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Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
A fire broke out at Al-Marwanī Prayer Hall on Monday evening in the Eastern side of al-Aqṣā Mosque.
al-Aqṣā TV showed a video of a fire said to have erupted in the guard’s room outside the roof of the Marwānī Prayer Hall at the al-Aqṣā Mosque.
According to a source from the Jerusalem Islamic Waqf...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 16 Apr 2019
Pope Tawāḍrūs II, Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, considered the fire which struck the Notre Dame Cathedral as a huge loss for all of humanity, for its extremely important historical value, and being that it is one of the world’s greatest artifactual sites.
Egypt’s...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 16 Apr 2019
Soon, the Synod is due to hold its new presidential and vice-presidential elections after the expiry of the terms of the President Rifʿat Fikrī and the Vice President Hilmī Ṣamūʾīl.
Several other presidential elections are due to be held in some Synodic councils, including the Council of Dialogue...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 23 Apr 2019
“So what I believe is the United States gives billions of dollars in military aid to Israel. What I believe is not radical. I just believe that the United States should deal with the Middle East on a level playing field basis. In other words, the goal must be to try to bring people together and not...
Reviewed by Basant Samhout
Translator Basant Samhout
Date of source: 23 Apr 2019
The newspaper added that Israel is “Emboldened by Donald Trump’s decision in 2017 to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, both at the expense of Palestinian claims to a capital in the eastern parts of the city and in contravention of scores of UN resolutions, Netanyahu made campaign...
Reviewed by Basant Samhout
Translator Basant Samhout
Date of source: 22 Apr 2019
The Revolutionary Forces released a joint statement suspending negotiations with the Military Council and continuing the sit-in.
The forces said, “from now on our confrontation will be with the military junta, and the transitional authority will make the announcement at a news conference a few...
Reviewed by Basant Samhout
Translator Basant Samhout
Date of source: 6 Feb 2019
Dirk Neven: For me, freedom is rooted in my belief. Christ frees me. I used to be a Marxist during my university days, but eventually I came to the conviction, that Christianity is my way of life.
Jos de Heer: I remember back in High School, we once had a discussion on how an ideal or just society...
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
The Grand Imam of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib met today with the Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz during his visit to Cairo.
al-Ṭayyib welcomed the Polish Foreign Minister and his delegation. He also emphasized that al-Azhar’s main mission is the spread of peace all over the world and...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 4 Feb 2019
The first fifteen to twenty minutes of the meeting were not recorded. Father Lazarus had come down from his cave in the mountains to our guesthouse adjacent to the monastery. This was because Cornelis Hulsman was having a thrombosis leg and was told by his medical doctor to take rest and certainly...
Date of source: 16 Apr 2019
The Presidency of The Protestant Churches of Egypt, headed by Rev. Dr. Andrea Zakī, expresses its deep sorrow on the burning of the historic tower of The Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
“We have lost an important and valuable part of human history, we are sharing the sorrow with the French...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
The General Secretary of the Egyptian National Movement Party in Alexandria, Muḥammad Shuʿayb said in press statements today that he always aims to instill a spirit of love and fraternity among the Egyptian people, indicating that he insisted on appointing 50% of the party’s general secretaries...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
Egypt’s Catholic Church Spokesman Hānī Bākhūm expressed his church’s sorrow and grief over the fire that broke out in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
In an earlier statement, he stressed that this historic, cultural and religious edifice belongs to all humanity, and called for addressing the...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 16 Apr 2019
While the church leaders around the world were voicing their solidarity with the French people in such a humanitarian and historic tragedy, the firefighters were trying their best to bring the fire under control.
The major fire in Notre Dame Cathedral resulted in the collapse of its tower and the...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 16 Apr 2019
The Secretary of Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria Fr. Ibrām Imīl said that the St. Mark’s Cathedral holds the first public meeting for the youth tomorrow, Wednesday, in the presence of Pope Tawāḍrūs II. The meeting will be attended by Bishop Pavle [Baflī] of the Churches of al-...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 14 Jul 2019
Since his arrest in 2013, Mursī was held at the ‘Scorpion’ [al-ʿAqrab] prison on the outskirts of Cairo. He was facing a complicated series of charges which are explained below.
