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Date of source: 5 May 2026
As part of Egypt’s efforts to modernize legislation regulating family relations, the new draft Personal Status Law for the Muslim family, submitted by the government to the House of Representatives, includes a set of regulations aimed at achieving a balance between the rights and duties of both...
Reviewed by Bas Breet
Translator Bas Breet
Date of source: 20 May 2026
Al-Azhar al-Sharīf vehemently condemns the terrorist attack that was carried out by two armed extremists incited by hate speech against Islam. The gunmen targeted the Islamic Center in San Diego, California and killed three worshippers at the mosque as well as the mosque’s guard. This brutal attack...
Reviewed by Harriet McCormick
Translator Harriet McCormick
Date of source: 22 May 2026
Date of source: 5 May 2026
MP Maḥmūd Sāmī, a member of the House of Representatives, confirmed that the new Personal Status Law submitted by the government to the Parliament has not been discussed yet to allow sufficient opportunity to carefully study its provisions to limit societal controversy.
During a phone interview...
Reviewed by Isa Raaijmakers
Translator Isa Raaijmakers
Date of source: 3 May 2026
The new personal status law for Christians clarified the issues related to the impediments to marriage. It prohibited marriage between ascendants and descendants, no matter the lineage between them, as well as between the offspring of brothers and sisters, in addition to paternal and maternal...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 May 2026
Atheism has been included in the new draft law on personal status for Christians as one of the reasons for the annulment of marriage.
The draft has taken a decisive step towards enactment following the cabinet's approval, paving the way for its referral to the House of Representatives and...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 May 2026
Bishop Būlā of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies and a representative of the Coptic Church in the committee drafting the Personal Status Law for Christians clarified details regarding cases of marriage annulment.
He stressed that the main objective of marriage is to form a family, which requires the...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 May 2026
With the recent cabinet approval of the draft Personal Status Law for Christians to be passed to parliament for debate and approval, controversy was sparked over its ability to address existing crises and achieve a balance between judicial rulings and the visions of different churches.
Lawyer...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 May 2026
Bishop Būlā of the Coptic Orthodox Church explained his recent statements that about 40% of the articles of the draft Personal Status Law for Christians were in agreement with the Islamic Sharīʿa, which have sparked widespread controversy.
"There has been some misunderstanding of my statement. What...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 May 2026
In a move aimed at tightening the regulation of marriage procedures for Christian denominations, Article 14 of the draft Personal Status Law for Christians set a clear legal framework for documenting the marriage contract, precisely specifying the data and procedures that must be available to...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 May 2026
Coptic Orthodox Bishop Būlā of Ṭanṭā and its dependencies revealed that men and women will be equal in inheritance in accordance with the new draft Personal Status Law for Christians, which is in agreement with the Holy Bible.
"Regarding inheritance, we stick to the text of the constitution stating...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Apr 2026
Anbā Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for the Coptic Orthodox Church’s Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, said the cabinet’s approval of the unified draft law on personal status for Christians was an "important step" towards regulating family affairs in a manner taking into consideration the particular...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Apr 2026
Christina ʿImād, who had been reported missing since Tuesday, returned to her family after being missing since Tuesday (April 21) in al-Maʿṣara area, Ḥilwān district, southern Cairo.
She was received back safely amid utmost joy following days of anxiety and anticipation.
Her family expressed...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Apr 2026
A cabinet meeting held on Wednesday (April 29) approved the draft of the Personal Status Law for Muslims, which introduced procedures for the first time to regulate the system of personal status for Muslims in implementation of directives by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to expedite the referral...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 26 Apr 2026
A Coptic figure revealed that Egypt is preparing to issue the first Personal Status Law for Christians in its history, noting there has been no law regulating the personal status of Christians since the time of Islamic ruler ʿAmr ibn al-ʿĀṣ.
"The law aims to unify the legal framework among six...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Apr 2026
The International Conference "Alexandria and the West: Church History and Geography," which took place between 24 and 26 April 2026 in the conference hall of the Patriarchal Library, was concluded successfully in Alexandria.
