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Grand Imām of al-Azhar: Message of the Prophet Muḥammad goes beyond space and time
Date of source: 27 Sep 2023
By Muḥammad ʿAbd al-ʿAzīm and Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Majīd
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said the message of the Prophet Muḥammad is different from all previous messages on two things. “The first feature is that the message is generally for all mankind and goes beyond time and place until Judgment Day. Its other general feature is that...
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Arab Lawyers Union condemn Qurʾān desecration in the Netherlands
Date of source: 27 Sep 2023
By ʿĀṭif Badr, Muḥammad Gharīb and Rihām Saʿīd
Secretary-General of the Arab Lawyers Union (ALU), Mekkaoui Benaissa, strongly condemned the incident where a copy of the Holy Qurʾān was torn apart in the Netherlands. “The extremist group’s tearing of a copy of the Holy Qurʾān outside several embassies in The Hague was a despicable, irresponsible...
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Grand Imām of al-Azhar sends message to Pope Francis
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Luʾaī ʿAlī
On Monday (October 2), the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, received Egypt’s ambassador to the Vatican, Maḥmūd Ṭalʿat, and gave him a message to send to Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church. In his message, Shaykh Ṭayyīb praised the joint efforts in the service of humanity, and...
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Al-Azhar opens doors at al-Qurʾān al-Karīm Hall
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Lūaʾī ʿĀlī
Al-Azhar has announced the acceptance of a new batch of students at the al-Qurʾān al-Karīm Recitation and tajwīd (intonation) hall as part of its interest in the memorization and education of the holy Muslim book. There will be a program for the Holy Qurʾān for children, which will receive 45,000...
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Grand Muftī: Education is the key to shaping awareness
Date of source: 23 Sep 2023
By Lūaʾī ʿĀlī
Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, said that seeking the knowledge of specialists in each field of activity is the optimal way to build sound awareness, adding that the first of these ways is education. “When God Almighty wanted to get Adam to land on Earth to mark the beginning of mankind there, the...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II attends ceremony to graduate 7th batch of Ecumenical Institute
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church attended a ceremony to graduate the 7th batch of the Ecumenical Council for the Middle East, hosted at the Papal Residence in Cairo. “The Ecumenical studies are growing in all churches,” said the pope in a speech on the occasion, adding that ecumenical...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs visits Abū Maqqār Monastery
Date of source: 5 Oct 2023
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
On Thursday (October 5), Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church visited the Monastery of Saint Maqāryūs the Grand (Abū Maqqār) in the Shīhīt wilderness as part of the pope’s follow-up of the work and activities in the monastery. According to a statement, the pope performed the thanksgiving...
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30 year anniversary of assassination of writer and thinker Faraj Fūda
Date of source: 8 Jun 2023
By ʿAbd al-Raḥman Ḥabīb
Today marks a pivotal incident that occurred during the early 1990s: the assassination of writer Faraj Fūda by extremists in Cairo. The first episode of the sad tale begins with Fūda attending a debate at the Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF) on January 7, 1992, under the title ‘Egypt: Between a...
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Faraj Fūda … an enlightened trailblazer who paid the ultimate price
Date of source: 8 Jun 2023
By Thanāʾ al-Karrās
Faraj Fūda was a renowned thinker whose books sparked large-scale controversy in the circles of intellectuals, clerics, and politicians, as well as the members of the al-Jamāʿa al-Islāmīya (The Islamic Group.) He championed the cause of separating religions from the state. Opinions differed over...
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The debate that killed Faraj Fūda
Date of source: 8 Jun 2023
By Ashraf ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd‎
Today is the 28th anniversary of the assassination of Egyptian thinker, Dr. Faraj Fūda. He was killed on June 8, 1992 over his opinions and studies, in which he refuted the ideologies of the extremist organizations and the Muslim Brotherhood group, and exposed their efforts to reach power in the...
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The truth behind the announcement to sell Nawāl al-Saʿdāwī’s books
Date of source: 7 Aug 2023
By Maḥmūd Saʿīd
A post on social media revealed that the books and works of late writer Nawāl al-Saʿdāwī were put on sale at a bookshop, which sparked a controversy over the rights of her heirs: a son and a daughter. Dr. Mona Ḥilmī, the daughter of the late writer, said on her Facebook page that she was shocked by...
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Muslim Council of Elders warns of continued Israeli violations against al-Aqṣā Mosque
Date of source: 8 Oct 2023
By Ḥasan ʿAllām
The Muslim Council of Elders, led by the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, warned that the continued violations by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people and the blessed al-Aqṣā Mosque could have grave consequences. In a statement, the council urged the international...
