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Date of source: 1 Nov 2023
Millions of citizens in Egypt and around the world have been following the events of violence, killing, and destruction that the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip have been exposed to since the events of October 7th, which could be seen as the Palestinian people attempting to defend their land...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 9 Dec 2023
Studying a course of American law for religious freedom in early 1995 allowed me to see the role played by the religious right-wing trinity in partnership with the Jewish and Zionist lobby and its various manifestations, which can be religious, political, social, or economic —and include Christian...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 16 Dec 2023
Near the end of the 1980’s, the Middle East Council of Churches formed a working group to examine Christian Zionism, and issued a focused booklet that was published in both the Arabic and English languages. In this booklet, the research team refuted the starting premises of Christian Zionism that...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 29 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs praises the organization of the elections: “There is nothing more beautiful than this”
Date of source: 10 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II called on all Egyptians to participate in the presidential elections, stressing that voting is a constitutional right for everyone.
After casting his own vote in the presidential elections of 2024, Pope Tawāḍrūs told Extra News, “As Egyptians, we are accustomed to not giving up our...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 10 Dec 2023
This morning (Sunday), the undersecretary of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, cast his vote for the presidential elections at the committee of al-Ṭabrī school in the area of Shurūq city.
After casting his vote, Dr. Al-Ḍūwaynī made a statement saying that participation in the presidential election...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 13 Dec 2023
The activities of the monthly symposium of al-Azhar magazine, held by the Islamic Research Academy, have been launched under the title: “The Reality of the Palestinian Issue: Between Displacement and Liquidation.” The symposium will be under the leadership of the Grand Imām, Dr. Aḥmad el-Ṭayyīb,...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 11 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that participating in the elections is a duty for all citizens in the building the nation.
He stressed that choice is both a personal freedom and a responsibility because everyone is free to choose what they wish, but whoever makes a choice must know that he or she will bear...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 17 Dec 2023
On this day, the 17th of December, in the year of 1267, the Friday prayers were held for the first time in al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo during the reign of Sulṭān al-Ẓāher Beybers, after nearly a century of the mosque being closed. Al-Azhar Mosque had been neglected during the reign of the Ayyubid...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Dec 2023
Pope Francis denounced the IDF for the killing of two Christian women who had sought refuge in a church in Gaza, once again indicating that Israel is using tactics of “terrorism” in the Gaza Strip.
In his weekly sermon, the Pope referred to a statement made by the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem,...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 10 Dec 2023
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Talāʿ al-ʿAlī, located in the Jordanian capital of Amman, recently hosted a musical event in anticipation of Christmas to enhance hope for an end to the aggression in Gaza.
The event was attended by the Latin Patriarchal Vicar of Jordan, Bishop Jamāl Diʿības, and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Dec 2023
On Thursday, December 7th, Denmark’s parliament adopted a law prohibiting the burning of copies of the Holy Qurʾān in response to a series of incidents where Islam's holy book was desecrated, which sparked outrage in Muslim countries.
The new legislation will extend beyond the Qurʾān and also ban...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Dec 2023
On Monday, December 4th, the Coptic Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria, Anbā Ibrāhīm Isḥaq Sidrāk, welcomed a delegation of archbishops of Catholic churches in Africa at the patriarchate’s headquarters in the Cairo district of Kūbrī al-Qubba.
The meeting was attended by the Patriarch Deputy for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 8 Dec 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, asserted that verification is the first step in the sound extrapolation of legal rulings in Islam, particularly concerning the Prophet Muḥammad’s Sunna (tradition). However, in the case of the Qurʾān, there is absolute definitive sourcing and meaning...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Dec 2023
The Sharīʿa & Law Faculty at al-Azhar University in the city of Ṭanṭā recently hosted a symposium focused on raising awareness among students regarding the importance of participating in the forthcoming presidential election.
