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Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2011
On April 16, the Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar al-Tayīb visited a church in ‘Āftīh that was completely rebuilt by the army after having been torched a month ago, due to sectarian clashes between Muslims and Copts.
(Reviewer’s note: News story was also covered in al-Misrī al-Yawm/ p. 3/ April 17, 2011)
Date of source: Friday, August 20, 2010
Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenouda III met with Ahmad Diyā’ al-Dīn, al-Minya governor. A source from the papal seat stated that they discussed the crisis of the new Maghāghah bishopric and that the governor was keen that Copts are not subject to persecution, but he must implement the law.
For his part,...
Date of source: Monday, August 16, 2010
The crisis of Maghāghah in relation to the inflexibility of the bishopric and the governor appears to have no end.
Date of source: Saturday, August 14, 2010
The bishop of Maghagha states that he will appeal to a supreme authority to put en end to the conflict between him and the governor of Minia.
Date of source: Saturday, August 28, 2010
The Minister of Religion confirms that the national unity tables of breakfast are important indications of the strong relations between Muslims and Christians.
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
Egypt's Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf greeted Coptic Pope Shenouda III during his visit to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral on March 20, 2011.
Sharaf congratulated Pope Shenouda on his safe return from the US where he received medical treatment.
On Saturday, Sharaf had paid his first visit to the Azhar'...
Date of source: Monday, March 7, 2011
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http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2011/marchweb-only/behindegyptrevolution.html
Editor AWR: Paul-Gordon Chandler gives a good picture of Christian and Muslim cooperation which does exist but he neglects the negative examples and thus his presentation has...
Date of source: Monday, January 24, 2011
In her article Manāl ‘Abd al-‘Azīz claims that recent Muslim-Christian tension in Egypt is the result of deteriorating social, economic, and political conditions.
She wonders whether recent attacks on Copts really are the result of hidden religious hatreds or if they instead reflect a “deep sense...
Date of source: Sunday, January 23, 2011
The Coptic Orthodox Church did not send representatives to the founding meeting of the Azhar’s Family Home initiative on Saturday, according to al-Wafd.
A church source told the paper that two senior members of the Coptic Orthodox hierarchy had been scheduled to attend the meeting, but he...
Date of source: Sunday, December 12, 2010
President Husnī Mubārak appointed 10 MPs to the new elected parliament, including 7 Copts.
The appointees included one woman, 'Amīnah Shafīq, member of National Council for Women (NCW).
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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.