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Date of source: 9 Jul 2023
Egyptian President ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has made reforming educational and religious discourse a top priority since he was elected and officially assumed office in July 2014. This was in response to concerns about terrorism and the rise to power of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group.
In...
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Date of source: 7 Jul 2023
The National Center for Translation under Dr. Karma Sāmī announced the bestseller books for the month of June 2023, of which the first was Thomas Merton’s ‘An Introduction on Christian Mysticism’, translated by Karam ͑Abbās.
The second bestseller was Peter Gran’s book, ‘The Persistence of...
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Date of source: 7 Jul 2023
The Azhar Fatwā Global Center explained the rules of the zakāt (alms-giving) according to the Islamic sharī ͑a. It affirmed that the zakāt is one of the five pillars of Islam according to the Holy Qurʾān, which commanded “Take, [O, Muḥammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and...
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Date of source: 2 Jul 2023
Director of the Marriage Counseling Center at Dār al-Iftāʾ, Dr. ͑Amr al-Wardānī, said the question of family violence is a far cry from the five intents of the sharī ͑a, which works towards the preservation of religion, self, mind, offspring, and property.
“The first purpose of the sharī ͑a is the...
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Date of source: 17 Jun 2023
According to historical accounts, the Holy Family fled from Palestine to Egypt to escape the repression of King Herod, who intended to kill Jesus Christ. An angel appeared to Joseph (Yūsuf) the Carpenter and instructed him to take the boy and his mother and flee to Egypt.
The official website of...
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Date of source: 13 Dec 2022
The Secretariat of the Homeland Defenders Party (Ḥizb Ḥummāt al-Waṭan) of the Banī Sūwayf governorate has organized a national dialogue entitled: “National Dialogue for all Egyptians”, under the chairmanship of the councilor Ḥasan Jaʿfar. The economic subject of debate was the promotion of exports...
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Date of source: 28 Jul 2023
Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn ͑Arabī (1165-1240) was a renowned Ṣūfī philosopher, poet, and sage. He is considered one of the world’s greatest spiritual teachers and is often referred to by his disciples and students, as well as other Ṣūfīs, as “al-Shaykh al-Akbar” (The Greatest Master). The Ṣūfī Order of al-...
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Date of source: 1 Jan 2022
A member of Al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars and the Muslim Council of Elders, Dr. Ḥasan al-Shāf ͑ī, was awarded the King Faisal International Prize for Service to Islam for the year 2022, shared with the former president of Tanzania.
This is the first time Dr. Shāf ͑ī has received this...
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Date of source: 19 Oct 2020
The Academy of the Arabic Language in Cairo held a session today to elect a new president. Dr. Ḥasan al-Shāf ͑ī was elected for a third four-year term.
The voting took place at 11:00 a.m. with contenders Dr. Shāf ͑ī and Dr. Ṣalāh Faḍl. Twenty-eight members of the academy board cast their ballots...
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Date of source: 23 Apr 2017
The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has shown interest in women’s affairs and has established a department dedicated to answering women’s questions through a team of female muftīs who are well-versed in sharī ͑a rules and provisions.
An associate professor at the Azhar University...
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Date of source: 3 Feb 2023
Pastor of the Anbā Antonius Church of the Coptic Orthodox Church in the Cairo district of Shubrā, Priest Dr. Bīshūy Hilmī, spoke about the importance of fraternity as a human value.
He stated that all people are brothers in humanity, regardless of time or place, as they all come from the same...
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Date of source: 19 Jul 2023
The Higher Presidential Committee of Churches Affairs in Palestine (HCC) has condemned an attempt by Israeli extremists to assault the St. Eliās Church of the Greek Catholic Church in Ḥaifā.
Ramzī Khūrī, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and HCC chairman, denounced the threats...
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Date of source: 14 Jul 2023
Female circumcision causes physical and psychological damage to the lives and health of young women. It is also a crime punishable by law.
These harms include excessive bleeding as the result of the removal of tissues composed of blood vessels and severe pain and inflammation of the vagina as the...