Dr. Ḥamdī Saʿd, the dean of the faculty, said that participation in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Dec 2023
The former Grand Muftī, Dr. ʿAlī Gomʿa, remarked that there is no clear indication in the Sharīʿa specifying a particular type of prayer through which Muslims can witness the Prophet Muḥammad in their dreams. He added that if someone claims to have prayed two rakʿas (prostrations) and afterwards...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Dec 2023
On the first day of the Coptic calendar month of Kiahk, which marks the beginning of the countdown for the Eastern Christmas scheduled for January 7, the Coptic Orthodox Church experiences intense activity.
The Jirjā Parish organized its monthly Parish Servants conference under the title "...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Dec 2023
Chairman of the Supreme Council of Ṣūfī Orders, Dr. ʿAbd al-Hādī al-Qaṣabī, expressed his support for the presidential candidate, ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, in the upcoming presidential election.
Dr. Qaṣabī emphasized that while the people of Ṣūfī orders are not inherently involved in politics, their...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Nov 2023
Geert Wilders, the controversial Dutch politician known for his extremist views, recently expressed his anger towards the Palestinians, calling for their expulsion from their own country or their relocation to Jordan.
This inciteful political figure has always been known for his animosity towards...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Dec 2023
The Minister of Water Resources & Irrigation, Hānī Sūwaylam, emphasized that climate change has had a harmful impact on the water sector in many countries of the world, particularly in Egypt, where the per capita share is nearing a state of water scarcity.
“These impacts also affect countries...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Dec 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar and the Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, sent a message to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, wishing him good health and a speedy recovery. Dr. al-Ṭayyīb also expressed great respect for the President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Nov 2023
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sāmiḥ Shukrī, emphasized the importance of developing countries to actively participate in addressing the challenges of climate change, drawing attention to the need for intensified efforts in decarbonization. Shukrī delivered these remarks during his speech at the 2023...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Dec 2023
Although unable to attend the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates due to lung inflammation, Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church urged the conference to pursue a breakthrough to stop the phenomenon of global warming, emphasizing the urgency of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Dec 2023
King ʿAbdullāh II of Jordan stated that climate change is exacerbating the challenges faced by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where hostilities between Israel and Ḥamās resumed on Friday after the expiry of a weeklong truce.
“We cannot discuss climate change without considering the human tragedies...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Nov 2023
Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism said in an article that when one takes a simple look at the current global incidents and makes a comparison between the terrorist activities around the world and the activities of the Israeli army, one can detect a great similarity between Zionist...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Nov 2023
The Egypt Council of Churches dedicated a day to pray for world peace, as the Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria, Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, said the word of God fills men’s hearts with peace at all times.
Dr. Fawzī cited a verse from the Holy Book, saying “Come to Me, all you who...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Dec 2023
Today (Saturday), the governor of Alexandria, Major General Muḥammad al-Sharīf, and Pope Tawāḍrūs opened the new Anbā Tiklā Hospital.
During the opening, the governor praised all the services that the hospital provides, explaining that since the hospital’s establishment, it has been keen to provide...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 Dec 2023
The deputy imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī, said that it is strange for us to talk about human beings in an era that is lacking in humanity, or to talk about structure in a time when gangs are spreading sabotage and destruction, adding that, “The humanity that is claimed by Western...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 6 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that before Egypt was discovered, it was on the land in which churches were built in the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th centuries. He said that Egypt possessed authenticity, civilization, and the great expansion of churches throughout history, praising the Copts for the coming of the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 Dec 2023
Since its establishment in 1974, the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC) has been preoccupied with the Palestinian cause, and not a single one of its meetings has passed without addressing this issue. Over the course of half a century, the council has held many meetings and seminars that have...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 5 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II organized the second edition of Coptic Press Day celebration under the title 'Stations of Coptic Journalist in Our Egyptian Country.' This was done under the leadership of Anbā Mārkōs, who is the Bishop of Dumyāṭ, Kafr el-Shaykh, and al-Barārī, as well as the supervisor of al-...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 13 Nov 2023
In a recent statement, media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, remarked that the perspective offered to the West regarding the situation in the Gaza Strip has become pivotal in shaping global sympathy either towards the Israeli people or the Palestinian people. According to ʿĪsā, Western sympathy is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Nov 2023
Veteran journalist and media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, continued to criticize Ḥamās for the justifications of its crimes when the Islamist movement killed civilians, including children, women, and elderly people. This was precedent to the deaths of numerous innocent Palestinian civilians during...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Nov 2023
On Friday, November 17, Orthodox Copts commemorated the consecration anniversary of Martyr Mār Jirjis (Saint George) Church in al-Lod city, Palestine, through special prayers in their churches, as documented in the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Synaxarium.
