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Date of source: 10 Mar 2024
For the second consecutive year, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, is hosting his Ramaḍān TV program titled Al-Imām al-Ṭayyīb, produced by the Muslim Council of Elders.
According to the official Facebook page of al-Azhar, the program will explore the 99 Fairest Attributes of God in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Mar 2024
The former grand muftī of Egypt, Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, emphasized the necessity for the discourse addressed to the people to be centered on mercy and love rather than hatred, adding that it is possible that God might abolish Hell and grant entry to all humans into Heaven, as claimed by many scholars.
“...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Mar 2024
Recent statements by Dr. ʿAlī Jumʿa, the former grand muftī of Egypt, have stirred public opinion on social media, particularly regarding the possibility of bypassing torment in the afterlife.
He made these remarks during his Ramaḍān TV show Nūr al-Dīn as part of a dialogue with children and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Mar 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has been preparing diligently to receive worshippers during the last ten days of the holy month of Ramaḍān.
[D.A.B Editorial Note: The significance of the last 10 days of Ramaḍān is because it is believed that Laylat al-Qadr (Night of Power) falls within these days, which marks the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 23 Mar 2024
Egyptians frequently visit Dār al-Iftāʾ (The Iftāʾ House) seeking guidance on matters related to fasting during the holy Muslim month of Ramaḍān, including the question of whether smoking invalidates fasting.
In its answer, Dār al-Iftāʾ said, “Smoking, in addition to being a reprehensible habit and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 23 Mar 2024
The Egyptian Episcopal Church’s development center held a concluding ceremony for its awareness-raising campaign against female genital mutilation (FGM), in association with Mind Medicine Australia (MMA).
The ceremony at the All-Saints Cathedral in the district of al-Zamālik was attended by Dr....
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Mar 2024
Al-Azhar, under the leadership of Grand Imām Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, has been committed to preserving the moderate nature of Islam, despite efforts by extremists on either side to undermine and distort its image through their troubled understanding of Islamic teachings.
The Grand Imām has taken a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Mar 2024
Al-Azhar Mosque has received a large number of foreign students and worshippers to have ifṭār (fast-breaking), hosting the largest banquet for fasting Muslims in Egypt and providing 5,000 meals.
Throughout the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, al-Azhar is organizing a daily mass ifṭār banquet for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Mar 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, has established the financial value of fidya for abstaining from fasting for one day during the holy Muslim month of Ramaḍān as EGP30.
[D.A.B Editorial Note: Fidya is a religious donation to help those in need. It is only paid when a Muslim is unable to fast...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Mar 2024
Former Grand Muftī of Egypt, ʿAlī Gomʿa, stirred up controversy during an episode of his Ramaḍān program ‘Nūr el-Dīn’ that is aired on Egyptian satellite channels.
In the latest episode, aired last Tuesday, the former mufti said, “We find many people talking about the torture of the grave and the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 9 Mar 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church thanked President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for his congratulations to the Egyptian people on the occasion of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramaḍān and the Great Lent.
The Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark conveyed these sentiments during a speech...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Mar 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church commenced the Great Lent on March 11, which will continue until Easter 2024.
The starting date of the Great Lent, or Great Fast, varies from year to year based on the date of Easter. This calculation ensures that the Lenten period does not coincide with the day of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 16 Mar 2024
On Sunday (March 17), al-Azhar is celebrating its 1,084th anniversary, coinciding with the 7th of the Muslim Hijri calendar month of Ramaḍān. The event will be attended by several senior scholars and figures of al-Azhar.
