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Date of source: 7 Feb 2024
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī Foundation for Sufism and Heritage Science Studies is celebrating the anniversary of the al-Isrā’ wa al-Miʿrāj (Night Journey and Ascension to Heave of the Prophet Muḥammad) and al-Sayīda Zaynab.
The event was attended by a host of scholars of the Azhar and Dr. Muḥmmad Mhannā,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 6 Feb 2024
The Ṭanṭā Economic Court sentenced Coptic young man Kyrullus Rifʿat Nāshid to six-month suspended imprisonment term and a fine of EGP100,000 (roughly $3,235) on charges of contempt of Christianity and infringement of family principles and values.
The public prosecution had accused Nāshid of “...
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Date of source: 8 Feb 2024
Tīmōthāūs Mattā al-Khūrī, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox Church and Archbishop of Ḥomṣ, Ḥamā, Ṭarṭōs and the area which surrounds it, visited Pope Tawāḍrūs of the Coptic Orthodox Church on Thursday (Feb. 8) at the Papal Residence of the Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Feb 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church welcomed Bishop Kōnstāntayn of the Russian Orthodox Church in Egypt and Africa at the Papal Residence in Cairo on Sunday.
Bishop Kōnstāntayn conveyed the greetings of Patriarch Kīrill of Moscow and All Russia to the Coptic Orthodox Church, expressing...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 3 Feb 2024
A dilemma that involves the issue of many injustices related to Christians’ personal status has been dominating the question of inheritance for Christians in most, if not all, Arab countries. However, Jordan has courageously approached this thorny affair, and come up with a solution that might...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
Under the auspices of Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, al-Azhar is taking part in the 55th edition of the CIBF for the eighth year running with a special pavilion in the event that continues for two weeks from January 24 to February 6 at Egypt's International Exhibitions Center (EIEC) in the 5th Settlement.
Al...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
The Muslim Council of Elders pavilion at the Cairo International Book Fair 2024 is offering visitors the book ‘The West and Rediscovery of Islam: Approaches to Islam in Contemporary Western Thought’ by Professor Tijani Boulaouali, who is Director of the European Studies Program at al-Ḥokamāʾ Center...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
A cleric of the ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) said the Islamic sharīʿa (law) aims to preserve religion, soul, progeny, money, and mind, noting that all rules of the sharīʿa revolve around maintaining these necessities.
“That is why God Almighty ordered believers to pursue the sharīʿa...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
Dr. Andrēa Zakī, President of the Evangelical community in Egypt, said that there have been many rounds and lots of discussions on the unified personal status law, which ended up in agreement over 90% of the items.
“Nearly most of the differences are around two or three issues pertaining to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 20 Jan 2024
Mufīda ʿAbd al-Raḥman, the renowned first Egyptian female lawyer, participated in the activities of the committee on personal status law amendments in late 1950s and contributed to enacting legislations regulating family-related affairs, including marriage and divorce.
Mufīda, born on January 20,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 17 Jan 2024
Fr. Paulus Sati, Patriarchal Administrator of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Egypt is leading the celebrative mass marking the feast of Mār Antonius (Saint Anthony the Great, d. 356).
The mass will be held in the church of Chaldean Catholics in Egypt in the central Cairo district of al-Fajjāla, on...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 21 Jan 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS) continues to receive aid in the form of medical materials, foodstuff, clothing, and blankets to send to the Gaza Strip.
Acting on instructions from Pope Tawāḍrūs, the church appealed to its congregation to...
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Date of source: 15 Jan 2024
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islamic scholarly science was founded through communication between the Islamic sharīʿa and the understanding of reality, which includes theology, Ṣūfīsm, and logic as theories that embody this understanding.
“The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 12 Jan 2024
Thousands of Catholic Christians attended the Epiphany mass and the annual pilgrimage of al-Maghṭas, Arabic for baptism or immersion. This is officially known as the Baptism Site, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan,” and lies on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. It is reputed to be the original...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that Egypt, the biggest in the Middle East region with all its historical and cultural leverage, is handling the Palestinian crisis wisely and accurately.
“Egypt is offering aid to the Palestinian people and acts as the outlet for aid coming from all over the world,” said Pope...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that the inhumane scenes and massacres taking place on the lands of Palestine are reminiscent of Herod’s killing of the innocent children of Bethlehem.
