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Date of source: 12 Dec 2020
The decision comes following Public Prosecution receiving an assistance notice over the incident. Public Prosecution interviewed one of the victims - the brother of the deceased – and he confirmed that the mother of the suspects died the day of the incident. They then became enraged out of grief...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 10 Apr 2020
The Ministry called on the media to be accurate when publishing news, urging them to not fall into the trap of doctored videos without investigating their source or of news that has no source. He said the current circumstances can only tolerate precise, indisputable news.
The Ministry asked...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 22 Mar 2020
Of course, the suspension of group prayer in mosques does not mean the suspension of prayer itself but rather that every individual should perform it by himself or herself or as a small group with his or her family. Even in countries where the Coronavirus has not arrived yet, group prayer has been...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 23 Mar 2020
The image formed in the collective consciousness purports that Christians love wine and Muslims approve of killing. This results in the first case from the actions of the people of religion. The second case is about extreme interpretations of the rules of religion. In general, it is assumed that...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 24 Mar 2020
Al-Dīn pointed out that this hostile and dangerous role that the Muslim Brotherhood plays on social media confirms the intentional creation of these mechanisms as one of the tools of the 4G and 5G wars and the most important tools of conspiracy against the Egyptian state. She explained that these...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 7 Apr 2020
Throughout the previous period, the Egyptian state has sought to fight these rumors through different means, including establishing the Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) that has disproven and refuted around 612 rumors.
Additionally, Dr. Ṣalāḥ Ḥasab Allāh, spokesperson for the House...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 26 Feb 2020
In the opposite response to this religious exaggeration, materialistic exaggeration that denied any supernatural dimension of this life came and announced the death of God. It said that everything that humanity is confronting is natural phenomena that can be beaten with natural causes. For it,...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 25 Mar 2020
A large number of commentators mocked Litzman’s statements. Commentator Netta Ahituv in an article published on the newspaper Haaretz’s website wondered if it is logical for an ultra-Orthodox man to lead the Ministry of Health when the country is confronting the most serious crisis that it has...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 25 Mar 2020
Overall, these interests become real by dividing people, turning them away from the truth, spreading mistrust among a nation’s citizens, and making them unconfident in the governments responsible for managing the country, which create an environment of hatred and anger that seeks to rock these...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 3 Apr 2020
In the clip, Fayrūz recited, “Oh Lord, why are you standing so far away? Why are you not here in times of distress? [Psalms 10:1] Listen to my words, oh Lord. Consider my cries. Listen to my plea, oh my King and God, for it is to you I pray and wait.” [Psalms 5:1-2].
In the video, Fayrūz appears...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 3 Apr 2020
The official spokesperson for the president’s office said that the summit discussed ways to deal with the repercussions of the novel Coronavirus crisis on African nations and determined the continent’s priorities to fight the virus in coordination with the international community.
The president...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 21 Apr 2020
The Supreme Council also imposed a fine of 250,000 Egyptian pounds on the newspaper and forced it to block links to violating material for three months. It also decided to report the newspaper’s head of editing to performance accountability at the Syndicate of Journalists, and adopted a measure to...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 10 May 2020
The statement issued by the church states that the two popes exchanged heartfelt congratulations for the occasion to support the bonds that the churches have in their service of Christ. Pope Francis expressed his love and appreciation for Egypt and the Egyptian people.
At the end of the call, the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 13 May 2020
Haytham is facing charges of joining a terrorist organization, supplying and financing a terrorist organization, publishing and broadcasting fake data and news, and mis-using social media.
Haytham had been arrested early Tuesday morning from his home in Cairo.
Mājda Mubārak, Haytham’s mother and...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 14 May 2020
ʿAbd al-Muʿiz explained that there is “the context of fatwas” and that any fatwa comes out of a specific time period under specific circumstances. Ibn Taymiyya’s fatwas were published under particular circumstances when there were a lot of enemies attacking Islam and Muslims, and so, his fatwas...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 16 Dec 2020
The meeting aims to shed a light on the persistent contradictions between Egypt’s belief in the highest ideals and values for the system of human rights and attempts by countries to use defending human rights in Egypt as a pretext to intrude on Egypt’s internal affairs. The meeting is highlighting...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 14 May 2020
A report issued by the “Institute for National Security Studies” at Tel Aviv University considered that "Cairo would change its position to the plan based on Israel's intentions." At the end of last month, the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sāmiḥ Shukrī, condemned Israel's attempt to exploit the...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 17 Dec 2020
The post, which the lawyer made on his personal Facebook page, circulated widely on Facebook especially after he took personal photos from Bassant’s account to include in the case. Social media users condemned the lawyer’s behavior and asked that Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate to get involved. ...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 14 May 2020
Mājid Mūsā, author and journalist, said that there are two types of spending for Copts: al-Bakūr and al-ʿUshūr.
Kamāl Zākhir, Coptic intellectual, emphasized that this controversy is contrived because every religion has rules that organize its affairs and those who are not followers have no right...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 17 Dec 2020
Māyā Mursī, president of the NCW, said in statements about the partnership that social media platforms have become susceptible to violence such as sexual harassment, bullying, blackmail, and other acts. This partnership thus intends to make women aware of how to protect themselves from violence on...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 14 Sep 2020
The history of St. George Church in Shubrā goes back to 1950 when the Friends of the Holy Bible Association in Cairo had an idea to purchase land for their headquarters. Hāfiẓ Dāwud (Father Murqus Dāwud) designated the revenue from St. Athanasius’s book on the life of St. Anthony to purchase a...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 17 Dec 2020
August 30: Al-Azhar took a stand against the recent burning of a Quran [Qurʾān] in Sweden. It warned that provoking feelings of hatred and increasing Islamophobia contradicts the principles of respect for others’ freedom, rights, and beliefs.