The celebration will feature activities including lectures on the history of...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Feb 2024
The Islamic Research Academy, in collaboration with the Nursultan Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Inter Civilizational Dialogue (NNCIICD) in the Republic of Kazakhstan, is hosting a symposium titled ‘The Importance of Interfaith and Civilizational Dialogue in Promoting Awareness...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Mar 2024
“Egypt has lost a rare man in circumstances that are delicate and that are in need of the judgement, clarity, and experience of the minds of the wise. This man was not only known for his patriotic stances, charitable personality, and tireless efforts on a national level, but also for his commitment...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Sheikh of al-Azhar and President of UAE discuss urgency of aid to Gaza during telephone conversation
Date of source: 16 Mar 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Sheikh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, exchanged greetings over the blessed month of Ramadan with Sheikh Muḥammad bin Zāyīd Āl-Nahyān, president of the United Arab Emirates, during a telephone call where they both prayed to God that this...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 17 Mar 2024
Al-Azhar expressed its welcoming and appreciation for the decision taken by the UN concerning making efforts towards combatting Islamophobia or hatred towards Islam, and sending a special UN envoy for combatting this phenomenon. The UN also condemns any speech or action that may contribute to the...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 15 Mar 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, said, “Of the names of God, ‘Justice’ is one of the Most Beautiful, as it is against inequality and injustice; this means that He who owns all, Allāh, Glory be to Him, does not commit injustice. The name of ‘Justice’ does not appear in the Qurʾān...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 27 Feb 2024
Dr. Aḥmad ʿUmar Hāshim, the former president of al-Azhar University and a member of the Council of Senior Scholars, emphasized the distinguished history of al-Azhar, attributing to it the safeguarding of “the most honorable culture that has illuminated humanity.”
“History has never forgotten the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Feb 2024
Veteran journalist, Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā, highlighted the pressing need for Egyptians to prioritize the preservation of rational thinking, which he said is a fundamental objective of Islamic sharīʿa.
“In the light of current crises and the economic problem we are going through, we must acknowledge that we...
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Date of source: 1 Mar 2024
Dr. Saʿd al-Dīn al-Hilālī, a renowned professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, emphasized the need for a religious discourse that fosters unity and avoids divisive tendencies, adding that fatwās represent the convictions of those issuing them, and are therefore not...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Mar 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, chaired the 3rd session of AlBaraka Forum for Islamic Economy during its 44th edition, held in the Saudi city of Medina under the title ‘Maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa: The Governing Framework of Islamic Economics.’
“The title of this forum...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 13 Mar 2024
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Sheikh Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, condemned the terrorist attack that resulted in the killing of 3 monks through the targeting of the Monastery of Saint Mark the Apostle and Saint Bishop Samuel of the Coptic Orthodox Church in South Africa.
The Sheikh of al-Azhar stressed that...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 29 Feb 2024
Sūhāj University President, Ḥassān al-Nuʿmānī, and Grand Muftī of Egypt, Shawqī ʿAllām, inaugurated the 9th Scientific Conference for Young Researchers, attended by a host of local leaders, clergymen, al-Azhar scholars, and university students.
“The university is keen on holding the young...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Feb 2024
Orthodox Copts in Egypt and worldwide are preparing for this year’s three-day Nineveh fast, commencing on February 26, fifteen days ahead of the Lent. The fast is observed in honor of the Prophet Yūnān (Jonah), who remained inside the belly of a whale for three days.
Moḥsin George, a member of the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Feb 2024
The governorate of Damietta (Dumyāṭ), about 160 kilometers north of Cairo, is getting prepared to celebrate the mūlid (birthday anniversary) of al-ʿĀrif Biāllah al-Fātiḥ al-Takrūrī, also known as Abū al-Maʿāṭī. The courts of dhikr and Ṣūfī rituals are being prepared, with local sweet and souvenir...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Feb 2024
During a meeting to discuss cooperation with the Brazilian ambassador, Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, emphasized that al-Azhar’s mission is to promote peace globally, as he considered all al-Azhar students and graduates as “envoys of peace” in...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 24 Feb 2024
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, expounded on five important fatwās (religious edicts) during his weekly appearance on the show Naẓra (Vision) on the Ṣadā al-Balad TV station with talk show host, Ḥamdī Rizq.
