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Date of source: 21 Oct 2022
The launch ceremony began with a speech by Rev. Professor Mitri Raheb [Mitrī Rāhib], founder and president of Dār al-Kalima University, in which he welcomed the author, Xavier Abū ʿĪd and the attendees, stating that: “Dār al-Kalima University is pleased to release this book by researcher Xavier Abū...
Reviewed by DAB Editorial Staff
Translator DAB Editorial Staff
Date of source: 26 Oct 2022
The patriarch also expresses concerns about the state’s top Christian position, which is the presidency, and the current uncertainty surrounding it. Consequently, Christians may not know the position’s fate if a presidential vacuum lasts for years. Therefore, al-Rāʿī reemphasizes, on a daily basis...
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Translator DAB Editorial Staff
Date of source: 19 Oct 2022
This meeting was also joined by Archbishop George Shīḥān, Archbishop of the Maronite Diocese of Cairo for Egypt and Sudan, Apostolic Visitor to North Africa, and Supreme President of Maronite Institutions in Egypt; Archbishop Bīshūy Fawzī; and Patriarchal Vicar and Father Yūḥannā Shiḥāta, Head of...
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Translator DAB Editorial Staff
Date of source: 18 Oct 2022
Dr. ʿAyād further noted during his speech that an examiner of the Prophet’s biography and his life - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him – would find that he practiced interfaith dialogue in word and deed. The Prophet conversed with many non-Muslims and received them in his mosque. The Medina...
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Translator DAB Editorial Staff
Date of source: 12 Oct 2022
“The Church and Contemporary issues” conference explored a number of interesting topics related to the church and society and involved the following 8 lectures:
1. The Church and Mental Health, by Bishop Mīkhāʾīl, General Bishop of Hadāʾiq al-Qubbah, al-Waylī, and Manshiyat al-Saḍr.
2. The Church...
Reviewed by Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Translator Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Date of source: 15 Oct 2022
This comes as part of an agreement with the authorities in Cologne, in October 2021, to allow the Friday prayer call to sound in public and last up to five minutes at limited volume. The agreement is set for a two-year trial and subject to renewal.
Cologne has one of the country’s largest Muslim...
Reviewed by Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Translator Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Date of source: 19 Oct 2022
Subsequently, al-Quṣayr praised such cooperation, with the National Alliance and CEOSS, in many agricultural initiatives, as well as in raising awareness among civil society, stating that “the Ministry always welcomes work and cooperation with civil society institutions because they are partners in...
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Translator DAB Editorial Staff
Date of source: 2 Jul 2022
Coptic thinker Kamāl Zākhir, said in exclusive statements to al-Dustūr: “Putting forward a dialogue in terms of ‘what do Christians want’ and ‘what do Muslims want’ will lead us to a sectarianism.” He added: “It is best to say how to reach a modern, civil Egyptian state based on citizenship, and...
Reviewed by Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Translator Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Date of source: 4 Jun 2022
Midḥat Murād, professor of law, believes that Christians are an integral part and a major component of the Egyptian society. The President referred to the concept of citizenship in many of his recent meetings, stressing the state has been working to break all forms of discrimination between Muslims...
Reviewed by Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Translator Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Date of source: 1 Oct 2022
Upon his arrival at the church, the Pope unveiled the memorial plaque that dates to its inauguration, and memorial photos were taken of him in front of the plaque, along with his Eminence Fr. Raphael [Rāfāʾ īl], the general bishop of the churches of the central Cairo sector, and the bishops...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 24 Aug 2022
According to a statement, Ambassador Mahamadou Labarang said that the Cameroonian President sends his greetings to the Shaykh of al-Azhar and wishes him continued health and wellness. The ambassador stressed his appreciation for the strong relationship that binds Cameroon to al-Azhar, and its role...