In the presence of Theodore II, the Patriarch of Alexandria and the Rest...
Reviewed by Margarita Louisa Yanez
Translator Margarita Louisa Yanez
Date of source: 16 Apr 2026
Prime Minister Muṣṭafa Madbūlī held a meeting on Thursday (April 16) to follow up on draft laws regulating personal status affairs for both Muslims and Christians, as well as the draft law on the Family Support Fund.
Madbūlī highlighted directives from President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to accelerate...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Apr 2026
Bishop Bākhūm, the Patriarchal Auxiliary for Catholic Patriarchal Diocese Affairs, affirmed that statements regarding the Personal Status Law for Christians will only be issued through newspapers and media outlets accredited by the Church.
"The Catholic Church participated in the committee drafting...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Apr 2026
Yūsuf Ṭalʿat, the legal advisor to the Coptic Evangelical Church, said the draft Personal Status Law for Christians has set precise conditions for conducting a second marriage, considering it to be one of the most sensitive issues within the church community.
"Obtaining a divorce ruling allows one...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Apr 2026
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, issued a decision assigning Shaykh Ayman ʿAbd al-Ghanī, Head of al-Azhar Institutes Sector, to manage the financial and administrative tasks of al-Azhar undersecretary, pending the appointment of a new one in accordance with the procedures specified...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Apr 2026
Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, received Īhāb Jamāl al-Dīn, Chairman of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), to exchange views and possible ways of cooperation between the two sides.
Jamāl al-Dīn highlighted the "important" role played by al-Azhar in spreading the values of...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Apr 2026
The Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, stressed that family stability brings righteous individuals who protect their homeland, while its disintegration brings manifestations of deviance and disorder.
He clarified that Islamic Sharīʿa has taken into account the building of the family...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Apr 2026
In one of the most important legislative steps in modern Egyptian history, the Christian community, in all its denominations, stands on the threshold of a new legal era with the completion of all features of the "Unified Personal Status Law for Christians." This draft law, which represents the...
Reviewed by Phoebe Lewis
Translator Phoebe Lewis
Date of source: 19 Apr 2026
For more than 25 years, papal visits to Islamic mosques have become a recurring feature of official tours, sending a clear message reflecting the Catholic Church's openness to interfaith dialogue. The papal tradition began historically with Pope John Paul II, who in 2001 entered the Umayyad Mosque ...
Reviewed by Bas Breet
Translator Bas Breet
Date of source: 19 Apr 2026
Ṭāriq al-Muḥammadī, Deputy Chairman of the Religious Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, said the National Front Party (NFP)’s initiative to launch a societal dialogue on the draft law on personal status affairs represents a "serious and important" step towards reforming one of the...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Apr 2026
The government announced that the draft family law for Christians has been completed in a comprehensive manner.
The announcement was made during a meeting held on April 16 by Prime Minister Muṣṭafa Madbūlī to follow up on the draft laws regulating personal status matters for both Muslims and...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Apr 2026
Rev. Rifʿat Fateḥī, Secretary-General of the Evangelical Synod of the Nile and a member of the committee drafting the personal status law for Christians, responded to questions about the extent to which the new law meets the aspirations of Christians regarding personal status affairs.
"Undoubtedly...
Reviewed by ʿAmr al-Misrī
Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Apr 2026
In light of the escalations in hate speech and political and religious tensions that the world is witnessing, the Catholic Church authorities reaffirmed their firm rejection of any insults affecting religious symbols and His Holiness the Pope, as he is considered the global and spiritual voice ...
Reviewed by Margarita Louisa Yanez
Translator Margarita Louisa Yanez
Date of source: 21 Apr 2026
Following the circulation on social media platforms of information about the presence of security forces on land belonging to the Monastery of the Angel Abu Khashaba in Fayūm Governorate and the implementation of demolition orders, below are some details clarifying what happened.
According to an...