“Dereliction at the workplace and bribe-taking are deemed as corruption. Although...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Feb 2024
President of the Egyptian Nūr-Mubārak University of Islamic Culture, Dr. Muḥammad al-Shaḥāt al-Jindī, emphasized the imperative need to heed the calls from religious leaders advocating for the establishment of an international law criminalizing contempt of religions.
“We have to underscore the...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 25 Feb 2024
Monṣif Sulaymān, the Coptic Orthodox Church’s legal advisor and a member of the House of Representatives’ Religious Affairs Committee, anticipates the official promulgation of the personal status law for Copts in June, pending the completion of the Justice Ministry’s review.
Sulaymān said the law...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 22 Feb 2024
The Palestinian Christian Kairos Palestine initiative delegation met the Secretary-General of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and his accompanying delegation at the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) headquarters in Jerusalem.
The delegation briefed the WCC Secretary-General on the...
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Date of source: 22 Feb 2024
Kyrios Kyrios Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine and Jordan, inaugurated the Christian Family House in Jordan and prayed for the success of all those working for the new initiative.
In his address to the priests and mental health specialists, Patriarch...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Mar 2024
In this article, I will continue what I said at the conference held by the Freedoms Committee of the General Syndicate of the Egyptian Writers Union on February 3, 2023, entitled “Palestine: The Essence of the Arab-Israeli Conflict.”
Thomas Bretman is considered to be the first Christian to have...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Maḥmūd al-Habbāsh, an advisor to the Palestinian President, Maḥmūd ʿAbbās, and the Palestinian Authority’s Top Sharīʿa Judge and Advisor on Religious and Islamic Affairs, condemned the “racist assault” by a group of “terrorist settlers” on a Christian monk in occupied Jerusalem. The assailants had...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Feb 2024
The ‘Dictionary of the Spirit: Ṣūfīsm as We Should Know it’, the latest book by author and researcher Dr. ʿAmmār ʿAlī Ḥasan, has been released by the Egyptian-Lebanese Publishing House in Cairo.
The book encompasses more than 160 Ṣūfī terminologies and concepts, written in an innovative way that is...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 15 Feb 2024
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid a visit to the mosque and mausoleum of Imām al-Shāfiʿī in Cairo on the sidelines of his visit to Egypt on February 14.
Shaykh ʿAbd al-Salām ʿAbd al-Monṣif, former fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ and religious advisor for the Cairo 24 website, said the...
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Date of source: 11 Feb 2024
Īhāb Ramzī, a member of the House of Representatives’ Legislative Committee, stated that the new amendments discussed during the National Dialogue include the setting up of an Egyptian family care fund as part of efforts to protect the rights of husbands, wives, and children.
“The most prominent...
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Date of source: 14 Feb 2024
Media guru Ibrāhīm ʿĪsā said that political Islamist groups are troubled by Valentine’s Day and consider it ḥarām (religiously impermissible). He pointed out however that Valentine’s Day could be viewed as an important occasion in the tough reality Egyptians are going through amidst political and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 14 Feb 2024
The Samāllūṭ archdiocese in the Upper Egyptian governorate of al-Minyā commemorated the 9th anniversary of the ‘Martyrs of the Homeland and Faith’ this week. These individuals were killed in Libya in 2015, between February 9 to 16.
The archdiocese held a spiritual revival as of February 9 to run...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 11 Feb 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, expressed “deep concerns” over the threats made by the Israeli occupation forces to launch a military operation in the city of Rafaḥ, which is located in the southern Gaza Strip and is currently densely populated with...
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Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2014
By: Daily Mail
A shocking video has emerged that appears to show Egyptian police standing idly by as an anti-Christian mob launch a frenzied attack on a cathedral filled with mourners. Two worshippers were left dead and 84 injured, including 11 police officers, as ...
Date of source: Saturday, May 4, 2013
By: New York Times
It's Tuesday afternoon, and a few dozen of the faithful members of St. Mary and St. Antonios Coptic Orthodox Church in Ridgewood, Queens, are singing in the liturgy during observation of the Great Lent, the 55 days of prayer and fasting that precede ...