Reviewed by Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Translator Sara ABDEL-HAMID
Date of source: 1 Oct 2022
Ambassador Suhā Jindī offered sincere congratulations to the Diocese of Public and Social Services, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of its establishment, which is the developmental arm of the Coptic Orthodox Church, noting that it has a long history in developmental work and played an...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 30 May 2022
It is known that the civil state that the constitution stipulates will not be established except with the prevalence of the principle of citizenship, and this condition is related to the definition of the individual who lives on the land of this state, as this individual is not known by his...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 16 Oct 2022
This came during the announcement of the “Our Climate, Our Lives” initiative under the patronage of the Grand Imam, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, and Dr. Yāsmīn Fuʾād, Minister of Environment, in the context of encouraging public participation to confront global challenges to the effects...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 19 Aug 2022
In an interview with Al-Watan, Ibrāhīm explained that Copts and Muslims have strong national ties connecting them, and everyone works for the interest of the country so that Egypt remains strong. The following text is from the interview with the archpriest:
Question: What is the story of the fast...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 29 Sep 2022
Nineteen of the Church's episcopal leaders and priests who served and are serving in the episcopate of services participated in the prayers of the Divine Liturgy, along with a large number of the episcopate's workers who filled the sides of the cathedral.
The Pope pointed out that the first seed of...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 28 Sep 2022
The ʿUyūn Miṣr Club had announced the opening of the door to applying for admission tests to join the sports team, which was scheduled to participate in the Egyptian fourth division for children born from 2003 to 2013.
An official source at the Ministry of Youth and Sports confirmed that the Club’s...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 1 Oct 2022
The Grand Imam clarified that some jurists are of the opinion that it is permissible according to Islamic law to transfer an organ of a dead person to the body of a living person if this is to save the life of the person being transferred or to cure him of a terminal illness. The permissibility of...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 12 Sep 2022
This came through winning two cases concerning the distribution of the inheritance shares of the wealth of a deceased rich person in Luxor, in which Ms. Fam adhered to applying the constitutional principle stipulated in Article 3 of the Egyptian Constitution of 2014, which states: “The principles...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 26 Sep 2022
In 1954 he was arrested for 20 months, and after his release from prison he traveled to Doha, Qatar, and took over the administration of the Institute for Secondary (High School) Religious Education and became dean of the College of Sharia from 1963 until 1990, and he was granted Qatari citizenship...
Reviewed by Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Translator Shady Saleh El-Sherif
Date of source: 5 Aug 2022
Founding of the Church of the Holy Association
For the occasion, the church’s official FB page detailed its foundation with 14 rare photos: “On 13th April 1944, the holy visitors gathered and discussed the foundation of an association known as the Holy Association for the Coptic Orthodox, led by...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 6 Aug 2022
Ancient Egyptian language was written in four different scripts: Hieroglyphs, Hieratic, Demotic, and Coptic. These scripts did not all appear at once, the Demotic script, also known as “popular”, is the third stage in the development of the Ancient Egyptian script, appearing in the 8th century BC...
Reviewed by J. Wrathall
Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 14 Aug 2020
His Eminence also directed the hospitals of al-Azhar University to open their doors to the victims of the disaster in order to offer all possible support alongside state hospitals, in addition to offering necessary psychological support.
Reviewed by J. Wrathall
Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 15 Aug 2022
Between 2016 and the fire in the Church of Abū Sīfīn in Imbaba [Imbāba] on August 14th, an initial count of official statements by churches and security districts reveals that almost 20 fires have broken out due to short circuits in that time, in addition to the incident on August 14th which...
Reviewed by J. Wrathall
Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 15 Jun 2022
Dr. Najīb Jibrāʾīl, President of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights stated that the court’s judgement contradicted all prior rulings related to Christians’ marriage, especially in the case of religious conversion, which allows a Christian wife to be granted a divorce if her husband leaves...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 4 Oct 2022
On September 27, Dutch Christian missionary Anne van der Bijl (1928-2022), also known as Brother Andrew, passed away at 94 years old. He received his missionary training in the late forties and/or early fifties in Scotland. In 1955 the 27-year-old Anne visited Poland and discovered Christian youth...
Date of source: 30 Aug 2022
It is mentioned that a group of scientists and experts from Egypt and the Arab countries in various fields will participate in this conference, in order to build a society which recognizes knowledge and innovation, and achieve Egypt's strategy for sustainable development.
Naẓīr ʿAyād, the secretary...
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Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 16 Aug 2022
After a meticulous examination of the bodies by the Egyptian Public Prosecution, it was announced that there were no noticeable injuries except that there were clear signs of suffocation.
The Abū Sīfīn Church has been legalized recently after the issuance of the Churches Building Law in 2016, but...
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 14 Aug 2022
The clinics provide medical and legal services referral to the supporting bodies working in the field of combating violence to vulnerable women who have been subjected to violence in all its forms. The NCW and UNFPA have inaugurated the first Safe Women’s clinic in cooperation with the Ministry of...