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Heliopolis Evangelical Church celebrates centenary
Date of source: 30 Sep 2023
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
On Saturday (September 30), the Heliopolis Evangelical Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in the presence of the President of the Evangelical Churches in Egypt, Andrēā Zakī, Chairman of the Synod of the Nile, Rāḍī ʿAṭallāh, and the church pastor, Yūsuf Samīr, as well as dignitaries of Egyptian...
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New Church for Greek Orthodox Christians to be built in New Administrative Capital
Date of source: 27 Sep 2023
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmedī
As part of Egypt’s interest in building houses of worship in the New Republic and President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s keenness on strengthening the bonds of citizenship and coexistence, the Greek Orthodox Church has announced that a plot of land was appropriated for it in the New Administrative...
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Reflections on banning the ʿabāʾa and niqāb in French and Egyptian schools
Date of source: 27 Sep 2023
By ʿĀdil Nuʿmān
Political Islam groups never stop their fact-twisting, which can be seen in their claim that banning the ʿabāʾa (loose female Muslim gown) in primary and secondary schools in France is a kind of war on Islam! The measures taken in France were with aim of prohibiting all religious aspects or signs...
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Niqāb ban in Egypt: Will the decision be effective?
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Shaymāʾ al-Yūsuf
Social media in Egypt has been rife with nonsense after a decision by the Ministry of Education to ban the niqāb (face veil) in schools at the beginning of the new academic year. The decision also made the hijāb (Muslim headscarf) as optional for female students under the condition that it is...
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Egypt announces initiatives to renounce fanaticism
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Luʾaī ʿAlī
A report titled ‘Story of a Homeland: Between Vision and Achievement’ reviewed Egypt’s efforts in the religious sphere during the past nine years. As part of the quest for interfaith dialogue, al-Azhar and Egyptian churches continue to work together under the umbrella of the Egyptian Family House...
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U.S. praises religious tolerance in Morocco
Date of source: 30 Sep 2023
By Unknown
The U.S. State Department said in a new report that religious tolerance was a “hallmark of Morocco’s history.” According to a report by the Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, “Religious tolerance is a hallmark of Morocco’s history – from its welcoming of refugees...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs II says voting in presidential election is act of patriotism for all Egyptians
Date of source: 1 Oct 2023
By Taken from MENA
Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that participation in the forthcoming presidential election is a “strong and important patriotic act for all Egyptians,” adding that “The Holy Book taught us that ‘The God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore, we his servants will arise and build...
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10 years of legislative support for Copts in Egypt
Date of source: 2 Oct 2023
By Mariān Saʿīd and Maryam Ashraf
Egypt has experienced security and stability during the past ten years, and the Copts of Egypt have experienced this first-hand as they have lived through a period of consolidation of rules of citizenship with the power of the law. The 2014 Constitution has promoted citizenship in a very clear...
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Quota for Copts in Egyptian Parliament Would Prevent Sectarian Violence, Says Rights Activist
Date of source: Saturday, November 9, 2013
By: christianpost
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Said Abdel Massih, head of the Egyptian Center for Development and Human Rights (ECDHR), has called on the 50-member committee tasked with amending the 2012 Egyptian constitution to allocate a quota for Copts in parliament in an effort to quell sectarian strife and provide added representation an
Sisi’s Egypt
Date of source: Friday, November 8, 2013
By: openDemocracy
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In this follow-up interview with leading member of the Revolutionary Socialists in Egypt, Sameh Naguib, we talk about Al-Sisi's Egypt, the new alliance around the general, what challenges face opposition parties and movements and the future of Tahrir Square ( long interview, October 24, 2013)
Eygpt's Islamists call for national dialogue
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2013
By: csmonitor
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Supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi have made their first formal proposal at negotiations with Egypt's military-backed government. Islamists leaders have called for the release of detainees, and an end to the crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood. 
Christians in Middle East “face extinction” because of jihad terror
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
By: jihadwatch
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The mainstream media habitually runs interference for jihadists, obfuscating their identity and goals, and under-reporting the atrocities they commit. This article is a particularly egregious example.
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, October 30, 2013
By: nytimes
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CAIRO — Egyptian security forces on Wednesday captured Essam el-Erian, one of the last few prominent leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood still at large after a crackdown that began with the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi, another of the group’s leaders.
“Another night on Earth” - Egypt through taxi conversations
Date of source: Tuesday, October 22, 2013
By: Your Middle East
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One of the things that characterises Cairo is its chaotic traffic and the constant noise of horns as cars try to snake through the streets. The backseats of Cairo’s taxis is where the film‘Another Night on Earth’ takes place.
