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Date of source: 19 Sep 2019
The Joint List, the Arab coalition, got 13 seats in the Knesset with more than 430,000 votes as opposed to the 10 seats it received in the last election. Although it got the third highest amount of seats, it ruled out participating in the future government despite opening a channel of...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
Diplomatic negotiations: how professionals work
While acknowledging the extensive use of negotiating tools in everyday life situations, Dr. Sami Faltas directed the attention to the precise case of professional negotiations. His analysis shed the light on essential elements constituting negotiating...
Date of source: 9 Jul 2019
In summer of 2018 I decided that, after finishing my Bachelor in Linguistics, I wanted to travel and see more than “just” Europe to widen my horizon. Via AIESEC Germany I applied for a project in Cairo, Egypt and was accepted. So it was set: I would be in Egypt from May 1st till June 16th 2019. ...
Date of source: 7 Jul 2019
Date of source: 4 Jul 2019
Religious Unity Narrative - basic idea: Copts and Muslims have good relations and stand together for Egypt. Promoted by the Egyptian government, national religious leadership, and believed by many at different socio-economic levels. Many middle and upper class Muslims believe this narrative. Seleem...
Date of source: 2 Sep 2019
I arrived by 7:00am at Maadi Community Church (MCC) where I found Elias Santos and his wife. While we were waiting for the car that would bring me to Qanater prison we were talking. Elias explained me that they are from Brazil, and they organize regular visits to Qanater prison for women and men....
Date of source: 30 Sep 2019
The French photographer Charles Enderlin, bureau chief of France 2 network, filmed Jamāl, Muḥammad’s father, desperately trying to shield his young son after they were caught up in a heavy gun battle between Palestinian fighters and Israeli occuption soldiers.
Asmāʾ (28) said that she was a 10-year...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 30 Sep 2019
In a statement today (September 30), the Secretariat of the Holy Synod for ranking Church servants said that in an effort to engage church officials in discussing the topics introduced during the seminar of the Holy Synod this year, and in accordance with the directives issued by Pope Tawāḍrūs II,...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 29 Sep 2019
Egyptian TV presenter ‘Amr Adīb accused the Sudanese student of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood and planning, as part of a cell including a number of foreigners, to carry out “subversive” activities in Egypt. However, Walīd’s family has denied all allegations that their son was involved in anti...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 9 Oct 2019
Arab-West Report is in favor of any fruitful dialogue between peoples of different religions and convictions. But what should be the focus of a debate? Should we focus on beliefs that we know will not bring different parties together or should we focus on themes that would show similarities in...
Date of source: 24 Nov 2019
Father Basilios said that Father Matta al-Meskeen was in the first years of the monastic life of Abuna Antonios, the man who later became Pope Shenouda III, his spiritual father. Abuna Antonios was a very ambitious man and decided to go his own way, away from his spiritual father which is not...
Date of source: 30 Jul 2019
Interview transcription
Interviewer: (Q) Weam Nafea
Interviewed (A): Ambassador Mona Omar
Q: I am a student studying for my master’s degree in the Northern part of Italy and I am writing my dissertation about Islamic Feminism.
I would like to ask you what Feminism is to you.
A: For me Feminism is...
Date of source: 24 Sep 2019
“We’ve developed the auto-condemnation immunity and stopped getting angry when the Palestinian incitement is met with open arms”, he added.
“In recent years, we have led a series of moves that helped us transform the hostile spirit and strengthen our position in the organization”, he continued.
The...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 25 Sep 2019
brāhīm Rabīʿ, a former MB leader, said in press statements on the Brotherhood’s history of sectarianism that armed militias were formed after the June 30 Revolution to attack the Copts for stirring up sectarianism and sedition within the Egyptian society.
He added that the minority issues is a hot...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 30 Jul 2019
Throughout history, Egypt has always been a cultural hub, due to its geographic position, diverse nature, moderate climate and historical wealth. Major Egyptian cities such as Cairo and Alexandria were naturally cosmopolitan cities. Nowadays, in the age of the Internet and globalization,...
