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Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2014
The Minister of the Interior, Muhammad Ibrāhīm, has announced his plans to deal with the security challenges of the Christmas celebrations, the trial of Muhammad Mursī, and the anniversary of the 25th January revolution.
Date of source: Monday, January 6, 2014
Coptic activists have expressed fears that terrorist groups in Upper Egypt will frighten and intimidate Copts to prevent them from voting in the referendum on the constitution, particularly in Minya and Asyut.
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
Pope Tawadros II, the Patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, sent messages of congratulations to Coptic churches on the occasion of New Year celebrations. He said, ‘May the Messiah fill the New Year with blessings of love and peace’. His Holiness also sent a delegation to express his...
Date of source: Sunday, January 5, 2014
The governor of Alexandria, Tāriq al-Mahdī, offered special congratulations to Pope Tawadros II and to all the Copts, in particular the Copts of Alexandria. He said that there is a comprehensive security plan for all churches in the city on the day of Christmas celebrations, and special...
Date of source: Monday, May 18, 2015
Doctor Salāh Salām, member of the National Council for Human Rights, responded to the outrage over the former Justice Minister’s comments wherein he said that sons of refuse collectors could not be appointed to the Judiciary. Salām said that this comment reflects the reality of judicial...
Date of source: Saturday, May 16, 2015
The National Center for Human Rights is releasing its annual report in which it reviews the current status of human rights in Egypt. Hāfiz Abū Si’da, member of the center, said the report found improvement in social and economic rights. The government has begun projects in health insurance and...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 12, 2015
President Sīsī met with Sayyid Muhammad Fā’iq, the President of the National Council for Human Rights, to receive the Council’s human rights report. The council’s spokesman said that the report contained five sections covering the human rights situation in Egypt. Sīsī confirmed the importance of...
Date of source: Friday, April 29, 2016
During a press conference, President Sīsī refused to characterize Copts as a minority saying, “Egypt doesn’t have Christian minorities.” He went on to claim that the expression “minorities” is not used in Egypt because Christians are Egyptians who enjoy the same rights and the same duties as other...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Pope Tawadros is mounting a challenge to a new ruling passed by an administrative court requiring the Coptic Church to permit Christians to divorce and marry a second time. His challenge rests on the argument that the court did not interpret the law correctly. Separately, he also asserted in his...
Date of source: Thursday, May 2, 2013
The Coptic Orthodox Church and Evangelical Orthodox Church will celebrate Good Friday tomorrow (May 3), which is considered the holiest day of the Christian year (Majdī Fikrī, al-Dustūr, May 2, p. 5). Read original text in Arabic.
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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.