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Date of source: 29 Mar 2023
A TV series called ‘Ḥaḍrat al-͑ Umda’ (The Distinguished Mayor) has worked to address social problems, including female circumcision, or Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). FGM is a cultural tradition that leaves deep psychological and physical scars and has been known to violate girls’ rights.
The...
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Date of source: 15 Jul 2023
The National Council for Women (NCW) confirmed that the rate of female circumcision in Egypt has plummeted thanks to growing awareness that the practice is a crime and has nothing to do with religion or medicine. They added that credit for this goes to the state, the NCW, and the National Council...
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Date of source: 28 Jul 2023
Minister of Awqāf (religious endowments) Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum ͑a and Governor of al-Jīza General Aḥmad Rāshid met leading preachers in the governorate of al-Jīza on Friday to discuss issues related to the regulation of the adhān (Muslim call for prayers).
Jum ͑a said his ministry will work on...
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Date of source: 28 Jul 2023
On Friday, Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church met with priests and servants of the churches in the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar.
The meeting was held at the Anbā Rūways Stage at the St. Mark Cathedral in Cairo. It commenced with prayers, followed by a...
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Date of source: 29 Jul 2023
On Saturday, Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church met with members of the Société d'Archéologie Copte (SAC) and several specialists who obtained Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Coptic studies at Egyptian universities during the past two years.
The meeting took place at the end of the two-...
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Date of source: 24 Jul 2023
The Muftī of the Sultanate of Oman, Aḥmad Bin Ḥamd al-Khalīlī, called for a “firm and comprehensive” Islamic boycott of Sweden in response to its “excessive” insults towards the Holy Qurʾān and Muslim sanctities on its lands.
In a tweet on his official Twitter account, the muftī wrote that it has...
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Date of source: 26 Jul 2023
On Wednesday, Iraq welcomed a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the encouragement of dialogue and religious tolerance in the face of hate speech.
The resolution was unanimously approved during a session of the UNGA held on Tuesday (July 25).
In a press release today, The...
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Date of source: 28 Jul 2023
The unified sermon of the Friday’s Muslim congregational prayer all over the mosques of North Sinai governorate will be themed ‘Qurʾān is a book of mercy for the world’ upon instructions from the minister of awqāf (religious endowments), Muḥammad Mukhtār Jum ͑a.
The general director of the awqāf in...
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Date of source: 21 Jun 2023
Al-Azhar Mosque held a forum to refute skeptics’ allegations over the sacrifice rituals in Islam. It was attended by a host of senior clerics and scholars of al-Azhar.
The former president of al-Azhar University, Dr.ʾIbrāhīm al-Hudhud, said that skeptics only want to give a bad image to Islam by...
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Date of source: 2 Jun 2023
U.S. First Lady, Jill Biden, emphasized the importance of promoting the values of peace, tolerance, and justice, which she said form common grounds amongst people.
Biden made the remark today (Friday) in the presence of male and female religious preachers who had finished training courses in...
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Date of source: 2 May 2023
A member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, said there is some misunderstanding about the ḥadīth (the Prophet’s tradition) that reads "(The Prophet Muḥammed said) A people who make a woman their ruler will never be successful." [Reported by al-Bukhārī].
“Some use...
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Date of source: 19 Jun 2023
Grand Muftī Dr. Shawqī ͑Allām received the Archbishop of the Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria Dr. Sāmī Fawzī, who offered his congratulations over the Muslim holiday of ͑ Id al-ʾAḍḥā.
The muftī expressed appreciation for this “generous” visit, which only stressed the spirit of friendship...
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Date of source: 21 Jun 2023
Copts are getting prepared to mark the anniversary of the June 30 revolution. This day also marks nine years of the rule of President ͑Abd al-Fattāh al-Sīsī, whom some Coptic figures praise for the laws that brought about relief in Coptic circles.
A Coptic lawyer, Rīmūn Fahīm, said one of the most...
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Date of source: 23 Jun 2023
Activities of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church’s Synod, under Patriarch Yūsuf al- ͑Absī, are continuing until Saturday (June 24) at the patriarchal seat in al-Rabwa, Lebanon.
The synod meetings are attended by Jean-Marie Chāmī, Patriarchal Deputy-General of the Melkite Greek Catholics in Egypt,...
