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Al-Azhar’s 4th forum on combating extremism publishes recommendations
Date of source: 6 May 2025
By Maḥmūd Muṣṭafā Abū Ṭālib
Dr. Rihām Salāma, the executive director of al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism, announced the recommendations of the 4th edition of the "Listen & Speak" Forum held on Tuesday (May 6) at al-Azhar’s conference center. "The event represented a vital platform for exchanging insights and...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Al-Azhar Undersecretary stresses the importance of the Human Fraternity Document to Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy
Date of source: 6 May 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Undersecretary of al-Azhar Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍūwaynī received a delegation from the Vienna Group for Religion & Diplomacy, a gathering that includes official representatives from 14 European nations and seeks to support interfaith dialogue and spread the culture of coexistence and freedom of...
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Pope Francis donates his papal vehicle to become the mobile clinic for children in Gaza
Date of source: 6 May 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Before his death, Pope Francis donated one of his popemobiles to be converted into a mobile clinic to assist the children of Gaza, one of the communities most affected by the war and humanitarian crisis in that region. It is the popemobile the pontiff used during his visit to Bethlehem in May 2014...
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President Sīsī mourns Pope Francis of the Vatican
Date of source: 21 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
With deep sadness and sorrow, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī profoundly mourns the passing of the Head of the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis. His departure leaves behind an extraordinary legacy of compassion and humanity that will forever remain etched in the conscience of mankind....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Pope Francis is gone, but the spirit that revived the hearts of millions will remain alive with us
Date of source: 21 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Social media platforms were filled with posts mourning the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88 after suffering from various illnesses during the twelve years of his papacy. Many Christian figures in Jordan and...
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Translator Maé Lefèvre
Statements from DAB friends and partners in Egypt and beyond on the legacy of Pope Francis
Date of source: 5 May 2025
By Mounir Anis (Archbishop)
Retailleau accused of stirring up Islamophobia after the murder of a young Muslim in France
Date of source: 29 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Following the murder of a young Muslim in a mosque in the Gard region of southern France, the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, has been accused of stirring up hatred against Muslims, particularly by the left, which has protested against the minister's "double standards." The...
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Translator Joelle Elise Mayoraz
Grand Imām of al-Azhar mourns Pope Francis
Date of source: 21 Apr 2025
By No Author Mentioned
Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb mourned Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, who passed away on Monday (April 21), praising him as a man who "dedicated his life to serving humanity, advocating for the oppressed, and supporting interfaith and intercultural dialogues." "Today, the...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: We live in a complicated age marked by expanding secularism
Date of source: 27 Apr 2025
By Wā’il ʿAlī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said extremism was no longer confined to misunderstanding of religion, adding, "We live in a complicated time marked by widening secularism, rigid ideologies, and isolation." "We are witnessing new forms of secularist extremism that are eschewing faith...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs’ call to unify festivities is a good step for stronger ties between Eastern and Western Churches, says Head of Evangelical community
Date of source: 19 Apr 2025
By Teresa Shinūda
Dr. Andrea Zakī, Head of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, said the call made by Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church to unify festivities was a good step for closer ties between Eastern and Western churches. "I support this call. It was a coincidence this year that all churches around...
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Egypt – the Church under Pressure
Date of Publication: Tuesday, September 1, 2015
By: Ramez Atallah
[The text was written as a chapter for Freedom of Belief and Christian Mission, Edited by Hans Aage Gravaas, Christof Sauer, Tormod Engelsviken, Maqsood Kamil and Knud Jørgensen. Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series, Vol. 28, Regnum Books International, Oxford, 2015. This chapter was edited by Prof. Knud Jørgensen]. Muslim-Christian relations in
The Political Dimension of Statistics on Religious Minorities in the Middle East: Case Study of Egypt
Date of Publication: Wednesday, July 1, 2015
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
During the European –Arab Conference, “The Contribution of Religious Minorities to Society”; launching event of the academic exchange program between the University of Vienna and higher education institutions in Lebanon and the Arab World, July 1-3, 2013, Vienna, Austria I presented a paper of the political use of statistics of Christian
Interfaith relationship in Egypt misunderstood by European media and activists - Conference “Europe and Islam,” Olomouc, Czech Republic, March 2013
Date of Publication: Tuesday, March 3, 2015
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
Abstract This paper provides examples of a Western discourse about Egypt, which is critical about Muslim-Christian relations and human rights in Egypt and is largely focused on incidents, but is also insufficiently aware of the wider context which is presented in this paper.  Three abrupt political changes in Egypt in the past four years are
The Coptic Orthodox Church under Pope Shenouda III Observations about his Theology and Biography. Review of the thesis of Matthias Gillé
Date of Publication: Monday, June 30, 2014
By: Fabian Weinert
  Fabian Weinert wrote an extended review of the thesis of German Protestant theologian Matthias Gillé about the life and work of Pope Shenouda III, the late but still influential, and beloved pope of the Coptic-Orthodox church who is widely recognized as the most important Egyptian church leader in the second half of the 20th century. Gillé  used