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
Visit at the Jesuit Cultural Center, Alexandria of Egypt
A warm welcome at the Jesuit Cultural Center
After the two-hour drive on the Desert Road connecting the two largest Egyptian cities of Cairo and Alexandria, the group was warmly welcomed at the Jesuit Cultural Center.
The group...
Date of source: 21 Nov 2019
Official programme of TEDx conference
Short speeches alternated with musical performances created a suitable environment to reflect upon the meaning of the word “cosmopolitan” from a variety of perspectives including society, history, psychology, architecture and science.
The speech of German...
Date of source: 1 Oct 2019
Maryanne Stroud Gabbani, Photo by Veronica Merlo, 24-09-2019
Meet Maryanne Stroud Gabbani
It was 1977 when Maryanne Stroud Gabbani first stepped on the land of Egypt.
Originally from California, USA, a mysterious combination of events, people and interests led Maryanne to Egypt. From an...
Date of source: 11 Nov 2019
Omar’s tweet, got more than 3000 comments, most of the comments were accusations of anti-Semitism.
Michael Dickson, executive director of "StandWithUs", an organization that fights anti-Semitism, replied « I suppose you think it’s all about the Benjamins » in reference to Benjamin Netanyahu, and he...
Reviewed by Clément Ethoré
Translator Clément Ethoré
Date of source: 18 Sep 2019
Prosecutors have charged the defendants with joining a terrorist group working to prevent state institutions from operating, disrupting the rule of law as well as the constitution.
Kuwait authorities announced earlier that they arrested members of a terrorist cell linked to the Muslim Brotherhood...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 18 Sep 2019
According to estimates provided by International Migrants Stock 2019, revealed on Tuesday September 18th by the United Nations, Europe hosted the largest number of international migrants (82 million), followed by Northern America (59 million), and Northern Africa and Western Asia, which hosted 49...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2019
The Church, which stands at 5 meters wide and 5 meters high, was constructed by workers in the gold mines of Wādī al-Fawākhīr. According to Waṣfī Tamīr Ḥussayn, one of the individuals interested in documenting and preserving the history and antiquities of the region, the priests of the Church were...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 7 Sep 2019
The event, organized under the umbrella of the Episcopal Church of Egypt, was attended by a number of Church officials, including Rev. Yashūʿ Bakhīt, assistant head of the All Saints Cathedral in Zamalek, who represented Rev. Munīr Ḥannā, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church in Egypt, North Africa,...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 7 Sep 2019
Salafist leader Sāmiḥ ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd Ḥammūda said that al-Ḥussayn's shrine should be closed to prevent "fitnah" or other "violations", calling on the state to station security forces around the mosque to prevent any individuals from camping outside before or during ʿAshūrāʾ. He went on to accuse the...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 8 Sep 2019
On Sunday, the Archdiocese confirmed to France Press that the proposal to join the Moscow Patriarchate secured 58 percent of 186 total votes. However, formal approval will require a two-thirds majority.
The Archdiocese has represented Russians residing in the western world since the Bolshevik...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 19 Sep 2019
The Egyptian Society for All Egyptians, headed by Nabīl Majlaʿ, announced on social media the provision of buses to transport Egyptians in the US wishing to welcome President al-Sīsī, noting that buses will be stationed across churches in New Jersey to transport interested individuals to welcome...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 30 Sep 2019
Bishop Bimwā was born in Asyūṭ, and in 1996 he joined the Mār Mīna al-ʿAjāyybī monastery, better known as the “hanging monastery” in Jabal Abnūb in Asyūṭ. He was ordained as a monk three years later on September 29th, 1999 and is recognized as the first monk from the monastery to be ordained as a...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 29 Sep 2019
The forum, entitled “Coptic architecture and arts: documentation and preservation,” was held on the 4th and 5th of October and organized by "Abba Athanasios [Athanāsiyyūs] for Christian Studies" in Banī Suwayf, under the guidance of Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 8 Jul 2019
The line between Salafism and being Sunni has been blurred at around 2000-2010 here in Egypt. A large amount of a different ideology had arrived in the mosques, particularly in Egypt. Where was it coming from? A new piety or ‘ṭakwā’ had arrived in the Egyptian mosques in the 2000s and at the same...