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Date of source: 23 Jun 2023
A researcher in political Islam groups’ affairs said that the issue of religious discourse is absent from the National Dialogue. He added that President ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has made successive remarks for the renewal of religious discourse.
“Cultural deterioration is mainly caused by the failure...
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Date of source: 8 Jun 2023
Patriarch of the Coptic Catholics of Alexandria and Head of the Catholic Archbishops Council in Egypt, Anbā ʾIbrāhīm Isḥaq, received members of the international committee on theological dialogue between the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church at the Resurrection Cathedral in Alexandria....
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Date of source: 28 May 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said the verse ‘Love Never Fails’ (Corinthians 13:8) has always lived in his heart. Its meaning represents appreciation and modesty, and this was displayed by the head of the Catholic church during Pope Tawāḍrūs' recent visit to the Vatican.
Pope...
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Date of source: 24 Jun 2023
Coptic Orthodox Archbishop, Bōlā of Ṭanṭā, stated that the personal status law for Copts is almost finalized, adding that the reason for the delay is that a similar law for Muslims is also expected to be declared.
“There are some common items on the two personal status laws for Copts and Muslims,...
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Date of source: 27 May 2023
A scholar of al-Azhar, Shaykh Aḥmad Turk, said the participants at the National Dialogue session have discussed the amendments of the law on guardianship to switch directly from the father to the mother in order to ease the procedures on mothers managing their children’s money after the death of...
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Date of source: 22 Jun 2023
The rules on marriage and divorce in Islam have not only been taken from the books of fiqh (jurisprudence), but have also emerged as the result of the interaction of several factors.
In her book ‘Justice and Compassion in Marriage: Towards Moral Values and Equality Laws,’ Hodā al-Sa ͑dī, a member...
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Date of source: 19 Jun 2023
Coinciding with the June 30 Revolution anniversary and the presidency of ͑Abd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, al-Azhar was urged by the president to make efforts to renew the religious discourse and combat extremism. These efforts include the establishment of several centers and initiatives, such as:
Al-...
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Date of source: 20 Jun 2023
Palestine’s parliamentary committee condemned the assault by extremist Jews on the Mār Eliās Church in the city of Ḥaifā, which was (according to Zionists) under the pretext of official security protection.
Dr. Fāyīz Basbūs, the committee chairman, said in a statement that the Zionist encroachments...
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Date of source: 21 May 2023
The difference between the true Ṣūfism and some of today’s Ṣūfīs is like the difference between the great religion of Islam and today’s Muslims.
The real Ṣūfism has all the sublime values of asceticism, piety, worship in its abstract sense, and self-restraint. The reality of the Ṣūfīs today however...
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Date of source: 18 May 2023
A legislator said more efforts need to be exerted to maintain the Egyptian identity and confront the spread of the Salafī ideology that undermines the Egyptian character, calling for the better use of opportunities through Egyptian TV channels to accomplish this.
“Egypt has recently become in...
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Date of source: 7 Jun 2023
Egypt’s Grand Muftī, Dr. Shawqī ͑Allām, said the misinterpretation of religious texts could be a stumbling block in the success of any initiatives for dialogue, adding that this is something everyone has to resist.
“Interfaith dialogue is a powerful tool in the promotion of peace and the defusing...
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Date of source: 25 May 2023
Shaykh Khālid al-Jindī, a member of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, hailed a decision by the awqāf (religious endowments) minister, Dr. Muḥammad Mokhtār Jum ͑a, to extol the Prophet Muḥammad after the Friday prayers, adding the glorification of the prophet would bring blessings to all...
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Date of source: 11 Jun 2023
George Isḥāq, one of the strong patriotic figures in Egypt’s history, who set an example of honesty and integrity, has passed away after valuable contributions to politics and human rights, with a dream to see Egypt as a purely civil democracy.
Isḥāq was a model of giving, a character-rich in...
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Date of source: Saturday, December 21, 2013
By: guardianlv
Christians, women and Baha’i people are the among the largest groups of Egyptians that face racial discrimination on a daily basis. Sometimes it is not even intentional but racial slurs and aggressions have passed into Egyptians’ daily dialogue from generation to generation.