Saint Mār Jirjis suffered martyrdom at the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Nov 2023
In my recent article, I highlighted how Israel’s brutal aggression on the Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip has raised important questions about the establishment of Israel in 1948 and the historical justifications behind its creation.
In response to this, my friend Mr. Munīr Fakhrī ʿAbd al-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
Media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, remarked that the global community, Western governments, and Arab armies had exhibited no support for al-Shifāʾ Hospital, nor had Iran, Hezbollāh (Party of God), or Turkey come to its defense.
In his show, Ḥadīth al-Qāhira (Cairo’s Talk) on the TV station al-Qāhira...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
Veteran media personality, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, said that mainstream political Islam ideology revolves around the concepts of jihād (holy war) and martyrdom (shahāda). He highlighted that any sermon by a Salafist references historical Muslim conquerors, such as ʿUqba Ibn Nāfiʿ and Khālid Ibn al-Walīd.
In...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Nov 2023
A Palestinian thinker and theological writer, Priest Dr. Mitrī al-Rāhib, said that attacks on religious sites in occupied Palestine were not a new development, and that they did not occur in Gaza alone, but in fact happened in all the lands of historical Palestine.
As the pastor of the Evangelical...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Nov 2023
The Egyptian Family House (Bayt al ʿĀʾila) in the southern Egyptian province of Asyūṭ held a conference to express support for the political leadership’s decision regarding the Palestinian issue and to also back the candidacy of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for another term in office.
Secretary...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Nov 2023
In a recent article titled “Christians and Their Attitude Towards Palestine,” by prominent young researcher, Isẖāq Ibrāhīm, the author analyzes Christian responses to the war in Gaza. The article evaluates press releases and statements from the church, shedding light on the perspective of the late...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Nov 2023
In association with the Centre of Christian-Muslim Understanding & Partnership (CCMUP), the Egyptian Family House (Bayt al ʿĀʾila) held a concluding ceremony for the “It’s Our Planet, Let’s Preserve It” initiative.
The Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria, Dr. Sāmī Fawzī...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Nov 2023
Managers of travel agents in Egypt said that there was a pressing need to cancel this year’s Christian pilgrimage visit to the holy lands in Palestine due to the war in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in the death of thousands of Palestinians due to attacks by the occupation forces.
Heads of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Oct 2023
The 8th international fatwā conference will shed light on fatwā institutions’ role in handling major global challenges, including climate change. It is to be held under the auspices of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī with participation from 90 countries.
The event, to be convened under the title ‘...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Oct 2023
Dār al-Iftāʾ announced that it has finalized preparations for its eighth international conference on ‘Fatwā and the Challenges of the Third Millennium,’ to be held from October 18-19 in Cairo.
The meeting is held under the umbrella of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide, with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Oct 2023
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, requested participants of a conference held by Dār al-Iftāʾ to stand and observe a minute’s silence over the souls of the martyrs of the attack that targeted al-Ahlī Arab Baptist Hospital and the Palestinian martyrs in the Gaza Strip.
This came during...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Oct 2023
An official of Dār al-Iftāʾ said that rigidness in religious texts regarding rules on transactions and contracts would compromise people’s rights regarding these matters.