Date of source: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
International Monetary Fund (IMF) consultations in Cairo have revealed noticeable differences inopinions within the ranks of the opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) concerning the $4.8
Date of source: Sunday, April 21, 2013
By: The Majalla Magazine
Head of the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II (L) leads the Coptic Christmasmidnight mass at the Al-Abasseya Cathedral in Cairo on January 6, 2013. KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/GettyImages
Date of source: Friday, April 26, 2013
By: Jihad Watch
Over the years at Jihad Watch we have seen innumerable times how police in countries like Pakistan or Indonesia stand idlyby and do nothing as Muslim mobs brutalize Christians or other non-Muslims. This is because they share the attackers'
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2013
By: allAfrica.com
An Egyptian Coptic activist demanded on Monday the government's recognition of the Christians' right to obtain official religious holidays as stipulated by the law.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 2, 2013
By: Memri
In an ironic article, Egyptian author Alaa Al-Aswany describes what it is to be "aMuslim in Britain," metaphorically referring in fact to the state of the Copts inEgypt, who suffer from severe persecution and discrimination. The following areexcerpts.[1]
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2013
By: AINA
WASHINGTON -- Coptic Solidarity recently held its fourth Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. titled "To What Extent Will the U.S. and the International Community Support an Islamist Government in Egypt?"
Date of source: Sunday, June 30, 2013
By: Alarabiya.net English
“I will not accept humiliation” is the line I liked best in what was dubbed a
“rebellion anthem” which reminds us of that old patriotic song engraved in
our hearts: “God is bigger than the aggressor’s maliciousness.” I also
Date of source: Friday, June 28, 2013
By: Stratfor
The shared interests that have driven the Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt and the country's military
together over the past year remain, but large, sustained protests could strain that relationship
Date of source: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Egypt is dangerously close to slipping off a precipice. A transition that began with exuberance and high hopes may be destroyed or at the very least
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
With zero hour approaching for the “revolutionary wave” on June 30 against the Muslim Brotherhood’s regime, the next five days are starting to seem
crucial for the troubled Egyptian political scene.
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
My guidebook described it as "the ideal mosque in Las Vegas." This odd statement motivated me to visit Sayyida Zeinab's shrine in southern Damascus.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
By: MEMRI
Egyptian Satirist Blames Mursi, MB For Rising
Polarization, Violence And Anti-Religious Feeling.
Al-Shurouq
Date of source: Saturday, June 29, 2013
By: New post
On Sunday, June 30th, a massive demonstration is scheduled to take place in Cairo. This
demonstration marks the climax of a widening public campaign launched in Egypt under
the name "Tamarrud" ("Rebellion")
Date of source: Friday, June 28, 2013
By: Stratfor
The shared interests
that have driven the
Muslim Brotherhood
of Egypt and the
country's military
together over the
past year remain, but
large, sustained
protests could strain
Date of source: Monday, June 24, 2013
By: New Republic
Given the opposition's growing rage and the Brotherhood's increasingly confrontational stance, the upcoming nationwide protests are unlikely to end well.
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Date of source: Sunday, June 2, 2013
By: NYT
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that despite a massive surge in street crime, Egyptʼs court system has been nearly
overwhelmed with cases involving complaints by Moslem citizens of blasphemy and disrespecting Islam, mostly against Christians. The
Date of source: Monday, June 17, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Less than two weeks before June 30, the day of expected massive protests calling for the ouster of Egypt’s first freely elected president,
Date of source: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
By: nytimes
DEIR EL GABRAWI, Egypt — Egypt’s prosecutors have been flooded with blasphemy complaints since 2011 as Islamists exercising their new societal clout have pushed for prosecutions and courts have handed down steep fines and prison terms for insulting religion.
