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The Azhar Grand Imām and the Minister of Endowments headed to Naj‘ Hammādī for the Friday prayers and to offer their condolences to Bishop Kyrillos and the victims' families. They both stated that Islam is innocent of such crime and stressed the significance of preserving the national unity. In Naj...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Sectarian violence kills 192 people in Nigeria.
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In its reporting on the incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī, the press focused on the different analyses of the incident; the possible motives and causes. While many people blamed MPs and governmental institutions, others blamed the media and extremist religious discourse. Many observers criticized the...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The Administrative Court is expected to rule in the case of Mario and Andrew on March 30, 2010.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
The youth of the Muslim brotherhood group and the National Democratic Party have both worked separately on reviving the concept of national unity between Egypt’s Muslims and Christians after the violent incidents of Naj‘ Hammādī. Both stress that Muslims and Christians are two inseparable halves of...
Date of source: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Ikrām Lam‘ī reflects on the reasons behind different crises and the clues to solving them.
Date of source: Monday, January 18, 2010
Pope Shenouda is absent from the Epiphany mass in Alexandria for the second year. The papal residence has not announced any reasons for his absence this year.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Al-Shurūq Al-Jadīd interviews Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaradāwī and asks him about the issues of the Muslim Brotherhood, Gaza and the Egyptian ruling system.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Azhar women students were obliged to remove their niqāb inside exams halls. Men were duly not allowed in the halls regardless of their positions.
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Besides the intensive news reports on the incidents in Naj‘ Hammādī, the press also published many articles discussing the possible reasons behind sectarian tensions and the possible solutions. Three main domains have been mainly principally highlighted to end sectarianism in Egypt; passing a...