“The end purpose of the sharīʿa (Muslim law) is to preserve the interests of the people and their happiness in life and the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Nov 2023
Professor of philosophy in al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad el-Sālem, stated that the report that was published by the Israeli Institute for Research and Studies of National Security (INSS) on its website contained fallacies. The report included a critique of the position adopted by al-Azhar...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Nov 2023
Professor of Comparative Fiqh (Jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, spoke about the ethics of war, saying: “War is described in the Qurʾān as repulsive, and God restricted it in the verse: “Thus you may exact retribution from whoever transgresses against you, in proportion to...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 22 Nov 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs expressed his pain over what is occurring in the Holy Land, as well as the victims, martyrs, and injured people that have resulted from the bloodshed going on there. He described the Holy Land as being the place that birthed the prophets, disciples, and apostles.
This came during the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 21 Nov 2023
Today (Tuesday), the Head of the Evangelical community in Egypt, Dr. Andrēa Zakī, participated in the celebration of the 140th anniversary of the founding of Dār al-Kitāb al-Muqadas (The House of the Bible) under the title “The Word of God Rejoices Us.” In his presence were the Coptic Orthodox...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 10 Oct 2023
The muftī of Jerusalem and Palestine, Shaykh Muḥammad Husayn, stressed the important role that religion plays in the lives of individuals and societies, warning against people becoming fixated on materialism without having any consideration for religion and human values.
He made these remarks...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Nov 2023
There are less than 17 days remaining before the start of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention concerning climate change. The countdown to hosting the climate summit activities has therefore begun, with 336 hours remaining for the COP 28 conference, to be hosted...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 18 Nov 2023
Director of the Cairo International Center for Conflict Resolution, Preservation, and Peacebuilding (CCCPA), Ambassador Aḥmad Nehād ʿAbd el-Laṭif, participated in the Sāḥel Regional Forum on Climate Change, Peace, and Security in Bamako (the capital of Mali) from 9-11 November. The forum was...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
There are less than 15 days remaining before the commencement of the COP 28 conference, which will be hosted by the United Arab Emirates, as it had been hosted by Egypt the previous year. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in the year 1988, and this article will...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 13 Nov 2023
Presidential candidate and leader of al-Wafd party, Dr. ʿAbd el-Sanad Yamāma, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal residence in the cathedral in ʿAbāssiya, where Pope Tawāḍrūs welcomed Dr. ʿAbd el-Sanad Yamāma and his accompanying delegation.
Presidential candidate ʿAbd el-Sanad Yamāma said that...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
President of al-Azhar University, Dr. Salāma Dawūd, followed up on the preparation of a humanitarian aid convoy to be sent to Gaza. This was organized by the university’s Community Service Committee, under the leadership of the vice-president of post graduate studies, Maḥmūd Ṣidīq. The convoy...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Nov 2023
Yesterday (November 14), Pope Tawadrus II met with the Bishop of the Netherlands, Bishop Arsānī, at the Papal residence in Cairo.
During the meeting, they discussed a number of personal matters regarding the bishop’s pastoral service in the Diocese of the Netherlands, which includes around 150,000...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 11 Nov 2023
Sheikh of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad Al-Ṭayyib, announced a number of important messages to the governments, the people, the resistance, the people of Gaza, the West, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. This came after the start of the Israeli aggression against Gaza on October 7, after the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 7 Nov 2023
The official campaign of the presidential candidate, ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, visited the Coptic Orthodox Church on Tuesday. During the visit, head of the electoral campaign of the presidential candidate ʿAbdel Fattāḥ el-Sīsī, Counselor Maḥmūd Fawzy, met with Pope Tawāḍrūs II at the papal...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 Nov 2023
The National Center for Translation, chaired by Dr. Karma Sāmī, announced the best-selling books for the month of October, where the Arabic edition of the book The Egyptian Labor Corps: Race, Space, and Place in the First World War, authored by Kyle J. Anderson, and translated by Shukrī Mujāhid and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
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Date of source: Thursday, April 24, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
A Friday afternoon editing shift at a Cairo-based media outlet is customarily filled with reports detailing the casualties of violent post-Friday-prayer demonstrations.
Date of source: Monday, January 13, 2014
By: crisisgroup
Egypt’s transition is as contradictory and tempestuous as the current state of its society, and tells us much about it. What is still lacking is a sense of direction that could reassure both Egyptians and onlookers on where it is heading.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
By: middle-east-online
Defendants are accused of damaging public property, assaulting civil servants for storming offices of head of Al-Azhar in November.
Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Through the recent spate of death sentence rulings and an apparent unwillingness to challenge the interim government, Egypt’s judiciary has positioned itself as a close ally to the regime, undermining any illusion of impartiality.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has repeatedly been compared to former Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, but his own words suggest that the late president Anwar al-Sadat – who won popularity early in his tenure but ended his life unpopular and resented – may be the more instructive comparison.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Amid the grating cries of today’s agents of darkness, who propagate the fascist slogan "you are either with us or against us," who serve our "sultan," and not surprisingly buy into the deal of "obedience to the government for protection and profits;" amid the voices that justify injustices and vi
Date of source: Tuesday, April 29, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
On April 28, another 683 Morsi supporters were sentenced to death in a mass trial before the same Minya judge who sentenced 529 defendants to death late last month.
Date of source: Monday, May 12, 2014
By: redanalysis
Since 2008, when massive food riots took place, followed by the “Arab spring revolution” in 2011, Egypt has become a land of political, religious and social conflicts (Krista Mahr, “Bread is life: food and protest in Egypt“, Time Magazine, January 31, 2011; Georges Corm, Le Proche-Or
Date of source: Thursday, January 6, 2011
By: cfr
Egypt is on high alert after clashes between Coptic Christians and security forces following the New Year's Day bombing of a Coptic Church in Alexandria that killed more than twenty people.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Smart lyrics that portray Egypt as a united people from various governorates are part of a catchy song sung by Emirati cultural ambassador Hussein Al-Jassmi's urging Egyptians to vote in the 2014 presidential elections.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 20, 2014
By: noisyroom
Heading into this month’s presidential elections set for May 26 and 27, Egyptians discuss the candidate most likely to win at the polls.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 13, 2014
By: isn
In this audio presentation, the CFR's Steven Cook takes stock of the current situation in Egypt, including 1) the existing political order; 2) the ongoing insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula; 3) the country's economic health; and 4) the recent death sentences handed out to Muslim Brotherhood symp
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
With voting in Egypt's second presidential elections in two years expected to take place on May 26 and 27, EgyptSource will be providing periodic updates on the latest news coming out of the Egyptian elections process.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
By: telegraph
The man set to rule Egypt for the foreseeable future claims to wear the mantle of the 2011 revolution which overthrew his predecessor, Hosni Mubarak.
Date of source: Thursday, May 15, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Consensus is nonexistent in contemporary Egypt. Politicians, academics, and activists comprise the actors in a perpetual tragedy, a circular argument filled with nonsensical disagreement and contention over ulterior motives and selfish pecuniary advantages.
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
By: middle-east-online
We will get a more accurate picture of public political sentiments in Egypt only after President Sisi bears the weight and test of incumbency, writes Rami G. Khouri.
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Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
By: Ahram Online
Egyptian expats are the first to cast their ballots in Egypt’s 2014 presidential elections, with voting taking place at Egyptian embassies and consulates worldwide from 15 to 18 May
Date of source: Saturday, May 24, 2014
By: globalsecurity
After more than three years of turmoil, Egyptian voters are expected to elect their overwhelmingly popular former army chief, Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, as the next president, hoping he will bring stability and economic growth to the country.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
By: rieas
Although the term Arab Spring has no Arabic origins, millions of Egyptians hoped that their
country with the new situation could find its way and face the enormous economic and social
Date of source: Thursday, March 13, 2014
By: UPI
CAIRO, March 13 (UPI) -- The Egyptian subsidiary of German energy company RWE Dea said Thursday it was making important progress on developing the North African country's gas reserves.
Date of source: Thursday, May 22, 2014
By: Foreign Policy
Meet the man crazy enough to run for president against the new strongman in Cairo.