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: MEMRI
In a recent interview, Egyptian poet and journalist Abdul Rahman Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, the son of
prominent Sunni Scholar Sheikh Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi, said: "In my view, the current rule is illegitimate...
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: Reuters
CAIRO/ANSHAS (Reuters) - A bomb exploded outside an Egyptian army building north of Cairo on Sunday, wounding four soldiers, the army said, in the second bomb attack on security forces in the Nile Delta in less than a week.
Date of source: Friday, December 27, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — Immediately after Egypt's decision to brand the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, the Ministry of Interior announced a hotline for citizens to report suspected members of the outlawed organization. The act was reminiscent of a budget Malta hostel I lived at in 1998.
Date of source: Monday, December 30, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
The sight of blood and charred debris, the screams of loss and pain and the rising death toll often leave people speechless, unable to comprehend a thought.
Date of source: Monday, September 23, 2013
By: stratfor
The Egyptian government dealt
the Muslim Brotherhood another
significant blow Monday, when a
court issued a ban on the group's
activities. Historically the
Brotherhood thrived under its
outlaw status; it curried sympathy
Date of source: Saturday, December 28, 2013
By: christianpost
Copts in the village of Tarshoub, Beni Suef, Upper Egypt, are experiencing intimidation after extremists attacked them on Monday. Aggressors threw stones at Coptic homes, burned a tuk-tuk truck owned by a Copt named Magdy Fathi Rizk and a store owned by Badr Maher.
Date of source: Sunday, December 29, 2013
By: themuslimtimes
don’t want to sound alarmist, but are Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his fellow generals in Egypt planning to hang ex-President Mohamed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood colleagues? Impossible you might say.
Date of source: Tuesday, December 31, 2013
By: themuslimtimes
It’s a unique mystical spot in the Egyptian capital where the Qur’an, the Bible, and the Torah are continuously recited. It’s the multi-religious compound, which has ancient churches from the pre-Islamic conquest era.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 28, 2014
By: weekly.ahram
The vast majority of Egypt’s Coptic Christian community cast their votes in favour of Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi, and so did many more Muslims. This should not be surprising. Not just Copts, but the country itself, is at the crossroads.
Date of source: Sunday, May 25, 2014
By: washingtonpost
CAIRO — A former army chief who defended conducting invasive “virginity tests” on female protesters is expected to be elected Egypt’s president this week — with a large constituency of women voters.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The first day of Egypt’s presidential elections saw turnout lower than expected.
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2014
By: fikraforum
Egypt's presidential election earlier this week was a pro-forma face-off between former defense minister Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and his lone challenger Hamdeen Sabahi. Given the widespread support that Sisi enjoys, his reportedly decisive electoral victory is not surprising.
Date of source: Thursday, May 29, 2014
By: foreignaffairs
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s victory in Egypt’s presidential election will deal yet another blow to the Muslim Brotherhood, whose once formidable political machine has been in shambles since the Egyptian military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi last July.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Former Egyptian army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has achieved an overwhelming victory in the early (preliminary) results of the presidential election’s expat vote.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2014
By: memri
As expected, Field Marshal 'Abd Al-Fatah Al-Sisi won the May 28, 2014 Egyptian presidential election with a landslide 96.9% of the vote.
Date of source: Sunday, June 8, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The election of Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was the latest dizzying installment in Egypt’s post-revolutionary era. As Sisi is sworn in June 8 for Egypt’s top job, it might be worth taking stock of winners and losers.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
By: juancole
CAIRO — Egypt’s police arrested half a dozen men for sexually assaulting women during celebrations for the inauguration of Egypt’s newly-elected president Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, as public outrage mounted over an online video appearing to show a sexually…
Date of source: Saturday, May 31, 2014
By: Ahram Online
Article 98 of Egypt's penal code says anyone convicted of offending religion in any form can face up to six years in prison
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Date of source: Thursday, June 5, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — As Egypt's military strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was declared president with a landslide 96.9% of the vote, and as the ailing nation prepares an inauguration ceremony that will cost millions, the revolutionary youth are contemplating a grim political future wherever they are — in jail,
Date of source: Wednesday, May 21, 2014
By: isn.ethz
n this audio presentation, Cairo University's Shreen Abou el-Naga discusses Egypt's current political status.
