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Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
The article claims that President Husnī Mubārak has admitted that this has been a bad year for Egypt's Copts, who were victims of several attacks.
He also promised a prompt response to the latest attack and called for national unity, even referring to the victims of the Alexandria church bombing as...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Security around churches has been tightened and extra police personnel deployed ahead of Coptic Christmas celebrations, which come just one week after the church bombing at Alexandria's Church of Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter.
Pope Shenouda III will lead the Christmas Mass as usual, with...
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmad Abū al-Ghayt says that the protection of places of worship is the responsibility of the government.
This comes after that the recent church attack in Alexandria raised the alarm about the safety of Christians in the Middle East.
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
‘Imād Husayn of Al-Shurūq calls on Egypt’s Christians not to clash with Muslims after the Alexandria bombing, as it hurts Muslims and Christians alike. He also condemns Christians who deal with the crisis in a violent manner.
‘Alī al-Sulāmī of Al-Wafd wonders if certain governmental officials...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The tragic attack on the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, in Alexandria has caused a drop in the sales of new clothes, food, and sweets--traditional items used by Copts to celebrate Christmas.
Many Coptic families cancelled their celebration plans after the attack in solidarity...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Pope Shenouda III has appealed for calm following the New Year's day bombing. Tensions have continued between Coptic protestors and security in the week following the blast.
Pope Shenouda will continue with mass as usual on Christmas Eve. In addition, Egyptian security has tightened its...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Maryam Fikrī was just one of the victims of the blast that targeted the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, after the New Year's Day mass. Fikrī posted a new year's wish on Facebook just moments before the blast, which killed twenty-three people and wounded around 100.
Many...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
A small, al-Qā‘idah-inspired cell could be behind the bombing of the Church of the Two Saints, Saint Mark and Pope Peter, in Alexandria on New Year's Day, according to this article in the Egyptian Gazette.
The spread of terrorism in the country is not expected, but according to ‘Amr al-Shubkī, an...
Date of source: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
The death toll of the Alexandria church attack has risen to 23. However, while the official Middle East News Agency (MENA) counts 23 deaths, the Egyptian Health Ministry says the death toll is only 18.
The identity of the perpetrator(s) is still not known, but the article states that it is likely...
Date of source: Tuesday, January 4, 2011
This article in the Egyptian Mail tells the story of Ashraf Munīr, a 40-year-old man who survived the Two Saints Church attack.
He left the church a few seconds before the blast, just in time to see the bloody scene outside . In the article he describes the "hell-ish scene" he had to watch: parts...
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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.