Date of source: 8 Jul 2019
في 22 يونيو, قام مركز التقارب العربي الغربي باستضاافة القس يؤانس للتحدث عن قضية التكفير التي تمت في قرية أشنين النصارى بالمنيا. كانت بداية الحديث عن ماذا حدث في قرية أشنين؟. بدأ الحديث عن االقرية و خدمته فيها لمدة 28 سنة من 1997 حتي 2008. أشار سيادته أن قرية أشنين قرية رائعة ولا توجد بها أية...
Reviewed by Sara Seyam
Translator Sara Seyam
Date of source: 3 Jul 2019
Dr. Tàriq Al-Juharì held a conference at the Center for Arab West Understanding. Moreover, he briefly discussed three major points, and then moved to answering the questions. Dr. Al-Juharì focused on three topics: the first one was: the idea of Sufism. The second one: He discussed the current...
Date of source: 8 Jul 2019
Date of source: 8 Jul 2019
Executive Summary
2019 Summer School - July 2 - July 8
Moving Forward Together: Christians and Muslims Together in Egyptian Society
Building on a successful 2018 intercultural summer school with the SGP (Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij) and the Heliopolis University for Sustainable Development,...
Date of source: 6 Jul 2019
من خلال ندوة الشيخ محمد عبد العاطي تم طرح بعض الأمور المتعلقة بالأاديان. في بداية الندوة قام الشيخ محمد عبد العاطي بطرح بعض التساؤلات التي أجاب عنها خلال الندوة مثل : " ما حقيقة الدين؟", " ما سبب التدين ؟ " و "متي نشاء هذا الدين؟ ". في بداية الندوة قام الشيخ بتفسير كلمة "الدين" و أصولها. كلمة " دين...
Date of source: 8 Jul 2019
DTM: I am excited to be here today with individuals from different religions, ideologies, and walks of life. This will be more of a discussion or a brainstorming session than it will be a lecture. So, feel free to interject whenever you want. Today we’re going to talk about Christian-Muslim...
Reviewed by Omar Nahla
Translator Omar Nahla
Date of source: 22 Jul 2019
CH: What happened in Ishnin?
Father Joannis: I served in Ishnin from 1979 to 2005. Nice village. No religious conflict. We had a proctor named “The Reconciliation proctor” led by Father Joannis. It is headed by 6 elder chrisitans and 6 elder muslims from the village. It is also supervised by the...
Reviewed by Omar Nahla
Translator Omar Nahla
Date of source: 6 Jul 2019
Discussing a critical topic, Shaykh Muḥammad summarized his ideas by answering three main questions: ’’what is the truth of religion’’, ‘’what are the main reasons for religiosity’’ and ‘’when this religion was established?’’.
Shaykh Muḥammad discussed the meaning of “religion” as a term, and...
Reviewed by Sara Seyam
Translator Sara Seyam
Date of source: 12 Sep 2019
In order to win the presidency, a candidate must receive no less than 50 percent of the vote in the first round of the elections. However, if no single candidate receives a majority of the vote during the first round, a second round will be invoked to determine the new president, with an...
Reviewed by Madeleine Hall
Translator Madeleine Hall
Date of source: 11 Nov 2019
The White House also joined the UN in a call for an end to the attacks against the demonstrators which left hundreds of killings.
The spokesperson of the White House Stephanie Grisham said that the Iraqis will not stay silent, while Iran is exhausting the country's resources and uses armed militias...
Reviewed by Clément Ethoré
Translator Clément Ethoré
Date of source: 5 Oct 2019
Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia have been trying to reach a deal over the usage and maintenance of the Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia. The US is pushing the countries to begin negotiations with good intentions and to recognize each party’s rights for economic development, prosperity, and access to the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
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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.