websites.
According to the report,...