Reviewed by Phoebe Lewis
Translator Phoebe Lewis
Date of source: 26 Apr 2026
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Date of source: 2 Apr 2026
Pope Tawāḍrūs II received today on Thursday, at the papal headquarters in Cairo, Dr. Maḥmūd al-Habbāsh, Chief Justice of the State of Palestine and advisor to the Palestinian President for Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations, and the delegation accompanying him.
The delegation included His...
Reviewed by Margarita Louisa Yanez
Translator Margarita Louisa Yanez
Date of source: 31 Mar 2026
Dr. Naẓīr Muḥammad ʿAyyād, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, expressed his strong condemnation of the Israeli occupation’s attempt to pass legislation that imposes the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners and detainees, stressing that this step represents a flagrant violation of all humanitarian...
Reviewed by Bas Breet
Translator Bas Breet
Date of source: 7 Apr 2026
With the escalation of the recent Israeli aggression on Southern Lebanon, dozens of families had to leave their homes. In response to the increasing pressure on official shelters and the increased cost of housing, a humanitarian initiative has emerged. In the town of Qaṭīn in the Jezzine district...
Reviewed by Isa Raaijmakers
Translator Isa Raaijmakers
Date of source: 16 Apr 2026
In this interview, the rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz (Shams al-Dīn Ḥāfiẓ), discusses Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Algeria from April 13 to 15.
He reflects on the state of Franco-Algerian relations and the anti-Algerian sentiment in France. He believes that the point of no...
Reviewed by Lize Jasperse
Translator Lize Jasperse
Date of source: 14 Apr 2026
During his official visit to Algeria, Pope Leo XIV expressed deep gratitude to the Algerian authorities in Annaba for the warm welcome he had received. The visit, described as historic, is part of an African tour and marks an important moment of dialogue and rapprochement between peoples. During a...
Reviewed by Lize Jasperse
Translator Lize Jasperse
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Date of Publication: Thursday, August 1, 2013
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
Date of Publication: Sunday, June 9, 2013
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
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 15, 2013
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
Date of Publication: Thursday, May 2, 2013
This report is on the formation of the Egyptian Constitution of 2012 and was commissioned by the German organization Missio who translated it into German for publication in Germany.
The processes of how the Constituent Assembly was formed is described and discussions about the content of this Constitution from both liberal and Islamist
Date of Publication: Saturday, December 8, 2012
In 1995, the Dutch Christian organization Open Doors asked me to look into the stories of Christian girls in Egypt being kidnapped by Muslims and being forced to convert to Islam. I contacted human rights lawyer Maurice Ṣādiq, who has repeatedly defended such claims. I also contacted clergy and church workers in Cairo, Alexandria, and Upper Egypt
Date of Publication: Monday, October 22, 2012
Cornelis Hulsman was asked to speak about Matthew 25:35-36, where Jesus said “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,” in the light of his work for Arab-West Report in Egypt. Hulsman explained this verse applies to all our neighbors, Christian,
Date of Publication: Tuesday, July 31, 2012
This book was first published in 2012 by CIDT in Arabic. It was later translated into English, expanded with texts of Nushin Atmaca and Patricia Prentice and edited by Cornelis Hulsman with help of Jenna Ferrecchia and Douglas May. The expanded book was published by Tectum Verlag, Academic publishers in Germany. They also hold the copyright to the
Date of Publication: Wednesday, June 20, 2012
This paper expands upon earlier work published in Arab-West Report by Dutch Arabists Eildert Mulder and Thomas Milo on the contested earliest sources of Islam.1 Mulder and Milo illustrate that critical scholarship has cast doubt on the historicity of the hadīth and biographies and because other sources are scant, little is known for
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Dr. Michael Wahid Hanna of the Century Foundation (US), one of the speakers during the Henriette van Lynden lecture of June 11, organized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was asked by Cornelis Hulsman for the source of his estimated percentage of Christians in Egypt, 10% in 1950 and 10% in 2014. Hulsman commented that it is generally
Date of Publication: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
The Commission of the Bishop’s Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) in Brussels invited Cornelis Hulsman to present on the position of Christians in Egypt on May 9 in Brussels, Belgium. The presentation is part of a seminar on “Christians in the Arab World: One year after the Arab Spring,” organized by COMECE in cooperation with the EPP