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Date of source: Monday, April 28, 2014
By: csis
Many of you know Minister Fahmy from his nine years as ambassador to Washington,
from 1999 to 2008. He is a native New Yorker, having been born there when his father was
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014
By: fikraforum
On July 19, an Egyptian security post in the heart of the Western Desert was ambushed, leaving 22 soldiers dead. For weeks, the Egyptian government and press were concerned with who carried it out.
Date of source: Saturday, September 13, 2014
By: GulfNews
The recent failure of the Muslim Brotherhood to stay in power despite its success in Egypt’s first ever democratic election is in itself quite telling
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
By: news24
Cairo - A couple hundred Christian protesters clashed with police in southern Egypt after holding a demonstration on Tuesday in front of a police station demanding authorities locate an abducted housewife, a security official said.
Date of source: Sunday, September 7, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Egyptians are busy with a controversial religious edict [fatwa] issued by the Fatwa Secretariat of Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta.
Date of source: Monday, August 25, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Parliamentary elections, which are being prepared in Egypt now, consist of the third and last milestone in the “road map” that was declared by the armed forces when former President Mohammed Morsi was ousted.
Date of source: Monday, July 1, 2013
By: foreignaffairs
In 2011, it took several rounds of protests before the chanting on the Egyptian street for “bread, freedom, and social justice” morphed into “down with the regime.” This time, the demonstrators had that goal in mind all along.
Date of source: Friday, September 5, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Egypt was recently accused by the United States of carrying out airstrikes in Libya in alliance with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a charge that was soon dropped.
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Egypt’s government has launched a new movement against Salafist figures in the country, in line with its policy to manage mosques and marginalize preachers affiliated with certain religious political groups.
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014
By: dailynewsegypt
Egyptian Union of Human Rights Organization (EUHRO) head Nagib Gabriel is slated to hold a conference with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi to discuss the situation facing Christians in Egypt following the beating and detainment of Copts in Al-Minya.
Date of source: Monday, August 18, 2014
By: albawaba
Released in May of this year, Copts Island (Jazeerat Al-Akbat), is a documentary directed by Ahmed Rashwan in which the filmmaker traces the journey of today's Coptic Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
By: madamasr
“You’re going to pay means you’re going to pay,” President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on the day of the new Suez Canal project’s inauguration.
His statement was directed at businessmen as well as average citizens, urging them to donate to the Tahya Masr (Long Live Egypt) fund.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 23, 2014
By: aina
Wadi Ramsis, a Coptic doctor who was kidnapped in Sinai two months ago was released Monday after "payment of large sums of [ransom] money," said authorities.
Date of source: Friday, September 12, 2014
By: pm
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today visited the newly-built St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Markham with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark.
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014
By: catholicregister
Sidrak was elected Catholic Patriarch of Alexandria January 15, 2013. A youthful, 59-year-old theologian who studied at Rome’s Gregorian University, he leads a minority within Egypt’s Christian minority. He’s trying to find a way to stand firmly on shifting ground.
Date of source: Friday, August 15, 2014
By: thetablet
The situation of Coptic Christians in Egypt has improved since the 2013 military overthrow of Islamist President, Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood.
This is the finding of a report that appeared on the website of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem on 7 August.
Date of source: Sunday, September 21, 2014
By: REUTERS
An Egyptian court upheld death sentences on Saturday against five people convicted of charges including killing a policeman and carrying weapons, judicial sources said.
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Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2014
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - An Egyptian court postponed to Nov. 29 its verdict on whether former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his three-decade rule.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 2, 2014
By: ansamed
(ANSAmed) - ROME, JULY 2 - Egypt's new Coptic Catholic Patriarch, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, has stated in an interview with Terrasanta.net that there is the risk of a civil war breaking out, noting that the main problem was the formation of a new leadership class.
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2014
By: Reuters
An Egyptian court postponed to Nov. 29 its verdict on whether former president Hosni Mubarak ordered the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his three-decade rule.
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Egypt’s youth, particularly the revolutionary youth, are unable to independently finance their campaigns in the parliamentary elections scheduled by the end of this year.
Date of source: Thursday, September 18, 2014
By: theguardian
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi is not afraid to use faith to push the state's narrative – but the climate and the rhetoric have cooled.