August 31: After repeated attempts to disparage the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 3 Dec 2020
During his conversation with Ḥamdī Rizq, presenter of the “Naẓra” program on Sadā al-Balad, Rizq asked Pope Tawāḍrūs if he gets annoyed when people accuse him of abusing his power in the Coptic Orthodox Church since inheriting it from Pope Shinūda eight years ago. The pope responded, saying that...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 17 Dec 2020
St. Samuel was born in 597 CE from two pious Christian parents. He loved the church and its beliefs, and when he grew up, his father wanted him to get married. However, the saint refused and instead said he wanted to be a monk. After the death of his mother, he decided to head towards Barriyat...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 18 Dec 2020
Dr. Māyā Mursī, president of the NCW, appreciated the role that the Public Prosecution has played in defending women and preserving their rights. She also stressed that the NCW is prepared to form a team to defend the lady of al-Karam with the complaints office providing legal assistance to her...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 18 Dec 2020
The parliament adopted a resolution demanding that European institutions take serious steps to stop human rights violations in Egypt, including calling for the release of prisoners of conscience and stop the increase in executions.
In a post on Facebook, the ECRF revealed the names of 25 human...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 19 Dec 2020
In a statement, the House of Representatives under Dr. ʿAlī ʿAbd al-ʿĀl stressed that it was greatly dissatisfied with the European Parliament’s resolution including several falsehoods contrary to what is going on inside Egypt. It also considers the European Parliament’s resolution unacceptable...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 19 Dec 2020
The church said that the trip, which lasted five days, was the first pastoral visit that the ambassador made inside Egypt since assuming the position. It mentioned that his busy schedule ended with a meeting with priests from the diocese parishes at the Mother of Divine Love House in the village...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 19 Dec 2020
This time, the victim is a poor, Christian woman in her seventies, the same age as our mothers and grandmothers. She was stripped naked and dragged for the purpose of humiliating her in that infamous incident in May 2016. After over four and a half years in court, and after showing extraordinary...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 31 Dec 2020
Often the expressions like “tolerance,” “forgiveness,” “coexistence,” and “national brotherhood” are used to describe the relationship between Islam and Christianity and the dialogue between them. Over the recent years, religious institutions have worked to strengthen interfaith dialogue from the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 19 Dec 2020
Speaking to Darb, Dr. Laylā Suwayf said that she feels grateful and proud because those who joined the website are senior professors and from internationally recognized scientific institutions. This, she added, is in addition to the intervention of a mathematics organization which spoke to the...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 20 Dec 2020
In a written fatwa, al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center said for the first time that joining the Muslim Brotherhood and other terrorist organizations is “religiously forbidden.”
The center explained that adhering to the Quran [Qurʾān], the Sunnah, and the correct understanding of them according to the...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 20 Dec 2020
A quarter of a century ago, I wrote a study with the same title of this article in a book that looked at how Egyptian Copts fight on the behalf of the nation. According to the theory of “relative deprivation,” Copts expect to receive some rights to achieve citizenship in a country based on...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 18 Jul 2020
He has received support from his advocates, however, including Nabīla Makram, Minister of State for Emigration and Egyptian Expatriate Affairs, who posted a new photo of them together on her private Instagram page. She announced her complete support for the pope against the defamation campaigns...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 23 Sep 2020
The governorate of Port Said has welcomed several Christian families from al-ʿArīsh.
The archdiocese thanked the president for his care and interest in his country’s citizens everywhere and especially al-ʿArīsh.
The archdiocese appreciates the role that the governor of Port Said, ʿĀdil Ghadbān,...
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Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 5 Aug 2020
The public prosecution’s statement said that it had received on Tuesday a report from the NCW along with a woman’s complaint of sexual assault and several testimonies from other people with knowledge of what happened. The public prosecutor ordered a review of the documents, and the results of the...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 6 Aug 2020
After the 1952 revolution, Jamāl ʻAbd al-Nāṣir understood that the Free Officers Movement’s survival wasn’t assured as long as al-Azhar remained a strong, independent institution. Al-Azhar was the bastion of knowledge and the defender of rights. It led the struggle for national liberation and...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 30 Aug 2020
After rapid changes in the last decade of the 20th century, United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), by a large majority, in 1991 repealed its resolution issued in 1975, which stated that "Zionism is a form of racism and racial discrimination." It went from being subjected to official international...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Date of source: 16 Oct 2020
Al-Azhar affirmed its constant rejection of hate speech and violence, whatever the form, source, or cause, and expressed the need to respect the sanctity of religious symbols and to refrain from stirring up hatred by insulting religions. It calls for the adoption of international legislation that...
Reviewed by Luke Noble
Translator Luke Noble
Date of source: 21 Oct 2020
Halim explained that the speeches at the conference revolved around the psychological, spiritual, social, and legal effects and consequences of sexual assault, and the role of the home and the church in opposing and protecting against it.
The Papal Headquarters of the Coptic Orthodox Church in...
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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.