Date of Publication: Sunday, March 11, 2012
The majority of articles containing Coptic population figures were not published in several major English-language newspapers until after 1956. Articles in newspapers such as the New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Toronto Star illustrate the varying tendencies of journalists in their presentation of figures. In comparison to the CAPMAS
Date of Publication: Monday, December 19, 2011
It is the time before the presidential elections. Egypt is in the middle of a possible transitional period and a mostly transitional mood. Since I arrived in Cairo in October 2011, people were highly politicized (which does not mean full of revolutionary thoughts) and most of them still are. It was then that I heard for the first time the
Date of Publication: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Earlier this year, Egyptian Coptic intellectual Dr. Rafīq Samuel Habīb was named as the vice president of Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party -the newly founded political party of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Already one of the most controversial figures in Egyptian society, Habīb's appointment as the deputy leader of Egypt's nascent Islamist party
Date of Publication: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
October 9 witnessed riots in Cairo that led to the death of at least twenty-seven people and the injury of over 300, mostly from Egypt’s Coptic Christian community. The conflict followed a peaceful march from the neighborhood of Shubra, with its high percentage of Coptic residents, to the Radio and TV Building in Maspero, which has become the
Date of Publication: Saturday, October 22, 2011
This report provides critical background and previously unpublished details on the events leading up to the protests by Copts in Maspero, Cairo on October 9, 2011, which ended fatally for more than 20 protesters and injured over 100 others. It provides interviews, photographs, videos, and documents, as evidence of the circumstances in the village
Date of Publication: Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Christopher D. Marshall spent one month in the Bishopric of Shubra al-Khayma, a suburb of Cairo, to gather information about Coptic Orthodox migration. With him he brought a series of interview questions with which he hoped would uncover the methods of data collection used in the Shubra al-Khayma. Bishop Marcos designated Father Youssef as
Date of Publication: Monday, August 29, 2011
Review of Elizabeth Edward’s “Coptic Orthodox statistics and migration in Maghagha”
This work builds upon the report "Report on church response to poverty in Egypt" and delves into the issue of poverty and migration. What number of the poor are bishops responsible to provide care for?
The basis of the report comes from field work in Maghāghah
Date of Publication: Monday, May 23, 2011
Sanne Lundberg’s thesis was about the strong Coptic Christian perception of being discriminated, the interplay of this belief with religious beliefs, as well as their response to the perceived discriminating social system in Egypt. This research was thus not an investigation about whether these perceptions are correct or not but about perceptions
Date of Publication: Thursday, February 10, 2011
According to the Pew Research Center, US media attention for the Egyptian protests has exceeded every foreign policy story over the last four years, commanding 56% of all news coverage. While initially surprising, upon reflection this story hits at the conjunction of many popular flashpoints: Israel, Islam, and popular democratic movements. It
Date of Publication: Thursday, February 10, 2011
The attack on worshippers in an Alexandria church in Egypt on January 1, 2011 marks a lowpoint in relations between Muslims and Christians in Egypt. Never before in modern Egyptian history have extremists tried to kill as many worshippers as possible in a suicide attack. Earlier clashes were often related to extreme responses to local tensions
Date of Publication: Saturday, January 15, 2011
Interreligious tensions in Egypt are, unfortunately, very often related to church construction. In response to this tension, two student interns, Christian Fastenrath and Corin Kazanjian, worked over one year on a paper titled "Important factors for church-building in Egypt" published by AWR 2008, Week 47, Article 5.
Following this project, the
Date of Publication: Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Mai Magdy and Esben Justesen worked on this paper on the controversial Islamist Zaghloul al-Najjār.
Al-Najjār has his followers, people who adore his thoughts and people who strongly oppose him. The comments to al-Najjār show the strongly polarized climate we are witnessing in Egypt. Al-Najjār’s own statements have contributed to these polemics.