“On this festivity, we are praying for the agonized and wounded people of Gaza,” said Pope Tawāḍrūs during his Christmas sermon...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
The Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbassīya opened its gates today (January 7) for Eastern Christmas well-wishers. Pope Tawāḍrūs received them outside the Papal Residence, where he handed out sweets to the congregation and visitors.
The pope received the well-wishers with...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said the visit by President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī to the church on Christmas eve was a beautiful gesture that had great influence over all Egyptians, and not just Christians, adding that the president was congratulating all Egyptians over the new year and Christmas.
The pope made...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
The Coptic Orthodox Church is celebrating Epiphany on January 19 and 20, with Pope Tawāḍrūs leading a mass on Friday (January 19), and Copts celebrating the occasion that is associated with baptism on Saturday (January 20).
Coptic Christians have certain types of food with symbolic religious...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 4 Jan 2024
Rev. Andrea Zakī, the president of the Coptic Evangelical community in Egypt, said that President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī’s visit to the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral on Christmas Eve is a model of bringing true citizenship from words into action, and confirms that all Egyptians from all religious...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
The Holy Book tells us that a little after the birth of Jesus, he was forced to flee to the lands of Egypt as a refugee. Upon his birth, the Magi, or the Three Wise Men, came from the East to ask about his birthplace, and were guided by a star leading them to the spot where this king was born.
The...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 9 Jan 2024
Dr. Aḥmad Karīma, a professor of comparative fiqh (jurisprudence) at al-Azhar University, congratulated Copts over Eastern Christmas, adding that the Prophet Muḥammad had advised his people to treat the Christians of Egypt well.
“The Egyptian people have not had grudges or hatred towards anyone...
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Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Al-Bayt al-Muḥammadī (Muḥammadan House) foundation for Ṣūfīsm studies and heritage science wrapped up preparations to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the pioneering Imām, Shaykh Muḥammad Zakī Ibrāhīm, at the foundation’s headquarters in the Cairo district of al-Moqaṭṭam.
The event will be...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said that Egypt, the biggest country in the Middle East region with all its historical and cultural leverage, is handling the Palestinian crisis wisely and appropriately.
“Egypt is offering aid to the Palestinian people and is acting as an outlet for...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 1 Jan 2024
Islamic preacher, ʿEṣām al-Rūbī, affirmed that all the personal status laws in Egypt are 100% based on the provisions of the Islamic sharīʿa, adding that the law on khulʿ was mentioned in the Holy Qurʾān.
[DAB Editorial Note: Khulʿ is a procedure based on traditional jurisprudence that allows a...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
The Copts of Egypt stand by the Muslim community in their rejection of Israeli aggression and display of solidarity with the people of Gaza and Palestine in general.
Press releases and statements by the top clergymen of the church were made one week after the attacks to condemn the aggression and...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
Al-Azhar Fatwā Global Center published a report on Saturday (January 7) to shed light on the biography of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, on his birthday, which falls on January 6.
Imām Aḥmad Muḥammad Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb al-Ḥassānī was born on January 6, 1946 in the village of al-Qurna,...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 5 Jan 2024
Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Salām, to discuss means of boosting cooperation and the roles of the Muslim nation’s scholars and elders in facing the challenges of today’s world.
The Indonesian president expressed...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 10 Jan 2024
The year 2023 has seen strenuous efforts by the Muslim Council of Elders, led by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, with the aim of activating the role of religious leaders in confronting global challenges and contributing to finding concrete solutions, namely in the climate change issue...
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Date of source: 4 Jan 2024
In 2023, the Muslim Council of Elders presented more than 200 publications aimed at enhancing the values of tolerance and fraternity at book fairs around the world. Locations included Cairo, New Delhi, Alexandria, Abu Dhabi, Rabat, Jakarta and Istanbul.
The council began its contributions to...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Dec 2023
The year of 2023 witnessed an important visit by Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, to the German capital of Berlin to participate in the International Peace Conference, which was organized by the Sant Egidio Association from the 10-12 of September. During the visit, there were many...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 30 Dec 2023
Religious institutions in Egypt rejected “seasonal unofficial fatwās” prohibiting congratulating Christians for Christmas, adding that whoever promotes these opinions is considered to be a hardliner who has nothing to do with Islam. Al-Azhar said in a statement that people who deem congratulating...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 28 Dec 2023
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that the academy attached special importance to the Palestinian issue during 2023, as al-Azhar’s great interest in this cause is pivotal for both the Arab and Muslim nations. He said that al-Azhar has exerted tremendous...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Dec 2023
Throughout 2023, al-Azhar magazine has published several articles by renowned scholars of al-Azhar in Egypt and the Arab world on a host of important topics, such as studies of the Qurʾān and the Sunnah, heritage, discourse renewal issues, scholarly studies of the sharīʿa, history, and the Arabic...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 30 Dec 2023
The year 2023 witnessed strenuous efforts and activities by Al-Azhar Global Fatwā Center to spread awareness and correct misconceptions of Islam through integrated programs by scholars of the center and maintaining an intensive presence on all media platforms.