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Date of source: Thursday, May 29, 2014
By: yourmiddleeast
A few days ago during an English class, I moderated a student who recalled a recent visit to the US. He was stunned at the fact that the sales assistants not only greeted him upon entering a store, but would also bid him adieu upon leaving.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 4, 2014
By: fairobserver
By sending election observers to Egypt, the European Union has sided with repression and lost influence.
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Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
FAYOUM, Egypt — Tucked away in the idyllic Egyptian countryside 100 kilometers (62 miles) southwest of Cairo, the village of Mansheyet Tantawy couldn’t have been further from the pomp and fanfare that engulfed the capital and other major hubs throughout the Egyptian presidential race.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
By: ucanews
A recently released infographic from The Huffington Post underscores how deadly the plight of Christians in the Middle East has become in the last decade.
Date of source: Monday, June 16, 2014
By: atlanticcouncil
Egyptian security forces seized supermarket chains on Sunday, Seoudi and Zad, owned by Muslim Brotherhood affiliated figures.
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Date of source: Tuesday, June 10, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
The ceremonies celebrating the election of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as Egyptian president were elegant and represented Egypt's first peaceful transfer of power from an acting president to a new, elected one. While this is a welcome development, it does not obscure some outcomes of the election itself
Date of source: Monday, June 3, 2013
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — The spotlight is on Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after his landslide victory in last week's presidential elections.
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2014
By: dailynewsegypt
Daily News Egypt interviews former Muslim Brotherhood member Kamal Helbawy to discuss his history with the group, reasons for his departure, and the future of the now outlawed group
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2014
By: jpost
The result of the Egyptian presidential election is a forgone conclusion; it was the style that was supposed to count.
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Date of source: Friday, June 13, 2014
By: vosizneias
Cairo - Wearing sporting gear including cycling gloves, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked Egyptians on Friday to cycle and walk more to help the cash-strapped government that spends tens of billions of dollars a year on fuel subsidies.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — There are different ways to look at the preliminary results of Egypt’s presidential elections. One way is to view the turnout figures of 47.7% as a defeat to the regime.
Date of source: Friday, May 23, 2014
By: huffingtonpost
Pope Francis' visit to the Holy Land on May 24 has highlighted an increasing exodus of Christians from the Middle East, the very region that gave birth to the religion.
Date of source: Friday, June 6, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Activists have launched a number of websites under the name "SisiMeter" to measure the success of Egyptian President-elect Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in implementing his promises.
Date of source: Sunday, June 1, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Egyptian Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb announced that the Egyptian national agenda includes an urgent package which will earmark about 29.7 billion Egyptian pounds [$4.15 billion] to implement economic reform and stimulate development in Egypt during the next stage.
Date of source: Friday, May 30, 2014
By: washingtoninstitute
Instead of careening between short-term objectives, U.S. policy toward Egypt should take a long-term, multilateral view that focuses on advancing security cooperation and political and economic reform simultaneously.
Date of source: Monday, June 2, 2014
By: nationalinterest
It is more than likely that few of Egypt’s 54 million eligible voters were very concerned about the foreign policy of their presidential pick when they cast their ballots last week.
Date of source: Monday, June 9, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
CAIRO — “Our party is being subjected to widespread criticism aimed at undermining the party and its members," Nader Bakkar, the deputy chairman for media affairs of Egypt's Nour Party, told Al-Monitor in an exclusive interview at its headquarters in Cairo.
Date of source: Thursday, May 15, 2014
By: recordedfuture
On May 26 and 27, Egypt will hold its second presidential election in two years. In 2012, Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsi was elected president. This year, the man responsible for deposing Mr. Morsi, General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, is primed to take his predecessor’s spot.
Date of source: Tuesday, June 3, 2014
By: Al-Monitor
Scenes of Egyptian women voters dancing at the doors of polling stations was one of the most attention-grabbing features of the presidential elections held from May 26-28, which ended with former Field Marshal Abdel Fattah
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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.