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Date of source: 13 Apr 2020
The Minister of Endowments said that the Muslim Brotherhood failed quickly and lost its credibility after everyone discovered its treachery and treason towards its religion and homeland and its readiness to make a deal with the devil to achieve its evil ambitions and goals for the enemies of the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 14 Apr 2020
Saint Corona is considered an Egyptian saint. She was included in the ranks of martyrs when she professed her faith in Christianity after growing up pagan. She was horrifically martyred by being tied between two trees and then being ripped in half.
The meaning of the name “Corona” is diadem or...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 15 Apr 2020
The Office for the World Health Organization in Cairo said that whatever is being repeated about 5G cellphone networks contributing to the spread of the novel Coronavirus is wrong.
It added that viruses cannot be transmitted through radio waves or cellphone networks. Additionally, it added that...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 15 Apr 2020
The statement mentioned that firearms and explosives were found in the terrorists’ possession at their hideout. It also confirmed that they were planning to carry out terrorist operations during the Coptic Easter holidays and target churches.
Attorney General Ḥamāda al-Ṣāwī ordered an urgent...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 22 Mar 2020
In another post, Dār al-Iftāʾ explained that it is not necessary to perform the funeral prayer in the mosque, but rather to set it in the outside, especially under the measures to limit the spread of the epidemic, with the legitimacy of its performance in rounds to prevent overcrowding. “It is a...
Reviewed by Aḥmad Badr
Translator Aḥmad Badr
Date of source: 2 Mar 2020
The unity of God
The unity of religion
The unity of humanity
Babism was established in 1844 by ʿAlī Muḥammad al-Shīrāzī, whose nickname was “al-Bāb” (the door). He had announced that he was the awaited messiah and that there would be a prophet coming after him. As Babism spread, the Iranian...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 29 Apr 2020
The official spokesperson for the Libyan army revealed that the Libyan army’s military intelligence agency was able to arrest Egyptian terrorist Muḥammad Muḥammad al-Sayyid, accomplice to terrorist Hishām ʿAshmāwī. He has been deported to Benghazi.
Muḥammad Muḥammad al-Sayyid participated in...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 5 May 2020
There is no disagreement over what happened in Anatolia in those days meets the definition of genocide since it intentionally targeted specific groups of people under the supervision and guidance of the highest officials in the state. However, in order for this recognition to have meaning and...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 5 May 2020
ʿAwaḍ ʿIryān al-Mahdī is a Coptic name for a person considered a historical symbol of Banī Suwayf where the first “Christian” built a mosque on land in the region of “Muqbil,” which has the largest community of Christians in Banī Suwayf.
Shaykh Ismāʿīl Badawī Ḥassan, imām and preacher at ʿAwaḍ...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 28 Mar 2020
Hānī ʿIzzat, founder of the movement, said in a statement that not all bad events are due to God’s anger, but could be an alert to the people to return to God. As a God of mercy and justice, ʿIzzat thought it unthinkable that there was a religious cause to the suffering of many children, elderly...
Reviewed by Rupert Walker
Translator Rupert Walker
The Global Fatwa Index provides the top 10 statistics on the provisions for celebrating Mother's Day
Date of source: 20 Mar 2020
The fatwas monitored by the Global Fatwa Index were as follows: (15%) of the fatwas circulated globally revolve around social occasions, (4%) of which were for Mother’s Day, (60%) of Mother’s Day fatwas issued by unofficial personalities, and (40%) issued from official institutions, (94%) of the...
Reviewed by Aḥmad Badr
Translator Aḥmad Badr
Date of source: 15 Jul 2020
Bishop Pachomius [Bākhūm], bishop of al-Biḥīra and the Five Western Cities, and bishop Maqār, bishop of al-Sharqiyya and 10th of Ramadan City decided to close the Monastery of the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Beloved in the wilderness.
Many other Bishops decided to permanently cancel all...