Egypt: Prior to Considering the Second Session of Appeal On His 5-Year Jail Sentence , ANHRI Demands Acquitting Karam Saber and Ending the Trial of Creativity Freedom
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2013
By: PRESS RELEASE
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Cairo: — Beba Misdemeanor Court, in Beni Suef governorate, will consider tomorrow, 22 October, the second session of the appeal against the unfair judgment of five-year imprisonment that lodged by the author and human rights activist Karam Saber on account of the accusation of contempt of religio
A look inside the life of a Christian Copt
Date of source: Thursday, October 24, 2013
By: smudailycampus
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Who are you? What do you believe in? And what do you stand for? In America we are never faced with such inquiries nor do we have to worry about them. However in countries throughout the Middle East one’s own life depends on the answer to these very questions.
After Warraq: Sectarianism, warts and all
Date of source: Tuesday, October 29, 2013
By: egyptindependent
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About this time last week, the bodies were being ferried into the Virgin Mary Church where they had been shot barely 24 hours before, a grim liminal irony that - as some pointed out - turned a wedding into a funeral in the space of two days.
Young Copts Plead The Case Of Atheists And Followers Of Eastern Religions At Egypt's Constitution Committee
Date of source: Monday, November 18, 2013
By: memri
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Egypt's Committee of 50, charged with drafting the new Egyptian constitution, received delegations of various sectors of the population, such as war veterans, Nubians, the disabled, and Copts.
Islamist Rebels Driven Back in Egypt After Months of Attacking Christians; But Some Skeptical If Peace Will Last
Date of source: Tuesday, September 17, 2013
By: christianpost
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Coptic Christians have reacted with nervous relief to the Egyptian military's pushback of the Christian-persecuting Islamist rebels who had taken over Dalga.
Egypt: Fears Replace Christians’ High Expectations
Date of source: Saturday, November 16, 2013
By: Associated Press
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There is no sign of the hundreds of thousands of Christian pilgrims who flock here every November. No tattoo artists inscribing crosses on the wrists of babies or images of saints on the arms of young men. No stalls selling crosses, icons or pillows embroidered with portraits of patriarchs.
The Rise and Fall of the Salafi al-Nour Party in Egypt
Date of source: Thursday, November 14, 2013
By: jadaliyya
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When Mohamed Salmawi, the spokesman for the committee appointed to draft Egypt’s post-coup constitution, appeared before the press on 29 October, the message was clear. There would be no place for Article 219 in the new constitution, and there would be no further discussion.
What Happened to Egypt’s Liberals After the Coup?
Date of source: Tuesday, October 1, 2013
By: thenation
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Precious few political parties have spoken out against the military or its assault on the Muslim Brotherhood. for full text press here
A Familiar Script in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, August 14, 2013
By: fairobserver
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Anyone who thinks military rule bends toward democracy in Egypt has misread the country's history.
After Retaking of Delga, Christians Terrorized in Other Towns in Egypt
Date of source: Monday, November 25, 2013
By: ANS
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CAIRO, EGYPT (ANS) -- Three months after the Egyptian Army liberated Delga from militant Muslims, Islamists and criminals are terrorizing Christians in other towns across Egyp
Egypt Prepares New Constitution
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
By: copts
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CAIRO — Egypt’s constitution is being rewritten by a small group appointed by the military-backed government, overhauling the previous, Islamist-driven charter.
How Muslim Brotherhood Blew Its Arab Spring Opportunity
Date of source: Wednesday, October 23, 2013
By: lignet
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Among all the ultra-orthodox Muslim organizations, the one that seemed most likely to take over many of the countries involved in the Arab Spring was the Muslim Brotherhood, due to its lengthy history and organizational skills.
Morsi Trial Raises Tensions in Divided Egypt
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
By: globalsecurity
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The trial of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi that is set to begin November 4 is expected to heighten political divisions in the volatile nation and test the credibility of Egypt's judicial system.
Egyptian Christians fear chaos after wedding bloodshed
Date of source: Monday, October 21, 2013
By: Reuters.com
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CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian Coptic Christians joyfully waited outside the Virgin Church in Cairo for the bride to arrive to join the groom for their wedding.

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Ramaḍān and the Great Fast begin in Egypt
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Qurʾān Translation between Saudi Arabia and Europe
Newsletter Number: 8
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The Question of Church Building in Egypt
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ʿEīd Mubārak - DAB Quarterly Overview
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New Intern Research at Dialogue Across Borders
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Interreligious dialogue community in Egypt and beyond grieves Pope Francis (1936-2025)
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In Memoriam: Professor Abdallah Schleifer (1935-2025)
Newsletter Number: 14
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New Working Group on Christian Personal Status Law
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Understanding the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
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