In April 2015, Mursī was sentenced to 20 years of hard labour after being found guilty of ordering the unlawful...
Date of source: 13 Apr 2019
The NCW President Dr. Māyā Mursī received an Honorary PhD in Philosophy from the University of Jharkhand Rai in India for her effective role in the fields of empowering women and achieving gender equality.
Mursī is the second Arab and African and the first Egyptian woman to receive an honorary...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
Within the framework of their external tour for inviting the Egyptian expatriates to exercise their right to participate in the Referendum on Constitutional Amendments, the delegation of the Future of a Nation (Mustaqbal Waṭan) Party met with the leadership of the Egyptian community in Italy. The...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
The International Mission for the Follow-up to the Referendum on the Constitutional Amendments of Egypt is a coalition composed of 3 international organizations and one Egyptian organization. The mission is preparing to follow up the referendum on the amendments to Egypt’s 2014 Constitution, slated...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 15 Apr 2019
The Coptic Orthodox Church Official Spokesman Būlus Halīm stated that the registration procedures of three new churches in Indonesia are currently underway, bringing the number of Coptic Orthodox churches in there to five.
Pope Tawāḍrūs assigned the responsibility of registering and accrediting...
Reviewed by Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Translator Muḥammad Ṣalāḥ
Date of source: 22 Apr 2019
Bombing is considered the worst form of violence faced by Colombo since 1996, in which it took place in the Sri Lankan Central bank, and led to the death of approximately 100. This attack was by the Tamil Tigers of Northern Sri Lanka in an attempt to have a separate homeland. This conflict lasted...
Reviewed by Farah Sallām
Translator Farah Sallām
Date of source: 7 Feb 2019
Dirk Neven: Bishop Marqus, thank you for having us. I am here in order to see if it is possible for my church to organize trips to Egypt. This journey is not only a spiritual one. We also get the chance to go back to the origins of Christianity. Please have this letter of friendship from Father...
Date of source: 31 Jan 2019
First of all, we would like to offer our condolences on the death of Bishop Epiphaniyūs. The tragedy of his murder was not only discussed inside the Coptic Orthodox Church in Egypt, but all over the world. Is there something you want to elaborate on about this subject?
Father Basilius: This...
Date of source: 30 Jan 2019
Jos de Heer: The foundation of knowledge about the relationship between God and men – so that seems very simple. You have a book and in this book there are all things written you have to know about your life with God. But then the problems come – for every book and every time you read a book, there...
Date of source: 1 Feb 2019
Saint Bīshūy, the founder of this monastery, was a monk living in the 4th and 5th century who is said to have seen Jesus. This tale is portrayed in various icons in the Wādī al-Naṭrūn. For example, we could contemplate some icons made by Dr. Izāk Fānūs Yūsuf, a late iconographer, who sought to...
Date of source: 1 Feb 2019
Anafora is the Coptic word for uplifting. The idea behind the retreat center is to offer “a hand from underneath to lift people up”, says Bishop Thomas. But Anafora can also mean offering or sacrifice: “the way to lift up is to kneel down”, he explains. “This is how we follow the way of Christ. He...
Date of source: 30 Jan 2019
He is the interim-priest at St John the Baptist Church, Anglican Church in Maadi. It’s his fifth ministry assignment in the Middle East. This church was built in 1931 and is shared by 12 Christian communities, accommodating groups that have no other house of worship. Reverend Richard’s life in the...
Date of source: 9 Apr 2019
The White House stated that Egypt and the United States have a strong strategic cooperation on economic and security levels.