Writing a Her-story of Egypt. An Illustration of Islamic Women’s Movement in Post-colonial Egypt
Date of Publication: Tuesday, June 17, 2014
By: Byeongsun Ahn
The identity of Muslim women in post-colonial Egypt has largely been marginalized in the transition to modernity. A subalternized position of women that remains highly underrepresented in the nationalist/fundamentalist discourse of post-colonial politics coincides with a Western-oriented conceptualization of Muslim femininity that fails to
Coptic statistics in English and French literature (1900-1960)
Date of Publication: Friday, May 2, 2014
By: Esther Schoorel
Statistics about Christians in Egypt has been a problematic topic for many years. While literature uses a number of six percent at the lowest, other sources also state the percentage of Copts in Egypt at twelve, fifteen, or even as high as twenty percent. In this research patterns in the use of statistics in English and French literature from the
Christians as victims of the growing Islamist non-Islamist divide; the urgent need for peace and reconciliation
Date of Publication: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
By: Hina Fathima
This report by Arab-West Report explains the context of the massive destruction of churches and Christian institutions in Egypt in August 2013. Very often media describe tensions between Muslims and Christians in Egypt in generalized terms, but this report prepared for the German organization, Missio, shows that tensions are primarily between
Freedom of Religion in Egypt prior to the Egyptian Revolution
Date of Publication: Thursday, August 1, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
  This report was commissioned by the German organization, Missio, in 2004. It was never published because we encountered difficulties in obtaining additional information on various legal issues and application of the law due to insufficient funding for quality legal experts. We have a strong network and have also used this in our efforts to
Signs of hope; Muslims and Christian scholars working towards dialogue
Date of Publication: Sunday, June 9, 2013
By: Cornelis Hulsman (كورنيلس هولسمان)
We often hear about the radical statements and fatwás of Muslims and about uncompromising Christian or secular activists who can appeal to populist sentiments and mistrust of the ‘other’. A major problem is that they also often refer to religious texts, which pours oil on the fire of the feelings of those who believe that particular religions are
Mapping the Coptic Movements: Coptic Activism in a Revolutionary Setting
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
By: Jayson Casper
One of the distinguishing sub-themes of the Egyptian revolution which began on January 25, 2011, has been the proliferation of Coptic movements. Largely, though not entirely, contained in the church during the Mubarak era, Christian Egyptians joined their Muslim counterparts as ‘one hand’ to challenge the authority for the sake of ‘freedom, bread

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Egyptians Deeply Divided Over Law Restricting Public Protests
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: MEMRI
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On November 24, 2013, Egyptian Interim President 'Adly Mansour approved a bill for a protest law submitted to him about a month previously by the government.
Egypt's Anglicans hopeful despite tough times
Date of source: Saturday, January 18, 2014
By: Al Jazeera
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Last summer, as unrest raged in Cairo, Egypt’s small Anglican community started looking for a way out. One family made for Canada, another went to Australia, and several emigrated to the United States.
Western media distorts Egypt’s constitutional approval
Date of source: Monday, January 20, 2014
By: Canada Free Press
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Egyptians, passionate and elated, leap for joy in the aftermath of a major victory sealing the death of Morsi’s autocratic regime and his Muslim Brotherhood backers as Egypt’s new draft constitution is approved by a huge margin. A woman exiting a poll opens her heart and cries ou
A Sisi presidency – what it could mean
Date of source: Thursday, January 23, 2014
By: European Council on Foreign Relations
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The Egyptian authorities hoped that the constitutional referendum would draw a line under the question of the legitimacy of the 3 July regime, and they are showing all the signs of believing that the 98 percent “Yes” vote means they have achieved that.
New Egypt constitution nudges Christian hope
Date of source: Thursday, January 23, 2014
By: Baptist News
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CAIRO, Egypt (BP) -- Egyptian voters have approved a new constitution, leaving Christians a bit more hopeful, though it does not secure basic rights for religious minorities.One Egyptian Christian leader said the difference in attitudes he ob
Muslim Brotherhood calls for unity on Egyptian revolution anniversary
Date of source: Wednesday, January 22, 2014
By: UPI
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CAIRO, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The Muslim Brotherhood said Wednesday it was calling on Egyptians to display a sense of unity and devotion to the spirit of the 2011 revolution.
Egypt's Multiple Power Centers
Date of source: Friday, January 17, 2014
By: The Washington Institute
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Given the limitations and internal divisions of Egypt's various power centers, neither the military nor any other single institution is solely in charge at the moment.
EU calls on Egypt to develop 'truly representative' political system
Date of source: Thursday, February 6, 2014
By: UPI
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STRASBOURG, France, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Egyptian democracy needs to be supported by different political views in a future government, the Greek foreign minister told the European Parliament.
Egypt, Turkey and the Middle East. Then and now
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
By: International Security Observer
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This artic
Oscar-nominated 'The Square:' How Egypt's hope turned to fury
Date of source: Tuesday, February 11, 2014
By: CNN
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(CNN) -- A revolution squeezed into its margins -- but that's where it started.

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