Date of source: Sunday, June 16, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Generations of Arabs have grown up believing that deeply entrenched ties relating to the reasons for life and the unity of goals — toward liberation and progress to restore national identity — would bring them closer to each other, regardless of the geographical scope and differences of climates
Date of source: Thursday, June 13, 2013
By: Algemeiner.com
JNS.org – The human rights organization
Amnesty International is deeply concerned
about the increase in criminal blasphemy cases
in Egypt, especially those brought against
Coptic Christians.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: EurasiaNet.org
Increasingly under pressure in Egypt, the Copts, one of the worldʼs oldest Christian
communities, are starting to migrate to Georgia, a bastion of Orthodox Christianity in the
South Caucasus. But the transition is not entirely a smooth one.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: Yahoo! News
OXFORD, England, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mariz Tadros, an Egyptian academic based at the
Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, spoke of worrisome processes of democratization in Syria and
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By: Daily News Egypt
Participation in the 30 June protests will not be dictated by the church, but
by the personal conviction of its members, according to Egypt’s Orthodox
Church.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 12, 2013
By: AINA
In Egypt, violent clashes between Copts and Muslims have been on the rise since the 2011 ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak, with
many Christians reportedly preferring to leave than experience continuing harassment and discrimination. Earlier this month, the US
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2014
By: Egyptian Streets
An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced a Coptic Christian school teacher to six months in prison after being charged with insulting Islam, overturning earlier charges that only enforced a fine.
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2014
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — A security official says villagers abducted a man in northern Egypt and beat him to death on Sunday, the
latest vigilante attack in the country.
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Date of source: Saturday, June 1, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — When voters went to the polls more than a year ago to vote for Egypt's upper house of parliament, most presumed the legislature would be the powerless talk shop that it had always been for 30 years. Few candidates were known outside their families, parties or neighborhoods.
Date of source: Monday, June 3, 2013
By: gatestoneinstitute
"It is part of a 'war of attrition' on the Copts in their own homeland." — Adel Guindy, President, Coptic Solidarity
press here for full text
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
In June 2012, more than 16 months following the Tahrir Square revolution and the end of Hosni
Mubarak’s reign, Egypt went to the polls and elected Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed
Morsi as its new president.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 18, 2013
By: AP
CAIRO (AP) — Clashes erupted between supporters and opponents of Egypt's president and his Muslim Brotherhood Tuesday over his appointment of new Islamist governors, some in areas where opponents are strong.
Date of source: Thursday, June 13, 2013
By: amnestymena
During Egypt’s 18 day uprising in early 2011 that saw the toppling of Hosni Mubarak through a wave of popular protests, regular pictures were beamed across the world of Muslim and Copt side by side in Tahrir Square.
Date of source: Sunday, June 9, 2013
By: allAfrica.com
Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II has denied that Christians migrating from Egypt has become a trend, adding that there has only been individual cases.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
By: Egypt Independent
Unknown attackers assaulted seven Copts on Tuesday as they were going to the al-Mahraq
monastery in Assiut’s Qousiya City. The seven Copts sustained injuries on several parts of their
bodies.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 4, 2013
By: Christian News.com
A growing number of Egypt’s 8-10 million Coptic Christians are looking for a way to get out as Islamists increasingly take advantage of the nationalist revolution that toppled long-standing dictator Hosni Mubarak in February.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 11, 2013
By: Ahram Online
Coptic Pope Tawadros II meets with Egyptian church representatives
to discuss Nile file in advance of scheduled trip to Cairo by head of
Ethiopia's Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Date of source: Wednesday, June 5, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
Months before the Egyptian revolution, former President Hosni Mubarak's regime began to feel the
effects of Egypt’s absence from Africa and the outcome of the marginalization of its role in the Nile
Basin.
Date of source: Friday, June 7, 2013
By: UPI
GENEVA, Switzerland, June 7 (UPI) -- The United Nations said it was troubled by a ruling by a court in Cairo against civil organizations, accusing them of operating illegally with foreign money.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 1, 2013
By: CGNews
Clashes in Egypt between Muslims and Copts earlier this month have sparked fears of further sectarian violence for the Egyptian Copt minority, which makes up approximately 10 per cent of Egypt's population of 90 million.
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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.