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Date of source: Friday, December 17, 2010
Hizb Allāh Secretary General Hasan Nasr Allāh accuses Israel of attempting to create Fitnah Tā’ifīyah between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.
Commenting on those remarks, a church source told Al-Misrī al-Yawm that Nasr Allāh had interfered in that which does not concern him.
Date of source: Sunday, December 5, 2010
Dozens of Muslims and Copts protested outside the Attorney General’s office yesterday, demanding the release of those arrested at the ‘Umrāniyyah riots. They were also demanding the removal of Giza governor Sayyid ‘Abd al-‘Azīz and and calling for a unified law for places of worship.
The protestors...
Date of source: Thursday, December 16, 2010
Hundreds of Copts in the United States on Tuesday participated in a peaceful march in New York demanding the release of those detained following the al-‘Umrāniyyah incidents.
The marchers then proceeded to the premises of the Egyptian delegation to the United Nations, where they submitted a list of...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 7, 2010
The governor of Luxor and Evangelical Church leaders in the governorate agree on demolishing a church with the reopening of the archaeologically-significant Ramses Road.
The governor had visited the church and talked to people there. The governorate assigned a 2,000 square-meter land to build a...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Public Attorney ‘Abd al-Majīd Mahmūd has decided to free 70 of those accused of causing the disturbances that occurred in the ‘Umrāniyyah district of Giza last month, saying he did so "out of concern for their educational future" and because some are elderly.
A church source has said that Pope...
Date of source: Sunday, July 11, 2010
Khalīl summarizes the Constitutional Court's ruling that forces Pope Shenouda III to issue remarriage permits to divorced Copts, despite the Church's position against doing so.
Date of source: Friday, December 3, 2010
Pope Shenouda III has announced that he is constantly following the ‘Umrāniyyah riots case and denied claims of him being angry at Bishop Theodosius for apologizing to the Governor of Giza after the clash between young Copts and state security forces.
At his weekly meeting at the ‘Abbāsiyyah...
Date of source: Thursday, December 2, 2010
Church lawyer Ramses al-Najjār called the Supreme Administrative Court’s ruling allowing Copts to remarry “inoperative” because it was issued after the Supreme Constitutional Court’s stay of execution. Shurá Council member Tharwat Bāsīlī said that the law would be against Christian teachings....
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
Orthodox churches around the country carried out funeral masses for the ‘Umrāniyyah church riot victims yesterday. Priests called upon Copts to go out and vote for whichever political party they choose. Meanwhile, Coptic activists handed out flyers urging Copts to vote against the ruling National...
Date of source: Monday, November 29, 2010
The Attorney General has ordered a team of forensic experts to perform medical inspections on seventy-five of the ‘Umrāniyyah riot suspects who are currently being held at the Turah prisons. Bishop Theodosius of Giza met with Pope Shenouda III today, yet failed to issue the statement he had...
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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.