Reviewed by Aḥmad Badr
Translator Aḥmad Badr
Date of source: 10 May 2020
Suwayf, who spent the entire day in front of the prison’s entrance protesting her son’s imprisonment, wore a t-shirt with a message for the Egyptian regime on it. In this message Suwayf expressed her incredulity for how blatantly the Egyptian regime violates existing laws which guarantee prisoners...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 15 May 2020
The member of the Community Council [al-Majlis al-Millī], Muḥsin Jūrj, said that the second anniversary of the return of the remnants which we celebrate today is a clear sign that Egypt remembers its martyrs inside and outside of Egypt. Jūrj added that “Our Coptic Church has been the Church of...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 16 May 2020
Fr. Būlus ʿAwaḍ is priest of St. Mary Church and the co-head of Bayt al- ʿ Āʾilah in Alexandria. For him the atmosphere during Ramadan in Egypt is unique because of the genuine participation of both Muslims and Christians in the festivities. “Egypt is the country of love and affection. During this...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 14 May 2020
Nordic Monitor found out that, Turan published an article in September 1992 in the Iranian financed “Tevhid” –a Turkish magazine- and praised the great progress the Islamic Jihād had achieved in its recent attacks in Egypt. Turan wrote that the biggest success lay in the fact that none of the...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 16 May 2020
These rights include the right to self-determination, the creation of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the right of return for refugees. The party also rejects the deal between Trump and Netanyahu that is biased against the Palestinians and aims to settle the Palestinian issue...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 25 May 2020
In the resignation letter the doctors wrote that the ministry is reluctant to provide protective equipment for staff which led to the further spread of the virus among the health workers. In addition, many doctors were re-deployed to work in areas they are not specialised in and did not receive any...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 28 May 2020
However, this year there will not be the same festive celebrations in an attempt to avoid large human gatherings and stop the spread of Coronavirus.
According to the Coptic Orthodox Church, this year Pope Tawāḍrūs II and a number of bishops will celebrate mass without any worshippers. Instead the...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 29 May 2020
Mlambo-Ngcuka expressed her views in a letter to the Egyptian Delegation to the United Nations. The Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations paid particular attention to a report by the Egyptian National Council for Women that monitored the programs and policies in support of women in Egypt...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 30 May 2020
The texts address religion, history, geography and philosophy. The oldest of the manuscripts date back to the fourth century. Some of the manuscripts were written in Sinai while others come from Palestine, Syria, Greece, and Italy. The library also includes 1000 documents which can be used to trace...
Reviewed by Marvin Mücke
Translator Marvin Mücke
Date of source: 7 May 2020
After completing his secondary education and his baccalaureate degree in Egypt, Bāhūr Labīb traveled to Germany during 1930 and 1931 to get his doctorate. The subject of his dissertation was about Pharaoh Ahmose I, who expelled Hyksos from Egypt and founded the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. In 1934,...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 27 May 2020
Several of the accusations being directed at these girls rely on articles taken from different laws: Law 180 of 2018 for Regulating Media, Article 25 of the 2018 Information Technology Law, the 1960 Fighting Prostitution Law, and Article 178 of the 1952 Penal Code. What can be concluded is that the...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 28 May 2020
According to Father Būlus Ḥalīm, spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Holy Synod chaired by Pope Tawāḍrūs II is constantly following the developments in the Coronavirus outbreak in Egypt in order to determine the necessary measures to safeguard worshippers upon returning to praying in...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 30 May 2020
He added that Christian pilgrims used to climb up Mount Sinai [Jabal Mūsā] and pass through the entrance gate. The pilgrims would then descend the mountain to the pilgrims’ door that is currently in St. George Tower.
Dr. Rayḥān explained that St. George Tower is composed of four levels.
He...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 31 May 2020
The Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox confirmed that services for the feast of Christ’s Entry into Egypt will be limited to a priest in every church and no more than 6 deacons.
The Holy Synod in its most recent meeting with Pope Tawāḍrūs II mentioned that this mass is exceptional since it is one of...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 9 Jun 2020
President al-Sīsī was the first Egyptian president to attend Coptic celebrations for Christmas and visit churches. He has been interested in building churches in new cities, worked to legalize churches and their additions in different governorates, and restarted renovations, repairs, and...