During 2023, the center continued its...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 27 Dec 2023
As controversy renewed with the beginning of a new Gregorian calendar year, al-Azhar and Dār al-Iftāʾ issued fatwās related to the greeting of non-Muslims over their holidays. Some pages re-published a video for Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyīb, urging Muslims to congratulate non-Muslims...
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Date of source: 31 Dec 2023
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church said the number of Copts in Egypt are up to 15 million, which is nearly 15% of the population of Egypt, adding that Copts outside Egypt are close to two million in 100 nations.
“The church has something called ‘Church Membership,’ where each child born...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 2 Jan 2024
Pope Tawāḍrūs II of the Coptic Orthodox Church received Dr. Andrēa Zakī, President of the Coptic Evangelical Community in Egypt, along with a high-level delegation of the Evangelical denomination, who congratulated the pope over the Eastern Christmas.
Dr. Zakī emphasized the authentic joy and love...
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Translator ʿAmr al-Misrī
Date of source: 31 Dec 2023
Hours before the beginning of the new year, al-Azhar prayed for God Almighty to grant victory to the people of Gaza against the Zionists.
The official Facebook page for al-Azhar read, “One year has passed, and the Palestinian people have suffered from violent terrorist aggression: they have...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
Date of source: 31 Dec 2023
The International Organization for al-Azhar Alumni and the Islamic Convoy for Daʿwa (calls) and Relief, in association with al-Azhar Institutes Sector and the Islamic Research Academy, launched an awareness-raising convoy in southern Sinai, in addition to distributing clothing to the families of...
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Translator Nuhā Ḥurayba
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Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
By: Strategy Page
The author writes about Russian military involvement in Syria and discusses different countries in the region, including Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
By: Egypt Independent
Revolutionary grafitti is gradually being removed by local authorities.
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
By: New York Times
Excerpts: "WASHINGTON — Nearly 30,000 foreign recruits have now poured into Syria, many to join the Islamic State,
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
By: Egyptian Streets
Excerpts: "A misspelling of her name has kept Salwa Mehrez locked up until today. Mehrez, who studied engineering, was arrested in June 2014 among others who were protesting against the protest law.
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2015
By: Yahoo News
President al-Sisi defended the creation of a wide buffer zone between Gaza and Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, September 24, 2015
By: Christianity Today
Coptic Christians in an Egyptian village have been under attack by Muslim neighbours since Sunday over a property row which first began in 2012, according to persecution charity International Christian Concern (ICC).
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Emad Hassan, a prisoner at the Tora detention facility, died on Friday in what family members and activists have called wilful neglect by prison officials in providing adequate medical care to prisoners.
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Salwa Mehrez, one of the 100 prisoners pardoned on Wednesday who had been detained in the Itihadiya Palace protests case, had been freed Saturday Sept 26, after her release had been delayed by prison authorities. The article provides also other names.
Date of source: Sunday, September 27, 2015
By: Daily News Egypt
Excerpts: Minister of Social Solidarity Ghada Wali who "is a part of Egypt’s delegation headed by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi that is partaking in the United Nations General Assembly, denied that the ministry received directives from any international, regional or local bodies on the work of N
Date of source: Monday, September 28, 2015
By: Worldbulletin
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "praised the decision of the president to pardon 100 prisoners, including the Al Jazeera journalists."
