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Date of source: Sunday, August 14, 2011
The founder of the secular Free Egyptians Party, Coptic businessman Naguib Sawiris, accused Islamist movements of hijacking the Egyptian revolution.
The remark was made by Sawiris on Saturday during a speech at the seventh meeting of the Arab and International Relations Council in Kuwait. The...
Date of source: Sunday, August 7, 2011
For their part, the Coptic youth movement Maspero Youth issued a statement in which it declared its deep concern at the dominion of the Islamist currents. They revealed their total discontent with the raising of the Saudi flag by the Islamists, and said they were fully prepared to defend the option...
Date of source: Friday, August 5, 2011
Ambassador Minhah Bakhūm (Copt), Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the 25 Revolution erupted for herself to save her from the injustice she suffered in the Ministry, adding that it is a miracle.
She added that she was marginalized in the time of the ousted President and the...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Hours before the trial of former President Husnī Mubārak, his two sons and former Interior Minister Habīb al-'Adlī tomorrow, all legal and security arrangements were finally finished for the first trial of its kind to ever take place in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Coptic activists are against turning the Egyptian Revolution into a religious issue for Islamists took over Tahrir Square last Friday, during a protest. There were no agreements among different political groups before the protests.
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Coptic activists and organizations say that they refuse to transform the Egyptian revolution into a religious one, criticizing the Islamists that dominated Tahrīr Square on Friday. Speaking to Al-Misrī Al-Yawm on Saturday, the activists voiced their intentions to fight for a civil state that...
Date of source: Friday, February 4, 2011
The Coptic Youth Movement confirmed the participation of thousands of Coptic Christians in Friday's “Day of Departure” demonstrations, held to demand that President Husnī Mubārak resign immediately. Copts taking part in the demonstrations came from several districts of Cairo, including Shubra, Ain...
Date of source: Sunday, July 31, 2011
Military experts have said that the Egyptian people will not accept the existence of an Islamic state. Major General Jamāl Maẓlūm (Gen.) said, "Whatever the percentage of participants [were Muslim] at the rally in Taḥrīr Square...I do not think that the people of Egypt are moving towards a...
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2011
Voices of protesters swept the streets after Friday prayers in Upper Egypt, as Muslimas and Christians joined together in showing their anger at the government's inaction regarding deposed leaders and corruption charges. Led by Muslim clerics and Christian leaders, one protester pointed out that...
Date of source: Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Cairo Court of Appeals has said that the trial of former President Husnī Mubārak and former Minister of the Interior Habīb al-‘Ādlī, may be held in Sharm al-Shaykh hospital, depending on the discretion of the Criminal Court. This has raised concern in Sharm el-Sheikh about high security risks...
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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.