Reviewed by Dylan Schexnaydre
Translator Dylan Schexnaydre
Date of source: 2 Feb 2020
The week of prayer for Christian unity takes place worldwide, and has been run by the Middle East Council of Churches for many years.
This year’s motto for the week of prayer for Christian Unity came under the biblical verse “They showed us unusual kindness” [Acts 28:2]. As part of the week’s...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 11 Feb 2020
The fatwa was published on January 31, 2020. The post garnered around 8,000 comments, generating extreme controversy in the process. Unfortunately, many of the commenters attacked Dār al-Iftāʾ, accusing them of falsifying the teaching of Islam, and of issuing a fatwa banning female circumcision, in...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 25 Feb 2020
The patriarch of the Catholic Copts participated in the “Mediterranean: A frontier of peace” conference arranged by the Italian Episcopal Conference along with bishop Buṭrus Fahīm Catholic bishop of Minya.
Meeting with participants in the conference at Bari in Italy, including bishop Ibrāhīm Isḥaq...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 6 Mar 2020
The Islamic Complex in Port Fouad at the mouth of the Suez Canal is considered one of the most important landmarks of Egypt’s heritage where its splendid building towers in a unique location. It is the first landmark to be seen by those looking toward the canal from Port Said.
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 7 Mar 2020
Nawāl al-Sa’dāwī, the second of nine children, was born on October 27, 1931 to a conservative and traditional family in Kafr Ṭahlah, in Banhah, Qalyūbiyyah.
Her reputation as a militant advocate of women’s rights spread in Egypt after the publication of her book Women and Sex (1972), the magazine...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 12 Mar 2020
After holding several consultation sessions with representatives from both churches, a consensus was reached with Parliament’s Committee for Religious Affairs and Endowments for the establishment of the “Endowments Authority of the Catholic Church,” and the “Endowments Authority of the Evangelical...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 13 Mar 2020
Eight people were killed and another 30 are recorded missing after floods swept over al-Zarāyib area of 15th May City on March 12. Shiḥātah Maqdis, a leader of the “zabaleen” [al-Zabbālīn], a community of garbage collectors, said that search and rescue operations are still ongoing to find the...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 13 Mar 2020
Just a few days after Dr. Majdī Yaʿqūb was honored in the UAE, Shaykh ʿAbdullāh Rushdī wrote on Facebook:
“As long as earthly work is not based on a belief in God and his prophet, its value is only on earth. It is worthy of thanks and commendation only from us earthly human beings — but it has no...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 15 Mar 2020
Dr Muḥammad Mukhtār Juma’ah, the endowments minister, called for funerals to be limited to the funeral prayer, without gatherings after the funeral. Juma’ah likewise said that wedding invitations should be limited to include only the two families as much as possible. Juma’ah emphasized that it is...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 15 Mar 2020
Sources close to the Endowments Ministry told Al-Watan exclusively that the fatwa itself doesn’t prevent Friday sermons or group prayers being held in mosques.
A decision [to suspend prayers outright] can come only from the government and the president, who would coordinate with doctors and the...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 15 Jan 2020
The public prosecutor and the Egyptian investigation team met with Italian investigators to discuss the investigation into the murder.
Both sides agreed to continue productive judicial cooperation between the two prosecutions, and reassured one another that the necessary investigative procedures...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 25 Jan 2020
The Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration that several nations’ leaders participated in on January 23 didn’t try to bring awareness to past disasters (that should be recalled) but rather to turn a blind eye to subsequent crises after the Holocaust. The occasion now includes an invitation to forget...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
Date of source: 4 Feb 2020
Waʿad, the young, wide-eyed, beautiful mother, who made her film out of the broken hearts of Aleppo, was thrown into the field hospital by the revolution so that her and her husband Ḥamza al-Khatīb could save what lives were left there. Waʿad filmed and experienced such a quantity of inhumane...
Reviewed by Emma Scolding
Translator Emma Scolding
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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.