"Today is the second visit of President al-Sīsī to the White House since 2017. Egypt is an important strategic partner in the Middle East, and the US assistance to Egypt...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 8 Apr 2019
Ḥawwās and an Egyptian team opened three sealed sarcophagi from the 26th Pharaonic Dynasty. One of the sarcophagi contained a well-preserved mummy of a priest, wrapped in linen and decorated with a golden paint depicting the ancient Egyptian goddess Isis. The team also opened the other two...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 8 Apr 2019
Qāsim said that each party adheres to its own draft law. "Al-Azhar submitted a full draft law. There is also a draft submitted by the National Council for Women, and Al-Wafd Party presented a project from MP Muḥammad Fuʾād in Al-ʿUmrāniyya. The three proposals must be merged, studied and...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 8 Apr 2019
"The International Union of Muslim Scholars, founded in 2004, has become a center for extremist groups and aimed at destroying and betraying the homeland and religion of those affiliated with it", the Minister of endowments said. The Minister added that there is not a single moderate scholar...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 7 Apr 2019
In his speech during the sessions of the National Seminar on the Modernization of Punitive Legislation in Egypt organized by the National Council for Human Rights and the Arab Organization for Human Rights, SāmiḥʿAbd al-Ḥakam said that the idea came, first, from the launch of the initiative "...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 17 Apr 2019
The decision was praised by those who opposed the treaty, which included Pope Shinūda himself, and may have been the main reason for his clash with President al-Sādāt, who was subsequently assassinated.
Given the turbulent political environment in the years following the signing of the peace treaty...
Reviewed by Xavier Owen
Translator Xavier Owen
Date of source: 9 Apr 2019
The prosecution service assigned to the accused indictment of spying for foreign organizations outside the country in order to commit terrorist attacks inside the country, disclose military secrets to a foreign country and those who work for its interests, financing terrorism, military training...
Reviewed by Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Translator Islām al-Ḥalawānī
Date of source: 2 Feb 2019 to 5 Feb 2019
In the monastery of Saint Anthony, the daily prayers begin early in the morning. Depending on the day, it may start at 3:00, 4:00, or 5:00 a.m. Despite the various start times, the format of the prayers is always the same. It begins with clergymen gathering before the altar in the main church of...
Date of source: 29 Jan 2019
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, interns Melina Aboufalah, Cleo Mampaey and Joan Cabrera Robles of the Centre for Arab-West Understanding met with a Dutch church delegation in the guesthouse of Bishop Marcos in Shubra El Khayma, where the delegation was staying. During breakfast, we were introduced...
Date of source: 5 Feb 2019
The group had decided to make a stop at the Patmos Monastery since it was on the road back to Cairo. This monastery had been highly controversial in the 1990s due to: the heated debates between the church and state regarding the founding of the monastery; the distance of the walls of the compound...
Date of source: 30 Jan 2019
Located between Nile and Nile Corniche, the Holy Virgin Church’s terrain provides somehow a shelter for Christians escaping Cairo’s loudness, traffic and hustle. The current nave probably dates to the 17th or 18th century but the location of this church is much older. Local Christians believe there...
Date of source: 30 Jan 2019
We all have heard about the ancient tradition of mummification or Ramses II, who was one of the most powerful pharaohs and accordingly buried in a splendid tomb. But what I found most fascinating was his presence in the mummy halls. That’s right, he is still there. Even his hair. One would assume...
Date of source: 27 Jun 2019
A P OT MT A P OT MT A P OT MT ء ʾ ʾ ʾ — ز z z z z ك k k or g k or ñ k or n ب b b b b or p ژ — zh j j or y or y پ — p p p س s s s s or ğ or ğ ت t t t t ش sh sh ş ş گ — g g g ث th s s s ص ṣ ṣ ṣ s ل l l l l ج j j c c ض ḍ ż ż z م m m m m چ — ch ç ç ط ṭ ṭ ṭ t ن n n n n ح ḥ ḥ ḥ h ظ ẓ ẓ ẓ z ه h h h 1 h 1...
Date of source: 2 Feb 2019
Following the visits to the Monasteries of Makarios and Bishoy, Cornelis Hulsman led the
delegation to the village of Dayr al-Maimun where they met with Father Girgis, an old priest
who was in charge of the monastery and the small village in which it is located. There are
two ancient churches...
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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.