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 19 Aug 2022
The church stressed that it did not authorize or entrust any person or entity to collect donations for the restoration of the Imbāba and Minyā churches, and that if anyone wishes to contribute and donate, it is only done through the diocese's bank accounts.
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 20 Aug 2022
In preparation for the forum, the young participants have arrived on Wednesday and visited the monasteries of Wādī al-Naṭrūn.
The youth forum aims to bring Coptic Orthodox youth together from all over the world, enable them to exchange their experiences, learn about their Egyptian Coptic roots....
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 29 May 2021
The anniversary of the Holy Family entering into the land of Egypt has a significant historical and religious importance for Egyptians, besides that, it is considered as a part of the universal religious heritage, which is unique to Egypt from all other countries of the world. Thanks to that, the...
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Translator Yasmin Tarek
Date of source: 16 Dec 2021
Following the al-Zāwiyya al-Ḥamrāʾ incidents of communal violence at the end of 1981 and the policies of President Muḥammad Anwar al-Sādāt whose era was considered sectarian, the government submitted to the parliament a bill to modify and build on the penal code. Several new articles seeking to...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 28 Jul 2022
These statements caused uproar, leading to accusations of “mockery of Christ” and “contempt of the Christian religion”.
“The Sermon on the Mount” is Christianity’s constitution wherein Christ presented 21 points, forming the heart of the Gospel and the New Testament, and thus clarified points of...
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Translator J. Wrathall
Date of source: 15 Jan 2022
Amr Aljowaily [ʿAmrū al-Juwaylī], Ambassador of Egypt to Serbia, presented in his opening speech Egypt's contribution to the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), which hosted its general conference in December 2021 in Cairo as the capital of Islamic culture. The...
Reviewed by Maryam Boumkhaled
Translator Maryam Boumkhaled
Date of source: 7 Feb 2022
On January 29, the Cairo Economic Court sentenced Jirjis to five years of hard labor, in addition to confiscation of his mobile phone, and paying criminal expenses. Jirjis was charged with exploiting religion to promote extremist ideas, contempt of Islam, and violating the values of Egyptian family...
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Translator Maryam Boumkhaled
Date of source: 27 Mar 2022
Dr. Tharwat al-Azharī, director of the Tourism Department, said in statement that such archeological sites in the governorate receive delegations from all over the world, stating that al-Minya includes many archeological areas and important tourist attractions.
The archeological area of Jabal at-...
Reviewed by Maryam Boumkhaled
Translator Maryam Boumkhaled
Date of source: 29 Jul 2022
MP Rashā Isḥaq, Secretary of the Senate Committee on Human Rights and Social Solidarity, wrote on her FB page, “It is my pleasure on the occasion of the new Islamic year to express my heartfelt congratulations to Muslims of our dear country.” She added “May God protects Egypt, and leads the...
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 29 Jul 2022
The Coptic Museum houses the largest collection of Coptic antiquities in the world, and was opened in 1910.
The museum was established by the efforts of Marquṣ Sumayka Pasha, who is considered one of the prominent Christian figures, and he was interested in preserving the Coptic Heritage.
The...
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
Date of source: 27 Jul 2022
The board of trustees of the Egyptian Union for Human Rights Organization, headed by Counselor Najīb Jibrāʾīl and a group of intellectuals, has filed a report against Dr. Mabrūk ʿAṭiyya for his mockery of Jesus Christ.
Jibrāʾīl added that this constitutes a crime of contempt for religion,...
Reviewed by Maryam Boujarfaoui
Translator Maryam Boujarfaoui
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Date of source: Thursday, October 15, 2015
By: ChristianExaminer
"In the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, and throughout Asia, a range of non-state actors including terrorist organizations, have set their sights on destroying religious diversity.
Date of source: Thursday, October 15, 2015
By: Al-Arabiya
"The judge convicted some defendants for joining a terrorist group, but he acquitted Mohammed al-Zawahiri of establishing or joining it," defense lawyer Kamel Mandour told AFP.
Date of source: Friday, October 16, 2015
By: ABC News
Parliament candidates from Egypt's Al-Nour Party giving speeches at the rally hardly referred to religion, a dramatic change for a party that was once one of the strongest advocates for a greater role of Islam in government and society.
Date of source: Friday, October 16, 2015
By: AhramOnline
Electoral law requires that each list include nine Copts — a positive discrimination mechanism that sets quotas for all minorities.
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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.