Date of Publication: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Within Egyptian society the 'reconciliation session' has become a frequently used tool for solving disputes, but has also become increasingly controversial for failing to restore community harmony, contrary to its idealistic title. The reconciliation session is a traditional Egyptian mechanism for conflict resolution outside the context of the
Date of Publication: Saturday, February 27, 2010
Over the past decade many Egyptians involved in disputes have attempted settlement through what are known as 'reconciliation sessions'. These are a traditional conflict resolution tool indigenous to Egyptian culture, in which opposing parties agree to submit their grievances to a non-judicial process. Though appearing to be an effective method for
Date of Publication: Saturday, February 27, 2010
In all nations of the world, conflict is normal, and Egypt is no exception. Violent conflict in Egypt, however, is not. Though the Egyptian population has always been a peaceful people, many are noticing the increasing violence exhibited throughout society, much of which is along religious lines. There is a growing religiosity that imbues both
Date of Publication: Saturday, February 27, 2010
The recent attack on Christian worshippers exiting Coptic Christmas Eve mass in Nag Hamadi, January 6, 2010, has focused Egyptian attention on Muslim-Christian violence which has also been witnessed in other locations throughout the country. While some deny that these incidents have a religious basis or reflect declining relations between the two
Date of Publication: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
On June 21, 2009 violent conflict broke out between Muslims, Christians, and security forces of Izbet Bushra, a small village located in the governorate of Beni Suef, approximately 120 kilometers south of Cairo. The issue at hand was Coptic prayer services being conducted in a private home, which caused offense to Muslim neighbors, who constitute
Date of Publication: Sunday, February 21, 2010
The clashes between Muslims and Christians in Izbet Bushra on June 21, 2009 resulted from a dispute in the village over using a private residence for community prayer services. Though details from the event are hard to confirm, it appears that Christians anticipated many difficulties in gaining permission to build a traditional church structure
Date of Publication: Tuesday, December 22, 2009
The aim of this study is to show how modern Arabic literature and poetry could help in the effort to understand modern Arab society and its problems. If we begin to talk about intercultural communication and use terms of linguistics we have to concede that a metalanguage is necessary if two cultures want to establish successful communication, in
Date of Publication: Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Pope Shenouda III is the head of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, and it therefore goes without saying that his opinions are highly regarded and highly influential. This paper discusses the pope's reaction to a number of incidents that have been interpreted by popular media as "sectarian". In 1998, tensions arose in the Upper Egyptian
Date of Publication: Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Jamāl al-Bannā is a household name in Egypt, where he is famous both in his own right, as a prominent and sometimes controversial Muslim intellectual and writer, and because of his brother Hassan al-Bannā, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood group.Many different labels have been attached to Jamāl al-Bannā over the course of his life. At various
Date of Publication: Sunday, August 16, 2009
The 1967 Six Day War with Israel changed the face of Coptic pilgrimage to Jerusalem. With the loss of East Jerusalem from Jordanian control, pilgrimage to the Holy City rapidly came to a halt as pilgrims now would have been visiting a country with which their nation was at war, hardly offering the Israeli administration good incentive to provide a
Date of Publication: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Due to the pervasive media reporting both inside Egypt and in the international community, the violent incidents of May 31, 2008 at the Abu Fana Monastery is widely viewed as a sectarian conflict between Christians and Muslims. Though this is not without merit, especially through the subsequent escalation of the tensions, at its core the
Date of Publication: Friday, May 1, 2009
This brief paper was written as part of the academic writing skills seminar that was held by the Center for Intercultural Dialogue and Translations in conjunction with the Danish-Egyptian Dialogue Institute and the Program for Civilization Studies and Dialogue of Cultures (PCSDC) at Cairo University. Students were asked to chose a topic that
Date of Publication: Friday, May 1, 2009
This report provides an overview of different human rights organizations in Egypt and their activities in order to explore building a network with some of these organizations. This network would have to relate to the main focus area of Arab-West Report [AWR], which is fostering an understanding between peoples of different cultures and religions.