Date of source: Monday, September 28, 2015
By: New York Times
Nilewater is becoming scarce and it is clear that a cooperative agreement among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt is needed to avoid conflict and downstream harm. In May 2015, the three countries engaged technical consultants to assist with these problems, but that arrangement has since collapsed over d
Date of source: Monday, September 28, 2015
By: Western Journalism
Sherif Gaber, a young Egyptian, has been on the run in his country since The Suez Canal University reported him to the authorities for setting up an anti-Islam Facebook page in 2013. This happened after he openly argued with a professor at the University during a lecture about homosexuality.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
By: Middle North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN)
Madbouly Bookstore in Cairo, that also functions as a publishing house, refused to publish and distribute a book of Hamdy Al-Assuity and Magdy Khalil
Date of source: Monday, September 28, 2015
By: The Wire
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
By: AhramOnline
President al-Sisi told CNN "I do not want to exaggerate, but we have unprecedented freedom of expression in Egypt. No one in Egypt can bar anyone working in media or journalism or on TV from expressing their views."
By: AhramOnline
Egypt's recently issued anti-terrorism law raises a number of problems regarding the balance between combating terrorism and respecting public freedoms and human rights writes Prof. Mohamed Shuman, dean of the Faculty of Communication and Mass Media at the British University in Egypt (BUE).
By: IhwanWeb
Emad Hassan, (41-year-old father-of-four) leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood, is one of at least hundreds of dissidents killed in Egypt's prisons under the military-controlled coup regime.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
By: The Commercial Appeal
Excerpts with comments of Cornelis Hulsman on Diehl who follows a pro-Muslim Brotherhood argument without informing his readers.
Date of source: Monday, September 28, 2015
By: All Africa
"After four years of political turmoil, the possibility of a genuine transitional justice process in Egypt is uncertain." The International Center for Transitional Justice "turned to three leading Egyptian activists to examine if there really is a chance for justice and reform in Egypt in the nea
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: The International Relations and Security Network
This article was originally published by the Middle East Institute on 9 September 2015.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: AhramOnline
Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II on Tuesday called on Christian members of religious parties to "reconsider their position," a statement that media reports conjectured was specifically directed to Copts who are members of the Salafist Nour Party.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: Egypt Independent
The Coptic Orthodox Church has obtained the required paperwork for the establishment of a church named after the Coptic Egyptians who were killed by the Islamic State in Libya in mid-February, announced church sources in Minya on Tuesday.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
By: PJ Media
Raymond Ibrahim "The world as understood by Islamic nations varies wildly from the Western nations’ understanding of the world.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: Qantara.de
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: International Business Times
Greste told AAP that his legal representative in Egypt has lodged an official application for pardon.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: Middle East Monitor
Journalists and human rights groups have been angered by a recent CNN interview with Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi in which he praised media freedom in Egypt.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: Middle East Monitor
MEM: "Sixty per cent of Egyptian illegal immigrants to Italy are children and minors, the EU Ambassador to Egypt James Moran revealed yesterday.
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: Deutsche Welle
On the front of the black T-shirt emblazoned with white text were the words "A Nation without torture." On the back was a picture of a police officer torturing a citizen.
Date of source: Tuesday, September 29, 2015
By: Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ)
Excerpts from the CPJ text:
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: Middle North Africa Financial Network (MENAFN)
Excerpts from MENAFN:
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: AhramOnline
Excerpts:
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: All Africa
The six journalists, sentenced to life, were convicted of disseminating false news, inciting violence and chaos, and being part of an "operations room" aimed at orchestrating attacks against the government during demonstrations in Cairo's Rabaa Adawiya Square in support of deposed President Moham
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: Cross Rhythms
Excerpts:
Date of source: Wednesday, September 30, 2015
By: The Blaze
“I … actually wanted to free Palestine back when I was a dumb Muslim,” Sharif Gaber, 22, said in a video posted last week that’s racked up more than 200,000 views on YouTube.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: Egypt Independent
The Ramadan series "Taht al-Saytara" (Under Control) received the first award from the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) for outstanding 2015 TV drama, while the series "Baad al-Bedaya" (After the Start) ranked second.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: AlBawaba News
The presidential pardon clearly stated that it included detainees of political cases who received irreversible court verdicts, sparing them the remaining jail pe
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: New Statesman
Three students mentioned in this article "had joined the swelling ranks of Egypt’s forcibly disappeared.
Date of source: Thursday, October 1, 2015
By: Worldbulletin
Security forces have shot dead four members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group in northern Egypt, according to Egypt’s Interior Ministry. The Interior Ministry said that the Brotherhood members had been responsible for a July attack on the Italian consulate in Cairo.
Date of source: Saturday, October 3, 2015
By: State Information Service
The Egyptian-European relations move on the right track in terms of the mutual visits of senior officials between the two sides, said Head of the European Union Delegation to Egypt Ambassador James Moran.
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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.