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Date of source: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
By: The Associated Press
CAIRO (AP) - A security official says a couple hundred Christian protesters clashed with police in southern Egypt after holding a demonstration in front of a police station demanding authorities locate an abducted housewife.
Date of source: Saturday, September 27, 2014
By: The Associated Press
CAIRO — A couple hundred Christian protesters clashed with police in southern Egypt after holding a demonstration on Tuesday in front of a police station demanding authorities locate an abducted housewife, a security official said.
Date of source: Friday, September 26, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The unified houses of worship law, which regulates the construction of mosques and churches in Egypt, is still waiting for the parliament’s approval.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 24, 2014
By: washingtoninstitute
The Muslim Brotherhood spent 84 years toiling in Egypt's opposition before winning power in June 2012 only to lose it 369 days later. It has been all downhill for the group since then.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2014
By: clarionproject
The Muslim Brotherhood is claiming that the Islamic State terrorist group (ISIS) is a secret puppet of the U.S. for the purpose of waging a war on Islam. The propaganda places blame for all ISIS activity away from the Islamist ideology it shares with the Brotherhood and onto the U.S.
Date of source: Thursday, September 25, 2014
By: janes
Egypt has entered into an agreement to buy S-300VM long-range air defence systems for about USD500 million from Russia, the Russian business daily Vedomostireported on 23 September, citing unidentified defence industry officials and a source close to the leadership of the state arms expo
Date of source: Tuesday, November 5, 2013
By: The Atlantic
There is zero chance he gets acquitted. Forget the protests. Forget the procedural twists and turns. That's all you need to know about deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi's trial, which began on Monday in a heavily fortified police academy just outside of Cairo.
Date of source: Sunday, September 28, 2014
By: dailynewsegypt
In a balcony that views “the endless sea of dirty brown satellite dishes,” the American writer Jason Stoneking’s conversation with Egyptian artist Hany Hommos inspired him to start a new project.
Date of source: Thursday, September 25, 2014
By: english.ahram
Three blocks in the Western Desert and Mediterranean should help Egypt cope with rising energy demands
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Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
By: mcndirect
The Armant Misdemeanor Appeal Court in Luxor (Upper Egypt) confirmed the sentence the first-degree court against a young Coptic Christian man named Kyrillos Shawki, who was accused of contempt of Islam for stirring sectarian strife. He was sentenced to six years in prison and 6,000 EGP bail.
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2014
By: mcndirect
The Copts of Al-Qusiya city, Assuit (Upper Egypt) appealed to President Sisi and the Interior Minister to save them from the criminals who force financial royalties on them.
Date of source: Thursday, July 3, 2014
By: National Review Online, The Corner
Egyptians took to the streets in numbers never seen anywhere, ever on June 30, 2013 to protest against their Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi. Three days later, Defense Minister Abdul Fattah al-Sisi responded to this outpouring by overthrowing Morsi.
Date of source: Monday, September 29, 2014
By: mcndirect
According to the International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence, there are 300 Egyptian jihadists in the ranks of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (IS), the Los Angeles Times reported.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
By: mcndirect
Martha Saeed, the mother of a child kidnapped four years ago is asking President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to intervene to bring her daughter back.
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Date of source: Wednesday, October 1, 2014
By: mcndirect
Coptic Solidarity released a statement on Tuesday condemning The Working Group on Egypt’s letter to President Obama.
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Date of source: Tuesday, September 30, 2014
By: mcndirect
Lawyer Samir Nazer, a member of the Coptic Christian family called Agoura in Al-Shamiya village, Assiut (Upper Egypt), said, “We appealed on Monday to the President of the Republic, the Minister of Interior, the Attorney General, and the Assiut director of security because a group of thugs led
Date of source: Friday, October 3, 2014
By: danielpipes
Former air marshal Husni Mubarak, now 86, had ruled Egypt for 30 years when his military colleagues forced him from office in 2011. Three years and many upheavals later, those same colleagues replaced his successor with retired field marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, 59.
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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.