Date of Publication: Sunday, February 1, 2009
This paper focuses on the media coverage of the Abū Fānā crisis from August 2008 to January 2009, thus it ties in with Susanne Huber's paper “Coptic activist and media reporting about the tensions related to the Monastery of Abū Fānā” (see AWR 2008, week 40, art, 2). 99 articles were found on the Internet, from different English, German and
Date of Publication: Monday, January 12, 2009
Arab-West Report's most recent paper explores the topics of freedom of expression and censorship in relation to Egyptian media works. Egypt has seen a number of organizations and individuals arguing for the need to censor and ban material from being published. While a wide range of entities and individual activists have been active in promoting
Date of Publication: Thursday, January 1, 2009
In an attempt to approach freedom of expression in Egypt within religious spheres, this paper sheds light on the attitudes of the Coptic Orthodox Church toward censorship inside and outside the ecclesiastic community. Motivated by its interest to protect the right Orthodox faith of the Coptic community, a number of censorship cases were reported
Date of Publication: Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Copts are often said to be part of the "national fabric of Egypt." As Samir Marqus comments in his study, "they are not an independent community" and nor are they a homogenous entity, but span all spheres of Egyptian society. Marqus first sets out to define citizenship, which is the ultimate goal, and then uses this narrative to analyze Muslim-
Date of Publication: Monday, December 1, 2008
Islamophobia literally means an exaggerated or irrational fear of Islam. In current times, Islamophobia is on the rise worldwide. This article aims to develop a negotiating strategy to manage the implications of Islamophobic discourses and to deal with related cross-cultural communication barriers through an analysis of interactions of the (SCIA)
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Date of source: Wednesday, February 19, 2014
By: BBC News
The Foreign Office said British nationals should avoid "all but essential travel" to the region.
Date of source: Thursday, February 13, 2014
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday threw his weight behind a presidential bid by Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, voicing hope that ties would strengthen after the election.
Date of source: Thursday, January 30, 2014
By: The Arabist
Jehane Noujaim's documentary The Square has been short-listed for the Oscar, is now available on Netflix, and recently won her an Directors' Guil
Date of source: Thursday, October 31, 2013
By: World Review
EGYPT is struggling with an internal and violent political and social conflict which will continue to undermine domestic stability.
Date of source: Saturday, February 8, 2014
By: Reuters
(Reuters) - Egyptian leftist politician Hamdeen Sabahi announced on Saturday he would be running for the presidency in a forthcoming election, enlivening a race that army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is widely expected to win.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 4, 2014
By: Hoover Institution
The fall of the Mubarak regime in February 2011 unleashed a monumental and contagious wave of optimism. Images of Christians and Muslims holding hands in Tahrir Square were broadcast around the world and gave credence to the narrative that a new more liberal and democratic Egypt was being born.
Date of source: Friday, February 7, 2014
By: Forbes
Before the 2012 Egyptian presidential elections, dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members were dispatched to the US and Europe. They presented a picture that interlocutors could identify with. They were young, western-educated and articulate.
Date of source: Wednesday, March 5, 2014
By: Irin News
CAIRO, 5 March 2014 (IRIN) - The seven months since July’s overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi in Egypt have been among the most violent and divisive in recent times, analysts say, as much of society polarizes along pro-Muslim Brotherhood (MB) and pro-army lines.
Date of source: Thursday, January 9, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
Date of source: Tuesday, January 28, 2014
By: Brookings Institution
By: Shadi Hamid
Date of source: Tuesday, March 11, 2014
By: Haaretz
By The Associated Press| Mar. 11, 2014 | 6:40 PM
The deputy head of Egypt's dwindling Jewish community was buried Tuesday in a ceremony led by her sister.
Date of source: Monday, February 24, 2014
By: Middle East Research and Information Project
by Joshua Stacher | published February 24, 2014 - 5:21pm
Date of source: Monday, February 3, 2014
By: Washington Post
This video, aired by Egypt's al-Tahrir, shows two journalists with Al Jazeera English.
