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Date of source: Sunday, April 24, 2011
Several important figures, both Coptic and Muslim, attended the holy mass on Saturday night at the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in 'Abbāssīyah, Cairo. Among them were Deputy Prime Minister Yahyá al-Jamal, who conveyed greetings from Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf to Pope Shenouda, as well as...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2010
CIDT’s Jayson Casper experiences his first Easter in Egypt
Date of source: Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Al-Shurūq al-Jadīd reports on the church’s opinion in al-Barādi‘ī attending the Resurrection Day prayers.
Date of source: Sunday, January 17, 2010
The Times of London’s report on Naj‘ Hammādī, quoting Bishop Kirollos as saying “It is all religious now. This is a religious war about how they can finish off the Christians in Egypt.” It relays his version of events, which he famously retracted following a meeting with Qena Governor Majdī Ayyūb...
Date of source: Sunday, May 3, 2009
In his editorial Sidhum again refers to President Mubārak’s Easter message to Copts. Sidhum comments on the discrimination that exists against Copts in Egypt and mentions the lack of Copts in significant government positions.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2009
The author comments on President Mubārak’s Easter message to expatriate Copts, he mentions the effect that the message had on Egyptian people within Egypt’s borders.
Date of source: Sunday, April 26, 2009
Two Copts have died in a village in Qina, Upper Egypt after four Muslims opened fire on a church congregation as it left the church. The police have caught three suspects but are still looking for one more.
Date of source: Friday, October 17, 2008
Copts are calling for Easter to be made a state holiday in Egypt and the chairman of the Coptic Assembly has demanded that expatriate Copts be included in the electoral register.
Date of source: Monday, May 5, 2008
Representatives of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood at the People’s Assembly and leadership of the ruling National Democratic Party absented from Easter celebrations in Alexandria. Depute Mahmūd ‘Atīyah of the group justified the absence by the different occupations his comrades had.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2008
Comments on sectarian tensions during the time that Copts are celebrating Easter.
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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.