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Date of source: Sunday, November 17, 2013
Church sources in the Papal Headquarters stated that Pope Tawadros II has completely rejected the term “Coptic quota” and he expressed his wish that this term is not repeated again. Rev. Rafīq Greish, the spokesman of the Catholic Church, has supported the Pope’s decision and assured that that it...
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
According to anonymous sources, Pope Tawadros II has established a committee that includes the oldest bishops headed by Bishop Pachomius of Buhairah and Matrūh, Bishop Rafael, the Secretary of the Holy Synod; and Bishop Mūsá, bishop of Youth; and Bishop Bishoy of Dummīat and Kafr al-Shaykh to...
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Egyptian Center for Development Studies and Human Rights has denounced the lack of democracy which marks the discussions of the Constituent Assembly concerning the principles of sharī’ah, which do not conflict with the secular state. The lawyer of the Two Saint Church Joseph Malāk stated that...
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2013
The Ministry of Endowments set a communal theme for the Friday’s Sermon given by its clerics. It focused on “learning from the lessons of migration” and the rules of coexistence with non-Muslims. It stressed the importance of “brotherhood among all citizens of the homeland” (Alī Ragab, al-Dustūr,...
Date of source: Monday, August 5, 2013
Assiut
Muslim Brotherhood and al-Gam'a al-Islamiyya members are reported to have marked walls in Asyut with sectarian terms. Supporters of the ousted president called for retribution and boycotting Copts. Those phrases appeared on the walls of churches, schools and different buildings. (Muhsin...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Monastery of Saint John (Patmos) the Beloved (the Evangelist, the Theologian) celebrated the consecration of the first church named after the hero martyr, Philopater Mercurius (Abī Saīfaīn), in the Cappadocian Caesarea on the 25th of the Coptic month of Epip (August 1) in Old Cairo. Copts came...
Date of source: Friday, August 2, 2013
The Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) in Turkey has filed a complaint in Turkish Courts accusing General 'Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī; Dr. Muhammad El Barād’ī, Deputy of Interim President for Foreign Relations; Doctor Shaykh Ahmad al-Tayyīb; Grand Shaykh of Al-‘Āzhar...
Date of source: Thursday, August 1, 2013
A group of young Copts of Tanta launched the “One Heart” (Qalb Wāhid) campaign. The young Copts distributed the Iftār meals to all the people in the streets of Tanta. The campaign aims at encouraging Muslim and Christian citizens to be loving, giving, and prevent any fitnah among them (Sharīf ‘Abd...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
“Copts without restrictions” movement emphasized that the future must be fundamentally connected, and in support of, Egypt's national laws, stressing the necessity of holding to account all those involved in the shedding of innocent people's blood and inciting fitnah among Egyptians (Majdī Fikrī, ...
Date of source: Friday, July 26, 2013
An iftār [the meal that breaks Muslims’ fasting] for national union was held in the city of al- Mahmūdīyah (al-Beheira governorate), organized by “youth in love of Egypt” movement. Among the guests were several political parties and government officials. However, al-Hurīyah wal-‘Adālah Party,...
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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.