Date of source: Monday, March 10, 2014
By: Washington Post
The growing number of people held by Egyptian authorities as part of a frenzied campaign to crush opposition to the military-backed government has squeezed the country’s already broken criminal justice system, leading to widespread legal and human rights abuses by security forces, prosecutors and
Date of source: Sunday, March 9, 2014
By: ABC News
Gunmen killed a police officer Friday in northern Egypt who worked as a guard for a judge hearing a case against the country's ousted president as his supporters held scattered demonstrations that saw one person killed, authorities said.
Date of source: Saturday, February 22, 2014
By: Middle East Online
Election of first female as head of political party in Egypt brings flicker of hope for women across country.
CAIRO – The election of the first female as a head of a political party in Egypt brought a flicker of hope for women across the country on Friday.
Date of source: Tuesday, February 25, 2014
By: Daily News Egypt
Al-Azhar and the Coptic Church Tuesday condemned the recent killing of seven Egyptian Copts in Western Libya, with the church calling for a hasty arrest of the “terrorists” responsible.
Date of source: Thursday, February 27, 2014
By: openDemocracy
Mina Fayek [1] 27 February 2014
Date of source: Tuesday, January 1, 2013
By: Jihad Watch
Random attacks on Egypt's Christian Copts continue growing, including with very little motive -- other than hate, that is.
Date of source: Monday, August 11, 2014
By: Carnegie Middle East Center
Date of source: Thursday, August 7, 2014
By: U.S. Copts Association
Date of source: Friday, February 1, 2013
By: Coptic Christians
Random attacks on Egypt’s Christian Copts continue growing, including with very little motive — other than hate, that is.
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
By: Middle East Memo
With violent protests following the second anniversary of the
Egyptian revolution, and calls for a new unified government
amid dire comments about the stability of Egypt, the world’s
attention is again on President Morsi and his country. This
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
By: Middle East Memo
With violent protests following the second anniversary of the
Egyptian revolution, and calls for a new unified government
amid dire comments about the stability of Egypt, the world’s
attention is again on President Morsi and his country. This
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
By: CNN.com
Egyptian protesters defy curfew
Date of source: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
These events are profoundly sad. On the second anniversary of the empowering uprising that took place in Egypt, we are now witnessing the
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
By: CNN.com
Egyptian protesters defy curfew
Date of source: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Egypt is commemorating the second anniversary of its “Peaceful” Revolution with the shedding of yet
more blood. Violent clashes in Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, Damanhour and Port Said left almost 60 dead
and hundreds injured and the numbers are rising.
Date of source: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By: Reuters
Date of source: Tuesday, January 29, 2013
By: MEMRI
In a January 27, 2012 interview with the London-based Arabic daily Al-Sharq AlAwsat, Egyptian Salafi-jihadi leader Muhammad Al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda
leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri, addressed the situation in Egypt and the changes that
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2013
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But the lack of unity in many churches is a serious manner. Church splits, ...
Date of source: Sunday, January 27, 2013
By: Jihad Watch
Date of source: Monday, January 21, 2013
By: Egypt Independent
There are over 15 million Coptic Christians in Egypt, with another 1.5 million Egyptian Copts residing abroad, Bishop Yoannis declared on Sunday.
Date of source: Thursday, January 24, 2013
By: Ahram Online
Representative from Egypt's Christian churches have withdrawn from President Mohamed Morsi's national dialogue.
Date of source: Friday, January 25, 2013
By: Ahram Online
As the revolution's second anniversary approaches, Egyptians' core economic and social demands remain unfulfilled.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
By: Jihad Watch
Random attacks on Egypt's Christian Copts continue growing, including with very little motive -- other than hate, that is.
Date of source: Thursday, January 31, 2013
By: Brookings Institution
With violent protests following the second anniversary of the
Egyptian revolution, and calls for a new unified government
amid dire comments about the stability of Egypt, the world’s
attention is again on President Morsi and his country. This
Date of source: Wednesday, January 2, 2013
By: Montgomeryville-Lansdale, PA Patch
Christian Egyptians in Hatfield Township and the surrounding area will have a new gathering place for worship in 2014 on Unionville Pike at Stratford Avenue.
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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.